KUALA LUMPUR: Zhang Zhijie, a young Chinese badminton player, tragically died after collapsing on the court during the Asian Junior Badminton Mixed Team Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
The incident occurred on Sunday, during the third match between China and Japan at GOR Among Raga.
The score was tied 11-11 in the first game when Zhijie, facing Kazuma Kawano, suddenly collapsed mid-court.
He lay on the court convulsing as the medical team rushed to provide first aid. He was then rushed to the hospital.
HOHENSTEIN-ERNSTTHAL: Ducati’s reigning world champion Francesco Bagnio went top of the MotoGP championship after winning the German Grand Prix today ahead of Marc Marquez after title rival Jorge Martin crashed while he was leading the race with two laps to go.
Marc’s brother Alex finished third to make it two brothers on a MotoGP podium for the first time since Japan’s Onbeats Aoki and Takuma Aoki finished second and third in Imola 27 years ago.
Martin had smashed the lap record to clinch pole and then win the sprint on Saturday to take a 15-points lead in the championship but Bagnio’s fourth consecutive victory moved him 10 points clear in the championship.
Martin had looked well set for the sprint and race double before he slid off at turn one, gifting Bagnio the victory while the Pramac Racing rider held his head in his hands as he saw his championship lead evaporate in an instant.
“It wasn’t easy, I tried everything at the start but Jorge and Franco (Morbidelli) were quick and I thought they were pushing too much,” Bagnaia said.
“In the last two-three laps I saw Jorge was making mistakes… Four wins in a row is fantastic.”
Martin had a slow start in Saturday’s sprint but this time he opted for a different line and dived into turn one in the lead to stay ahead of Trackhouse Racing’s Miguel Oliveira.
Although Bagnaia overtook Oliveira and Martin early on, the Spaniard made a daring overtake on the inside of turn one stick. Bagnaia then saw Morbidelli also go through to make it a Pramac one-two with 22 laps to go.
MARQUEZ ON THE CHARGE
Marc Marquez started 13th on the grid but he moved up several places at the start and settled into the race in sixth place with his brother Alex and Oliveira ahead of him.
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