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[Saba Sports News] A tragedy occurred at the 2024 Asian Youth Badminton Championships in Indonesia. Zhang Zhijie, a 17-year-old player of the Chinese badminton team, suddenly collapsed during the game. Despite rescue efforts, he passed away at 23:20 local time. The Asian Badminton Federation, the Indonesian Badminton Association, and the Chinese Badminton Association issued condolences, expressing their deepest sympathies to Zhang Zhijie’s parents and family. They promised to provide assistance and handle all necessary arrangements. This incident happened during the third men’s singles match between the Chinese team and the Japanese team in the mixed team group stage of the Asian Youth Championship. When the score was tied at 11 in the first game, Zhang Zhijie collapsed just as his opponent was about to serve. The on-site medical team responded promptly, but it appeared that they did not administer immediate first aid measures, such as AED or CPR, which raised concerns about their professionalism.