J. Lindsay (photo) died while cutting weight (Photo: Reproduction Facebook)
A muay thai fighter, just 18 years old, died during the weight cutting process in Perth, Australia. Jessica Lindsay, who started playing the sport just two years ago, was preparing to face Shanice Desilva, when she ended up fainting during a race. She remained in the hospital for four days, but did not survive and died over the weekend.
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The athlete needed to reach the 64 kg limit to compete against Desilva and was running on November 10th, when she ended up fainting due to the heat. The information is from the Australian TV channel Nine News. The Australian Combat Sports Commission released a statement promising to review processes and guides “around safeguarding competitions”, but revealed that weight cutting was not currently covered by the organization's legislation.
According to the young woman's posts on social media, she felt “good and healthy” before the fight with Desilva, saying she felt in shape nine days before fainting, but had complained about the weight cut, saying it was “unhealthy”. lose weight, also through social media, two days before his fatal faint.
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