Nineteen-year-old Jordanian boxer Rashed Al-Swaisat has passed away after suffering head injuries in a hospital on Monday.
The boxer was battling head injuries for 11 days following a bout in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championship which was concluded recently.
India emerged as the most successful nation in the tournament with eight gold and three bronze medals. At second place, it was Russia with three gold and five silver and three bronze medals.
Jordanian was admitted in hospital on April 16 and underwent surgery on his brain after collapsing in the third round of 81kg content against Estonia’s Anton Winogradow.
“The JOC, represented by its President, His Highness Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein, and members of the Board of Directors and the Jordanian sports family, mourned the deceased Al-Swaisat, so it offers sincere condolences and sympathy for his family, colleagues, and friends, and beseeches to God his ability to embrace the deceased with the breadth of his mercy and satisfaction.”
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) condoled the death saying, “It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of Rashed Al-Swaisat of Jordan, who had been admitted to hospital on April 16 further to his fight during the AIBA YWCHs. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and teammates, to whom we offer our sincere condolences.”