On November 1st and 2nd, the 21st Elementary and Middle School Students’ Sports Meet was held in Qixia District, Nanjing. During the event, a sudden tragedy shocked the entire city when a male student collapsed and died suddenly during the 200-meter sprint race in the junior high school category. The student was from Yanzi Ji Xincheng School, affiliated with Nanjing Normal University, and was only 17 years old. This incident quickly became a hot topic online, with netizens expressing condolences and concerns.
Video footage shows that before the ambulance arrived, several people were already performing first aid on the fallen student, including someone wearing a white coat who may have been a school doctor or a medical staff member for the sports meet. Later, an ambulance drove onto the school field and the student was carried into the ambulance and taken away.
According to some netizens, before the arrival of the emergency medical staff, the on-site personnel were performing CPR continuously, but it was not successful.
There was a rumor circulating that the male student had stayed up all night the night before and came directly to the race the next day, then collapsed shortly after starting the race due to sudden cardiac arrest. However, classmates who participated in the race with him clarified that the student did not stay up all night and did not collapse immediately after starting the race. The actual scenario was that the student collapsed after completing the full race, not at the starting line, and not due to staying up all night.
Currently, the comment section of related videos has some people revealing details, including students who were in the same group as the deceased student.
According to these informants, the male student did not collapse right after starting the race but after finishing it. While changing his shoes, the student felt dizzy, asked if anyone had candies, as everyone thought he might have low blood sugar after running. They advised him to rest, but he insisted on walking back to the starting point, and then suddenly collapsed.
Another student mentioned that when the male student collapsed, he was only 10 meters away from him. Initially, the student was still breathing but then fainted, and it took some time before the ambulance arrived after attempts of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Many students filmed the incident on-site and after sharing it online, it sparked discussions and debates. The focus of the issue is why the male student suddenly collapsed and what exactly happened before the incident.
Some people commented that “a medical check-up must be done before exercising, those with heart problems should never engage in strenuous activities.”
Some netizens expressed that this was not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster. The high-pressure academic life has made sports a luxury. Students collapsing after running 200 meters, when will they be able to catch a breath?
In response to the incident, the Education Bureau of Qixia District, Nanjing stated that they would investigate the medical procedures and provide psychological support to the family members.