Tamil Nadu kabaddi players suffers heart during game, dies on the court

ANEKAL: A kabaddi player died after a heart attack on the court during a state-level at Mandikuppam in Tamil Nadu on Monday. The deceased was a third-year BSc student and a resident of Periyapurangani in Katampalli of Cuddalore district.

Vimalkumar was pinned to the ground by an opponent.

Vimalraj was participating in the kabaddi event held at Mandikuppam near Parunthi. He suffered a heart attack while he was raiding the opponent side.

Vimalkumar tries to get up.

Video footage shows Vimalraj tackle a player from the opponent team and falling to the ground when another member of the opponent team pins him down with his leg. Vimalkumar, however, made an effort to get up, but collapsed on the court itself.

The player suddenly collapses.

The players and referee immediately checked on Vimalraj and the organisers shifted him to a government hospital nearby, but he died by then.

Other players and the referee checking on Vimalkumar before shifting him to hospital.

Based on a complaint from Vimalraj’s father, the local police have registered a case.