Teenage footballer, 14, dies in warm-up before Sunday league game
A teenager has died while warming up for a weekend football match, according to local media reports.
Mohammed Faizal Nikhil, 14, was doing routine stretches when he collapsed to the ground in Chhattisgarh, India.
He was rushed to hospital by paramedics, but was pronounced dead upon his arrival.
According to the Statesman, Faizal recently won a medal at the Bastar Olympics, a regional sports event, and was considered one of the most talented young footballers in his region - touted with a potential move into professional football in the future.
Speaking to the Indian news outlet, one of Faizal’s teachers said: “He was passionate about football and followed the routine with sincerity. This is a loss that has affected everyone associated with the team.”
No cause of death has been given at the time of publication, although eyewitnesses believe he may have suffered a cardiac arrest.
The NHS warns that there are plenty of warning signs for a heart attack; chest pains are the most obvious symptom, although the pain can also present itself elsewhere in the body. A person can also feel light-headed, anxious or start coughing and wheezing.