Who Is Responsible for Zhang Zhijie's Tragedy? 

They should not move him in a stretcher. Instead administer CPR immediately. They missed the golden time of within 5 mins to save him

Anyone who didn't see this as an immediate life threatening situation is really ignorant. Truly a shame.

Obviously he could be saved. Unfortunately, the people there was unable to fathom the seriousness of the case. I hope it will never happen again. RIP young man. Deepest condolences to his family.

The medical team was clearly not prepared for such a situation. This young man might have been saved had he received immediate and proper care. Oh, and that dumb rule must be changed too.

IDK how the medical staff are even employed. CPR and AED use is bare basics of medicine, especially for someone who may be having a cardiac event with loss of consciousness... Shame on the medical staff and shame on the officials.

Damn, the moment they raised his jersey during the ceremony brought me to tears. To think he's only 2 years younger than myself is heartbreaking. RIP

The Indonesian medical personel seem doesn't know what to do just standing there waiting for medical team to come. Very unprofessional...

I am an Indonesian living overseas.While watching the replay, I immediately thought: "Oh no, the "medical team" WON'T know how to deal with this situation". And I was right. I am so sorry to the Chinese people. In Indonesia, we have the worst standards in Health and Safety... I think it is right to criticise the Indonesian government and all so that they know how terrible the organization is. The government website, for example, is full of bugs and errors. In some small public healthcare, the staff do not accept emergencies after hours because they want to go home. And lots of other ridiculous things. And yet all the people sitting in the parliament get all the luxury and money.

What a sad state for a medical team from Indonesia. What's more absurd is the BWF's two-step rule before attending to medical emergencies. The umpire and referee probably aren't even trained to detect medical emergencies, why not just let the medical team in the first place at the sign of collapse and what seems to be the player convulsing?

Dont call them medical team if they dont know first aid. Let's see how bwf react

Obviously the golden hour of resuscitation was not implemented for better outcome.

bwf！they just aimed to make money instead of taking care of sportsman actually

I'm in the medical profession....CPR and AED are imperative. We're in the 21st century for Christ's sake.

Reminded me with the historical incident in Thailand when the Queen herself died by drowning because of the law states that nobody should physically touch the Queen.

I'm Indonesian I think that's Indonesian Fault, the Medical team looks not prepare and slow with that situation. I'm sorry for all chinese people and for Zhang's Family My sincere condolences to you and your family. I am deeply sorry for your loss.

If you don’t have a competent medical team for the tournament, you should not even be granted approval to host the event by the sporting federation. Who audited them?

It's not a matter of rules or referee, it's a matter of people ; if you see someone suddenly falling and starting to shake, just run to him or her and provide help or call for help wtf. Rest in peace buddy😥

medical team in that indonesia event should be held accountable too in some ways.

I think in this case, everyone really had a hand in this. ----- CBA - Not performing necessary screenings to make sure athletes have no underlying heart condition. (Malaysia does! Two young prospects were possibly saved by this) BWF - Lax to no standardization of medic (and medical kit) requirements, no protocol for umps in case of emergencies, and worrying amount of mishaps in past World Tour events: Medics did not have tape for Tunjung, Beiwen had to give hers (Kumamoto 2023). Johannesen knee injury, Shi Yuqi had to be the one calling for the doctor (Singapore). Jonathan Christie falling off the wheelchair (France 2022). Adinata's knee injury, but had to bend knee for transport because they had no stretcher (Malaysia Masters 2023) BAC/PBSI - medical team is totally unprepared (no immediate CPR???), no AED, designated hospital too far away. ----- All of them, every single one of them, had a hand. They all have to sit down and realize what went wrong. Rewrite regulations. Make sure this is the last one.

Medical team, umpire, referee and the stupid rules! Also, I never knew there were also people who wait for orders to save someone in the name of obeying rules, dumbest ever!

man, the way he collapsed is hard to watch

Dude, suddenly collapsing like that is not something to be slow about!! Wth is the medical team and umpires are doing??!?!! This is crazyyy!!

Medic team inexperienced not giving immediate CPR on the spot after going into the court. Look at how the medic team sprang into action in one football match when Denmark player collapsed

The organizer! CPR equipment wasn't available and frankly isn't common in Jakarta. The standby medical team also suck.

It is so sad to see a young man die of heart failure with a so called medical team and all the officials not even knowing the seriousness of the situation or do CPR and deciding to wait for the medical team to arrive. A shameful and disgusting behavior and preparedness at an international event. Speaks a lot of Indonesian badminton organization, staff in attendance and medical team's credentials.

What a shame on Indonesia medical team..no medical equipment ready for emergency.. Dont involved in such a big tournament if your country is not ready especially medical team.. 😂

Cardiac arrest at 17... I wonder if he had some sort of heartcondition as well?

I am still a student under RED CROSS supervision, but even I can assess the situation and provide the necessary first aid procedures. This unfortunate situation could have easily been prevented if there was an assigned doctor in the building. It is a sports tournament, therefore medical problems are unavoidable. The medical department should be sent back to school because they are not responsible enough. Rest in Peace, Zhang Zhijie 🤍🕊️

The empire should call in the medical staff immediately not waiting for few minutes

Maybe PBSI should disclose who are their medical staff, and how qualified they are. Any experience medical staff would have known the severity of the situation and ignored the referee.

The blame game starts. BWF would say the rules are for operational purpose and not cast in stone. The on-site medical team (including doctor), if experience and well equipped, can override the tournament Referee and proceed immediately to attend to the player. How much of the rules will change would affect all organizers and if it sways too much to one side, more will not want to be the organizer. In any tournament, regardless of sports, all athletes participate at their own risk. That is the dark side of all sports. With that said, we acknowledge the risks involved and pray that the venue/organizer does understand and provide "sufficient" medical assistance in time of need.

we lost a young talent. How the deal with the issue is so unprofessional something has to be changed

This is the 2nd most important junior badminton tournament and Indonesia does not even have the bare basic medical equipment. AED is common nowadays and it has proven to have saved lives.

What’s really crazy was I was looking at Zhang Zhi Jie’s profile and videos a day before he sadly passed 😢😢😢 I was shocked…Jie’s dedication and spirit will remain in all of our hearts RIP 😢😢🙏🙏🙏

BWF needs to review their medical response team. They must all carry portable heart/BP machine, AED and ever ready to perform CPR. There also must be a doctor available at all times and minimum 2 nurses.

That's crazy. 40 seconds delay and the medics did nothing until taken to hospital.

My heart bleeds…😢😢😢 I feel sorry to everyone who held him dear ❤️🇵🇭

I hope they learn from this tragic event. Team and local support must prepare for these kind now...

ass rate medical team should be sued

Yaar I literally cried How they can do such a huge mistake Is life of people is more important than anything else You know what I m indian but I didn't miss even a single game of China , South korea, Japan and last important one Is Mera pyara Bharat Literally I cried , we can't loose such a talented player Just think about it he was only of 17 years. His future was much brighter ....😭😭😭

Gone too soon. RIP, Zhang Zhijie

RIP,Young man,you are the best!

his coach?watching the first 30 seconds???should take action faster than anyone on the court

Definitely the umpire's fault! Preventing anyone to approach, including the coach. If the victim had something to say which could change the whole outcome, would the medical team understand him? What's the point of following rules during a life and death situation?

What are the laws on AED availability in other places? Where I am, they are legally required in public places like schools, malls, community centers, sports facilities... odd that medical staff didn't have one

Does anyone have a clearer and longer video of the event? From what I can see from available footage, it was obvious that none of those people performed the basic assessment of ABC: airway, breathing, circulation. No one opened his airway. Was he breathing? As I don't see anyone giving him artificial breathing, he might still be breathing. But, when someone collapses, shouldn't you at least hook up oxygen even if he's still breathing? No one reached out to feel his carotid pulse. Was there pulse in the first place? Where's the AED? Is it not a requirement to have AEDs available on-site in such international tournament? They just squatted around him waiting for stretcher to arrive. Then they dumped him onto the stretcher and brought him to hospital, without protecting his airway! There is a reason why in ABC of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, A comes before B and C. If he was unconscious, why did they let him lie face up like that, without opening his airway? Allowing his tongue to fall back and occlude his airway? Allowing him to choke on his own saliva and vomitus? Why the rush to transfer him to a hospital before his condition is stabilized? The golden rule in CPR is to NEVER transfer any unconscious patient, until after you have stabilized him.

This event Clearly was a life threatening event. Performing CPR Immediately will have save this Young Man.

This raises a huge concern in sports matches and facilities. The fact you have to wait for approval to perform life saving measures is a ridiculous rule. The medical staffs on site might be great people but they definitely were not prepared and were in panic mode wasting minutes.

this still didin't answer...who was really responsible? The medical team? The rules?

As of this comment, his body is still interned in Indonesian hospital. No Chinese officials have come trying to claim the body home. It's been a month since his tragic death.

I feel sad for this young man RIP 😭♥️💐 It's a wake up call for IBF to train med. Team a CPR if possible the referee and umpire too. 40 sec is quite a long time for the med team to arrive "WHERE WERE YOU ALL"

Indonesia medical field quality is below of that of Malaysia, Singapore, and Australia, they are 20-50 years behind. And also, here in Indonesia, Malpractices by Doctors, Nurses, etc, are frequently happening everyday, without any investigastion, because our government is super corrupt.

Reminds me of LCW repeated plea for BWF over the years to change that falls on deaf ears. He had cramps that could have been turned life threatening during the 2013, when lin dan reaccounted the incident. Before he wad diagnosed with cancer he did questioned the back to back tournaments requirements to maintain rankings. Now hes again asking when is the tournament scheduling so compact. Not allowing space for atheletes to recover...

Basic first aid could have saved his life What a tragedy 😢

This is something which has never happened in badminton(I hope it is true) clearly no one thought that this could be the case.But hopefully it becomes an eye opener and please remove that dumb ass rule.How will umpire know the severity of the situation.Idek what to say...like its hard

Always blame others who took 40 seconds, 5 minutes, 3 hours, expertise, what hell they can blame on. The real question should be how come nobody know his condition for 17 years and come to represent his country with some medical condition that lead to his death?

in an emergency situation, every second matters. 40 secs were enough for line judges, service judge, and umpire to start checking for pulse, breathing and if required, initiating CPR...instead of waiting for the medics.

Assessment is needed if a country is capable to host any events

Everyone involved, even the opponent was derelict in his duty to help. He just stood there. Who cares about rules, the reaction of everyone was like driving by after seeing a crash and just watching rather than rendering assistance. Disgusting

i think one of the cause is immense training of their player. this is the first time happen. they not prepare for this medic only can give first aid only but for this heart attack not enough trained. rip..

These medical team needs to be arrested

that coulda been a future lin dan. but is there any info on what happened? like did he have pre existing medical history or anything?

Nobody. nobody is responsible . The medic were fast enough. And nothing else could have been done to save him.

Indonesian medical team. Definitely. They should be sued in internatioanl court.

he have 5 to 10 minute to save and a live..how dare people around just look for 4 minute? OMG...

There were 3 error factors and 1 human selfishness that caused to his death: 1) Totally stupid umpire 2) Lack of knowledge of the medical team re emergency situation 3) No emergency devices to handle such situation in the facility 4) People follow the rules of tournament than human life This is totally senseless death. RIP….

I was shocked nobody started immediately performing CPR per the DRSABC assessment... Do these people not have any training?? And no defibrillator???

unfortunately very common in a third world country like Indonesia!

One important factor for the sport men to note is that they should be well hydrated at ALL TIMES especially at games where their bodies are dehydrated from aggressive sports. A dehydrated body will cause the blood viscosity of a person to be high and thus may cause problems of cardiac arrest.

RIP 願天堂也有羽毛球

Shame on the medical team, shame on the officials, shame on BFF for low quality of regulation and athlete wellbeing, shame on team officials... we lost a young talent because of your negligence

I will say shame on Indonesian Badminton, Shame on their lousy slow medical team. Even there is no sorry statement from their lousy medical team. Because they have no shame.

😞Rest in peace,Om Shanti🙏

Response of Medical team is pathetic...😢😢😢RIP

The worst medical team😢😢😢

At 17…is crazy😔

This boy was born for badminton ! Even with the multiple convulsions, he held tight to the racquet ! He was badminton and badminton was him. Rest In Peace my dear boy !

The huge sound of the trumpets may have triggered the symptom. Annoying supporters

It took them A DAMN YEAR to come and see what was wrong with him!!! SLOW ASS PEOPLE!!

Negligence, irresponsible and incompetent medical staff

From the BWF statement , they expressess the apology to Chinese Badminton Federation upon this Incident As Indonesian , i would like to say this incident should be a tough learning for medical team for more preparative attitude especially sports event won't be safe from incident like injury

Indonesia is not a good place for medical equipment like CPR My country, Singapore, literally has CPR everywhere Rest in Peace, Zhang Zhi Jie...

The medical assistance is too slow, if the medical personnel and ambulance was swift , he could be save..

My heart is filled with rocks after watching this and eyes with tears almost😭😭😭

RIP Zhang Zhijie ❤

To the indonesians backing up their medic, come on. This has happened in other sports, case in point Danish footballer Eriksen. Dude collapsed because of a cardiac arrest. Look at how fast the medics approached the issue and their reactions to it. Then look at this one and compare. The medic in that competition was from the host country. It is the responsibility of the host country to provided medical aid and be ready to react when accidents happen. Secondly, those that pointed out to the lack of medical check-ups on the player before the tournament. Did you see the medical team in Eriksen’s case blame him and the Danish national team for not doing medical check-ups? No. Cardiac arrests happens to even the healthiest humans. Our reaction to it is what will save lives. Stop supporting something that is clearly wrong. Accept that the organisers did wrong. And of course change the ruling.

Medical personnel only prepare for hidding in the toilets in the hour of any emergency.

Medical team are to be blamed. No one could do a CPR..very sad. Could have been easily saved

no one can replace him

no immediate CPR is what i see

Yes according to the clip after the boy collapsed, a man; I think must be the coach was rushing into the court towards the boy, but the umpire sitting up there stopped him; so this man stopped in the midst n watched as he cud not not help the boy. So why didn't the umpire, at least come down n see what's happening. I wud think an umpire's job is not just to referee the game but also must not be oblivious to what is happening especially inside the very same court he/she is umpiring after all this umpire is in charge inside the court.

Are they even medical team? Didnt look like 1. Blur and no urgency. Indo in joking

Cannot blame the emergency team alone. This was a very unusual case. He could have spent too much time on Internet the night before.

They didn't think that was an emergency. Popular beliefs are that athletes are superhuman, no way they have any medical issues. Shame on the official. 🙏

Sheer Negligence! AED should have been there.

The refree and the medi team are not up to standard

It's not so much the delay, it's the wrong medical emergency response.

the way he collapsed, the first time i saw it, i honestly thought he was faking it. It looked so unreal. Really sad to see such a young soul lost.

wasted lives due to the the organiser not having proper trained staff!!

It's very sad. Too slow a respond. "Rest In Peace" May Go Bless his soul. Our deepest condolences and sympathy to his families and friends.