Singapore Sports School fires badminton coach after death of 14-year-old student

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Investigation showed the coach did not check on unwell teenager before dismissing the team from training. Read more at straitstimes.com.

This comes after SSP student Pranav Madhaik died on Oct 11 after completing a 400m fitness time trial and felt unwell after it.SSP had conducted investigations and on Saturday said that it had found the badminton coach should have checked on Pranav, 14, to ensure his well-being before leaving the track.

The school on Saturday released a timeline of the events, noting time trials and conditioning sessions are a regular part of student-athletes’ training plans. At around 6.40pm, a track and field coach noticed Pranav resting and asked about his condition. Water was given to him but the track coach noticed that he had difficulty standing even with assistance.

 

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