Maharastra Netball Player dies at 35th National Games

02 Feb, Thiruvananthapuram

Tragedy struck the ongoing National Games as a 21-year-old net ball player from Maharashtra , Mayurrish Pawar died Monday following cardiac arrest.

Mayurish collapsed after training due to a massive cardiac arrest and was declared dead by doctors at a nearby private hospital today, according to National Games Secretariat (NSG) officials in Thiruvananthapuram.

He was on his way back to the room after a practice session at the indoor stadium at Vellayani along with his other team members. He suddenly collapsed and the others rushed him to the hospital. But, doctors declared him dead, a NGS official said. The dead body would be handed over to the team and family members after a post mortem.