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Tragedy at national games, netball player dies
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2
Tragedy struck at
the 35th National Games when a young netball player from Maharashtra
suddenly collapsed and died during a practice session here Monday,
according to the organisers.
Mayuresh Pawar, 21, representing the
netball team of his home state Maharashtra, suffered dizziness and fell
unconscious around 1 p.m.
His teammates immediately rushed him to a hospital but by that time, he passed away, according to an official.
A Games official told IANS that Pawar's team had played against Chandigarh in the morning.
"Chandigarh
won the match and they left the venue. The incident occurred when the
Maharashtra team arrived at the practice court close to noon, where he
fell ill suddenly," said the official who did not wish to be identified.
The
body has now been kept at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College
Hospital where the autopsy will be done and the real cause of death
would be known.