１７歳の中国選手の急死、世界バド連盟が「徹底調査」へ

【クアラルンプールＡＦＰ＝時事】バドミントン中国ジュニア男子代表の張志傑選手（１７）が国際大会の試合中にコート上で倒れ、その後死亡したことを受け、世界バドミントン連盟（ＢＷＦ）は２日、徹底的な調査を行うと発表した。（写真は黙とうする中国代表選手団ら。バドミントンのアジアジュニア選手権団体戦で）
　張選手は６月３０日、インドネシア・ジョグジャカルタで開催中のアジアジュニア選手権団体戦、日本戦の途中に突然倒れ、病院へ緊急搬送されたが同日夜に心停止により息を引き取った。
　ＢＷＦは「アジアバドミントン連盟（ＢＡＣ）とインドネシアバドミントン協会（ＰＢＳＩ）と協議しながら、この件の徹底調査に必要な手順を踏んでいく」と発表している。
　この件では張選手が倒れてからの対応が問題視されており、映像では助けが駆けつけるまでに４０秒かかっていた。ＰＢＳＩは主審が緊急時の対応をためらったと指摘し、自分たちはＢＷＦの規則に従っただけだと主張。中国の国営メディアも対応を疑問視している。一方、五輪で３個の銀メダルを獲得したマレーシアのリー・チョンウェイ氏は、選手が回復の時間をもっと取れるよう、日程を変更することを求めている。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/07/03-17:20）

Badminton's governing body on Tuesday announced a thorough review following the death of a promising Chinese teenager who collapsed during a match.
Seventeen-year-old Zhang Zhijie was playing at the Asia Junior Championships in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta on Sunday when he suddenly fell to the floor.
Indonesia's badminton association (PBSI) and Badminton Asia said he was promptly rushed to hospital but died that night having suffered a cardiac arrest.
However, there were questions about the medical response at the venue. Footage showed it took 40 seconds from when Zhang collapsed for any kind of help to arrive on the court.
We are taking all necessary steps to thoroughly review this matter in consultation with Badminton Asia and Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI), the Badminton World Federation (BWF) governing body said in a statement.
A PBSI spokesman on Monday blamed the hesitant emergency response on the referee and said that as hosts they were only adhering to BWF rules.
Following the completion of our review, we will determine whether specific aspects of these guidelines need to be changed, the BWF added.
It is also waiting for an official report from Badminton Asia and the local organising committee to assess whether the correct medical procedures were followed in providing aid to Zhang when he fell to the court.
Badminton great Lee Chong Wei earlier Tuesday called for changes in scheduling to give players more time to recover.
The retired Lee, a three-time Olympic silver medallist, told The Star newspaper in Malaysia that Zhang's shock death should be a wake-up call for the sport.
He said that medical teams needed to be more alert and called for the BWF to review their match and tournament schedule.
He appeared tired and it's sad to accept the reality that China's future top player is gone, Lee said.
Chinese state media has also questioned the emergency response.