YOGYAKARTA (1st July 2024) – China’s Zhang Zhi Jie, a singles player, collapsed on the court during a match in the evening and was sent to hospital where he passed away at 23.20 local time yesterday. Zhi Jie was playing a group stage match against Japan when he collapsed and was attended to by the tournament doctor and medical team. He was taken in the standby ambulance in less than two minutes and sent to hospital.
Badminton Asia, PBSI and the Organising Committee are immensely saddened and expressed their deepest condolences to Zhang’s parents, family and Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) The world of badminton has lost a talented player.
