NEWS grief comes from Indonesian badminton. Indonesian badminton legend, Markis Kido, passed away today, Monday (14/6/2021) evening WIB. He died at the age of 36 years.
Kido, who is familiarly called Uda, died while playing badminton at Petrolin Sports Center, Alam Sutera, Tangerang. According to Candra Wijaya, a former player who was present at the arena, Kido suddenly fell and was unconscious when he had only played half the game. It was around 18.30 WIB.
“I sat on the sidelines watching Kido fall. And I ran to help. He was unconscious and snoring,” said Candra.
Chandra then took Kido to Omni Hospital in Alam Sutra, Tangerang. However, Kido’s life was not saved.
According to the information gathered, so far, even though he has retired as a professional badminton athlete, Kido is still diligent in swinging his racket. Every Monday he regularly plays badminton with a team there.
The news of Markis Kido’s death was first spread by PBSI’s Public Relations Officer, Yuni Kartika. Through her personal social media account, Yuni said Kido had passed away today.
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Kido died at the age of 36. During his life, the player who was once paired with Hendra Setiawan was a world champion in 2007, winning gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.
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