4 NOV 2021

The list of sudden 'events' amongst the world's most fit and healthy, is extending daily.

18th October 2021

Lexi Riggles, a Hanover College senior and 2018 Danville High School graduate who played basketball for the Panthers and Warriors, died unexpectedly Sunday.

“No coach ever wants to experience the loss of a current or former player. They mean the world to us as people, become part of our family, and give us so much pride as they get older,” Danville girls basketball coach Kaley May posted on social media. “Lexi Riggles was one of the sweetest, most pure people you could meet. She had a genuine smile and a contagious laugh.

I was so proud of the person and leader she was becoming at Hanover and it breaks my heart to think I’ll never see her walk in the gym again to give me a big hug. My heart goes out to her family; please say a prayer for them and hug your loved ones a little tighter.”

https://24update.net/lexi-riggles-cause-of-death/


https://celebsaga.com/lexi-riggles-cause-of-death-obituary-and-age/


https://medsfit.com/lexi-riggles-cause-of-death/




UK - 8th November

Champion jockey Tom Greenway dies at 38

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/horseracing/16674421/jockey-tom-greenway-dead-aged-38/




SPAIN 8th November 2021

21-year-old footballer dies from heart-attack.

https://www.abc.com.py/deportes/futbol/2021/11/08/se-descuidaron-y-no-tuvieron-paramedicos-y-ambulancia/





USA 6 November 2021

Professional bodybuilder and former Mr. Olympia, Shawn Rhoden (46), has died of an apparent heart attack.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16655812/shawn-rhoden-dead-mr-olympia-champion/




Danish 24 yr old player - 6th November

AUTO TRANSLATE QUOTE: "....FCK player Luther Singh has been hospitalized. That's what the club writes on its website. 'Our South African winger, Luther Singh, has been admitted to a hospital after a course of illness.' 'Singh's symptoms of illness increased while the rest of the team was in Greece for the match against PAOK, which is why he has been hospitalised for observation and further tests.'


'Everyone at the club wishes Luther a speedy recovery and has no further comment at this time,' FCK writes.


For the match against Vejle on Sunday he sat out due to illness, FCK stated on its website when they announced the squad for the match..."

https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/fc_koebenhavn/fck-spiller-indlagt/8960710




ITALY 4th November 2021 (not sports, but a reader sent to me, so adding )

A MISS World contestant has been found dead at a house in Italy after failing to show up for work.

Cops are investigating the mysterious death of Layla da Costa in Bologna, where the 24-year-old had travelled to for a job

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16637606/miss-world-contestant-dies-suddenly/




USA USA 7 October 2021

Star bodybuilder George Peterson III, known as 'Da Bull,' has been found dead in his Florida hotel room just two days before he was scheduled to compete in the prestigious Mr Olympia contest. He was 37.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10069841/Bodybuilder-George-Peterson-37-dead-face-Florida-hotel-room.html





NORWAY - November 2, 2021

STOCKHOLM: Icelandic midfielder Emil Palsson collapsed during a football game in Norway's second division Monday evening after suffering a cardiac arrest, his football club Sogndal said.

The 28-year-old midfielder suddenly fell over in the 12 minute of the game against Stjordals-Blink at the Fosshaugane Campus stadium in western Norway.

"Emil Palsson had a cardiac arrest in the 12th minute of play. Palsson was successfully resuscitated, and then flown to Haukeland Hospital for further examination and treatment," club Sogndal Fotball said in a statement.

The match was quickly suspended and players were sent to the dressing rooms as medical staff surrounded Palsson and started resuscitation efforts.

Read more here:

https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2021/11/741933/footballer-collapses-heart-attack-during-game-norway




UK - 3 November 2021

Longridge Town FC made the announcement this morning, Tweeting: "Everyone @LongridgeTownFC is devastated to hear this morning that our former player @jordantucker117 has passed away.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/a-great-player-and-more-importantly-a-great-lad-tributes-flood-in-for-former-longridge-town-captain-jordan-tucker-3443212




USA

Kyle Warner, a 29-year-old professional mountain bike racer, developed pericarditis, POTS and reactive arthritis following his second dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot.


About two weeks after the shot, Warner experienced extremely elevated heart rates; an ER doctor refused to believe it was an adverse reaction to the jab and instead blamed it on a “psychotic episode.”


After visiting another hospital due to more heart trouble, Warner was referred to a cardiologist who diagnosed him with pericarditis, an inflammation of the outer lining of the heart.

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/kyle-warner-vaccine-injuries-pfizer-covid-shot/?utm_source=salsa&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=6bd95175-d91d-4171-891d-b4dac87f455a





INDIA 16 October 2021

Saurashtra batter Avi Barot, a former India Under-19 captain and a member of the Ranji Trophy-winning team in the 2019-20 season, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest at a shockingly young age of 29.

Read more here...

https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/young-saurashtra-cricket-player-avi-barot-dies-after-suffering-cardiac-arrest/article37015873.ece)



USA - 30 October 2021

New York State is set to begin examining cases of unexpected cardiac arrest in student-athletes under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/mountpleasant/schools/ny-state-examining-cases-of-sudden-cardiac-arrest-in-student-athletes/818942/



ANTIGUA

Two West Indies Players – Chinelle Henry, Chedean Nation Collapse on Field:


In an absolute freak incident, West Indies players – all-rounder Chinelle Henry and batswoman Chedean Nation collapsed on the ground in separate incidents, during the second T20I against Pakistan Women in Antigua on Friday. Henry and Nation were immediately taken to the hospital, where they were ‘conscious and stable’, according to a Cricket West Indies spokesperson. Both the incidents took place within a span of 10 minutes and despite that, the match was not forfeited. Though the reasons for the sudden collapse is still unknown, it is reported that both the players are stable now


https://www.india.com/sports/cricket-two-west-indies-players-chinelle-henry-chedean-nation-collapse-on-field-during-2nd-t20i-against-pakistan-women-watch-video-4785827/



World-famous freediver suffers Myocarditis

6 October 2021

Florian Dagoury, currently the world’s top static breath-hold free diver, has been diagnosed with myocarditis and pericarditis 40 days following his second dose with the Pfizer vaccine. He is known for the fact he officially held his breath for 10 minutes and 30 seconds. The elite Freedriver, of French origin and based in Thailand, experienced a significant decrease in his breath-hold ability and went to a cardiologist who told him that it’s a common side effect of the Pfizer vaccine.


In his words from his Instagram post. (apparently his twitter was deleted)

QUOTE: "...Myocarditis, Pericarditis and Trivial Mitral regurgitation! Thank you Pfizer.

Just want to share my annoying experience after vaccination and perhaps have some testimonials from similar stories amount Freedivers. Did you get better?


After my 2nd dose I noticed that my heart rate was way higher than normal and my breath hold capacities went down significantly. During sleep I’m at 65-70bpm instead of 37-45bpm. During the day I’m now always over 100bpm instead of 65bpm, even when I sit down and relax. Once I even reach 177bpm while having dinner with friends !!!! 10 days after my 2nd jab, I went to see a cardiologist and he told me it’s a common side effect of Pfizer vaccine, nothing to worry about, just rest it will pass. 40days after 2nd jab, I had no progress so I went to see another cardiologist and got diagnosed with Myocarditis, Pericarditis and Trivial Mitral regurgitation! Which is basically an inflammation of the heart muscles cause by the immune system and some tiny leaks of blood from the valves that no longer close properly. I’m now struggling to reach 8min breath hold, 150m dive and I even have a strong urge to breathe doing 40m dives. 30% decrease on my diving performance roughly.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CUrJkJ-FuFd/




Gold Coast soccer community rallies around girl, 14, after suffering heart attack on field

18 October 2021

A healthy and active Gold Coast girl who suffered a heart attack during a soccer game has emerged from a coma, but is facing a long recovery.

Ava Azzopardi, 14, was playing for Runaway Bay in the under-14/15s grand final against Magic United on Friday night when she collapsed on field, going into cardiac arrest.

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/7news.com.au/sport/soccer/gold-coast-soccer-community-rallies-around-girl-14-after-suffering-heart-attack-on-field-c-4269085.amp





Autopsy: 15 yr old Football player died from heart problem, not heat.

6 November 2021

MACON, Ga. (AP) — An autopsy finds that a 15-year-old high school football player who died in July after collapsing at practice in Georgia was the victim of an “abnormal heart rhythm” and not heat-related illness. Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones tell The Telegraph of Macon that the autopsy by a Georgia Bureau of Investigation medical examiner found Joshua Ivory Jr. died July 26 of cardiac dysrhythmia, which triggered “sudden cardiac arrest.” Jones said Ivory suffered from an “abnormal heart rhythm that sent him into cardiac arrest.” The 15-year-old collapsed on the first day of fall football practice at Macon’s Southwest High School. Coaches called an ambulance after recognizing that Ivory was in distress, said Bibb County Athletic Director Barney Hester. Ivory died in a hospital emergency room. Georgia rules call for a five-day period for players to get used to heat and physical exertion while practicing in shorts and helmets. Bibb County Superintendent Curtis Jones said the school took extra precautions beyond those required. The district reviewed its rules after Ivory’s death. Macon reached a high of 97 degrees (36 degrees Celsius) before the practice started. Southwest High head coach Joe Dupree was placed on administrative leave in August while school officials investigated, but was reinstated less than a week later. “It’s good to get the results back, but this is still a sad day because a family has lost a loved one,” Jones said. “Our thoughts continue to be with the family of Joshua Ivory.”

https://apnews.com/article/sports-football-health-education-georgia-ac022c310080895f3ab8875610917740



UK -October 23rd

One UK football match and two collapses within crowd.

(not strictly to article's theme, but sent in by a reader and striking as we know how rare this is)

QUOTE The start of the match was delayed by 15 minutes after a West Brom supporter collapsed in the West Stand. Paramedics and ambulance staff were quickly on the scene to treat the man, before he was placed on a stretcher and taken to hospital.

The second-half was also delayed after a Bristol City fan collapsed in the away end, with a defibrillator taken into the stands.

Bristol City tweeted: "The start of the second half will be delayed due to an ongoing medical emergency in the Bristol City supporters' end. Our thoughts are with those affected."

https://www.joe.co.uk/sport/west-brom-vs-bristol-city-suspended-twice-due-to-medical-emergencies-in-the-crowd-295772



UK - 13 July 2021

29-year-old boxer son of famous boxer Chris Eubank dies of heart attack

The son of former middleweight boxing champion Chris Eubank died on Friday, a month after becoming a father.

His widow, Salma Abdelati, said the 29-year-old had a heart attack while in the sea in Dubai.

She said she was grateful "he was able to spend a few short and happy weeks with his son before his death".son" before his death.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57828270





The list goes on...


Dembele, 29, Atletico Madrid striker collapses in training, requires medical attention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R2_5LMobXc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R2_5LMobXc%C2%A0)


Alex Apolinario, 24, Brazilian soccer player dies after collapsing on pitch during match.

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/brazilian-soccer-player-alex-apolinario-dies-after-collapsing-on-pitch-during-match-in-portugal/


Britain's Jack Draper, 19, collapses at Miami Open:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDuOP0V1nUw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDuOP0V1nUw%C2%A0)


Mirko Kido, 36, Olympic gold medalist dies of heart attack during game: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/indonesian-doubles-star-kido-dies-heart-attack-36-2021-06-14/


Ghanaian referee collapses during AFCON Match:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvPQO44NzN4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvPQO44NzN4%C2%A0


Referee Bert Smith collapses on court due to blood clot during Gonzaga-USC men's Elite Eight game

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31222546/referee-bert-smith-says-blood-clot-lung-caused-fall-ncaa-tourney


https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/31222546/referee-bert-smith-says-blood-clot-lung-caused-fall-ncaa-tourney%C2%A0)


Josh Downie, 24, cricketer dies after heart attack at practice: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-57058626


Giuseppe Perrino, 29, ex-Parma footballer dies at memorial match after collapsing https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/15151824/giuseppe-perrino-dead-29-parma-brother/


Raymond van Barneveld collapses and receives paramedic attention during PDC Championship:

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/darts/pdc-players-championship-8-suspended-23759939


Devaraj Anchan, 33, volleyball player collapses during game, dies:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/volleyball-player-collapses-during-game-dies/article34185430.ece


Garissone Innocent, 20, fell unconscious due to abnormal electrical impulse in heart during game:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/13901939/goalkeepers-rushed-hospital-collapsing/


Ethan Jovani Trejo, 16-year-old soccer player, collapsed on the field during training:

https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/06/25/teen-dies-after-medical-incident-princeton-high-school-field/5344293001/


Samuel Kalu, 24, Bordeaux star collapses minutes into football game: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58228778


Roy Butler, 23, Irish footballer Watford FC dies after Jansen:

https://twitter.com/NewsForAllIre/status/1428301909715296263?s=20


Dylan Rich, 19, FA Youth Cup - player suffered sudden cardiac arrest on the field, passes away:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-58496077


Vinny Curry, 33, out for season due to blood clots:

https://nypost.com/2021/08/25/jets-vinny-curry-out-after-rare-blood-disorder-diagnosis/



Cameron Dale, 29, record breaking Australian sailor dies after catastrophic stroke

1 September 2021

QUOTE: "..The long-term partner of Jessica Watson - the Australian who became the youngest solo sailor to circumnavigate the globe - has died in hospital weeks after suffering a “catastrophic” stroke.

Cameron Dale, 29, died at Gold Coast University Hospital on Monday, Watson confirmed via Instagram.

“On Monday, 30 August 2021 we lost our Cam – my long-term partner in every aspect of life and planned future,” she wrote.

Read more here...

https://7news.com.au/sport/sailing/australian-sailor-jessica-watson-reveals-sudden-death-of-partner-cameron-dale-c-3845979




Two young Columbia High school footballers die:

https://www.wistv.com/2021/09/04/he-would-love-it-donadrian-robinsons-family-reacts-tribute-wj-keenan-high-school/?outputType=apps


Bollywood’s star, 40, dies following heart attack

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9950385/Indian-TV-film-star-Siddharth-Shukla-40-dies-heart-attack.html#reader-comments


Tom Felton, 34, collapses during golf game:

https://bbc.in/3i4YpI5?fbclid=IwAR0aZBaXpiX9ky34g3eLiG3pcMs5r2udih4kRGUIi7GOBK3iciefX1-qoXk


Francis Perron, 25, Ottawa footballer dies after game: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/usports-ottawa-gee-gees-francis-perron-dies-1.6182332


Parys Haralson, 37, former Saints line backer dies: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2021/09/13/parys-haralson-former-49-ers-and-saints-lb-dies-37/8328669002/


Jimmy Hayes, 31, former Bruins player unexpectedly dies: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/08/23/sports/jimmy-hayes-former-bruin-boston-college-hockey-champ-dies-31/


Sage Canaday a marathon runner aged 35 dies June 2021

Sage Canaday, a super runner, Ive been following him for several years. He has a „healthy” lifestyle, almost vegan, was actually raised almost vegetarian. His problem started last month when he returned by plane from a flight. He did the Pfizer booster, after which he started to have difficulty breathing.

For a month he thought he had pneumonia and tried to run like that, with light running, his sponsors needing his running posts on Strava. Eventually he arrived at the hospital with the diagnosis: bilateral pulmonary embolism and blood clots.

The poor man does not even consider the possibility that it is because of the vaccine. He says that he has confidence in science and these are just speculations.

“It’s a mystery that caused the clots ...”. Come on Sage, really?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFlwPofQeA0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwuSSHEX3-Y

SOURCE: https://raypeatforum.com/community/threads/sage-canaday-runner-pulmonary-embolism-after-pfizer-booster.40792/#post-650985



Nuis, 31, Dutch professional skater admitted to hospital with inflamed heart: https://www.rtlboulevard.nl/entertainment/news/artikel/5243606/kjeld-nuis-vaccinatie-ziek-update


John Stokes, 21, athlete at Tennessee Uni hospitalized with heart inflammation:

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/student-athlete-john-stokes-myocarditis-covid-vaccine-002451374.html?guccounter=1


Jake Ehlinger, 20, found dead - cause unknown:

https://usdaynews.com/celebrities/celebrity-death/sam-ehlinger-brother-death-cause/


Jeremy Chardy, 34, tennis pro cannot train or play after vaccine:

https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Tennis_Interviews/102836/jeremy-chardy-i-regret-getting-vaccinated-i-have-series-of-problems-now/


Francesca Marcon, 38, volleybal professional can’t play, has pericarditis post vaccine:

https://www.lapressa.it/notiziario/sport/la-campionessa-di-volley-ho-una-pericardite-post-vaccino


Yusuke Kinoshita, 27, baseball pro dies 7 weeks post vaccine: https://thecovidworld.com/yusuke-kinoshita-27-year-old-japanese-professional-baseball-player-dies-7-weeks-after-covid-19-vaccine/


Alex Stalock, 34, NHL Oilers goalie out for the season due to heart condition: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl-oilers-goalie-alex-stalock-miss-entire-season-with-heart-condition-covid-19-related-191817673.html


Ceylin Alvarado, 23, pro cyclists out for season due to blood complications:

https://www.nu.nl/sport-overig/6160296/veldrijdster-alvarado-voorlopig-niet-in-actie-door-verstoord-bloedbeeld.html


Greg van Aevermat, 36, pro cyclist, loss of form since vaccine: https://www.indeleiderstrui.nl/wielrennen/van-avermaet-wijst-naar-vaccin-als-oorzaak-vormdip-op-deze-manier-heeft-wk-geen-zin/amp?__twitter_impression=true


Three young Belgian cyclists suffer heart issues following race:

https://rtv.be/artikels/jonge-kempense-wielrenners-krijgen-hartklachten-na-vaccinatie-a102612


Kamila Label-Farrel, 19, Uni Basketball Star died unexpectedly:

https://www.baytoday.ca/obituaries/lebel-farrell-kamila-3884874


Jacob Downey, 19, Queens Uni Hockey player passes away after medical emergency:

https://www.kawartha411.ca/2021/10/01/local-teen-queens-university-student-passed-away-suddenly-after-medical-emergency/





Christian Eriksen, 29, Collapses at Euros due to heart issue https://youtu.be/s0B03LSzXvo


Josh Archibald, 28, Oilers hockey forward out indefinitely due to myocarditis:

https://www.si.com/hockey/.amp/news/oilers-forward-josh-archibald-out-indefinitely-with-myocarditis


Jen Gouveia, 38, suffered cardiac arrest during a run:

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/husband-of-toronto-mother-who-died-suddenly-on-run-says-he-lost-his-everything-1.5501767


Kyle Warner, pro BMX cyclist has pericarditis post vaccine:

https://youtu.be/aebtcTi7EaA


16 year old youth suffered cardiac arrest after weightlifting:

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/16-year-old-suffers-cardiac-arrest-following-strenuous-weightlifting-session-six


Brandon Goodwin, 26, Atlanta Hawks star, career over due to blood clots:

https://www.peachtreehoops.com/2021/10/3/22706769/former-atlanta-hawks-guard-brandon-goodwin-claims-covid-19-vaccine-ended-his-season


Ewan Fraser, 30, Glasgow hockey player suffered cardiac arrest, passes away:

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/7832060/glasgow-hockey-player-died-collapse-life/amp/?__twitter_impression=true


David Jenkins, 31, Olympic silver medalist diver unexpectedly passes away:

https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/12/david-jenkins-dead-at-31-tributes-pour-in-for-team-gb-olympic-diving-coach-15404658/amp/?__twitter_impression=true


Paul Zisper, 27, Munich basketball pro, has emergency surgery after brain hemorrhage related to J and J:

https://www.fr.de/sport/drama-um-zipser-90801217.html


Filip Ingebrigsten, 28, Norwegian runner suffers loss of form post vaccine:

https://norwaytoday.info/sport/filip-ingebrigtsen-is-back-in-training-after-experiencing-long-corona-vaccination-side-effects/


Avi Barot, 29, Saurashtra cricketer suffers cardiac arrest, passes away:

https://www.thehindu. (https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/young-saurashtra-cricket-player-avi-barot-dies-after-suffering-cardiac-arrest/article37015873.ece)


Young cricketer dies.

https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/young-saurashtra-cricket-player-avi-barot-dies-after-suffering-cardiac-arrest/article37015873.ece


Abou Ali, 22, professional footballer collapses on pitch during game: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/16118079/footballer-wessam-abou-ali-awake-hospital-collapse/


Fabrice NSakala, 31, Besiktas defender collapses on pitch during game: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/aug/22/fabrice-nsakala-besiktas-collapse


Jens De Smet, 27, footballer collapses on field, passes away of heart attack: https://newswep.com/jens-27-collapses-on-the-football-field-and-dies-this-is-not-maldegem/


Jente van Genechten, 25, footballer collapses on field due to heart attack: https://www.sudinfo.be/id411745/article/2021-08-18/25-ans-un-joueur-belge-de-football-fait-un-arret-cardiaque-sur-le-terrain-avant


Frederic Lartillot, French footballer collapses in changing room, passes away due to heart attack after game:

https://www.leprogres.fr/culture-loisirs/2021/09/11/deces-d-un-joueur-de-foot-apres-un-match-ses-coequipiers-ont-tout-tente-pour-le-sauver


Benjamin Taft, 31, German footballer collapses after game, passes away due to heart attack:

https://www.anpfiff.info/mobile/sites/cms/artikel.aspx?SK=2&Btr=96044&Rub=390

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