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It has been 46 days since the unfortunate death of the young Chinese badminton player Zhang Zhijie. His aunt has updated the latest situation of his nephew on social media. It is said that he was cremated in Indonesia on the 20th and will return to China on the 25th for a memorial service in Hangzhou. The aunt wrote on social media: "Thank you for your concern. There is new progress. Zhijie will not return to China. He will be cremated in Indonesia on the 20th and return to China on the 25th for a memorial service in Hangzhou. The most regrettable thing is that grandparents did not see him for the last time."

Previous reports showed that Zhang Zhijie had an accident at the 2024 Asian Youth Badminton Championships, which attracted widespread attention. According to a statement from the Badminton Asia Association and the Indonesian Badminton Association on July 1, local time, Zhang Zhijie suddenly fainted during the game and was taken to the hospital. He died at 23:20 local time on June 30.

Zhang Zhijie was born in January 2007. He started playing badminton in kindergarten and was quickly sent to the Zhejiang Provincial Team in the third grade of elementary school. In 2023, he was successfully selected for the National Youth Team and became a new star in badminton. The 2022 National U Series Badminton Competition U15-17 Finals 15-year-old men's singles champion left a strong mark on his honor roll. In 2023, he won the National Youth Badminton Championships Group B men's singles championship and men's team championship, which can be said to be a double champion!