Teen gymnast Naufal Takdir Al Bari dead after severe neck injury

An rising gymnast who hoped to signify his dwelling nation within the Olympic Video games died on Thursday after a critical harm throughout a coaching accident in Russia.

The Indonesian Gymnastics Federation confirmed the dying of Naufal Takdir al Bari, 19, which befell after a 12 -day keep in Intensive Care.

“The Indonesian Gymnastics Federation is in mourning, male athlete Naufal Takdir Al Bari has died,” the group wrote on Instagram. “The 19-year-old gymnast breathed his final after 12 days in intensive care within the intensive care within the GA Zakhayin hospital.”

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This photograph taken on August 30, 2024, reveals the Indonesian gymnast Naufal Takdir al Bari who represents East Java that competes on the twenty first Nationwide Sports activities Week in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. (Hendra Syamhari/AFP through Getty photographs)

Al Barari reportedly suffered a critical neck harm after he fell right into a foam pit whereas coaching on the excessive bar, based on the social media publish of the Russian Gymnastics Federation.

Al Bari regarded on the qualification for the Olympic Video games in Los Angeles in 2028.

An Olympic flag on the College of South California on March 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Kirby Lee/Getty photographs)

Within the run -up to the summer time video games, nevertheless, Bari had already set his sights on the inventive world championships Inventive Gymnastics in Indonesia. The championships are deliberate to start out in October.

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In an announcement, the Indonesian gymnastics chairman Ita Yuliati Al Barari described as ‘a proficient younger athlete and a great determine’.

“Indonesian gymnastics has misplaced the very best of the nation,” the reason went additional and added: “This can be a deep blow and sorrow for us. Could the household get power.”

This photograph taken On August 30, 2024, the Indonesian gymnast Naufal Takdir Al Bari reveals that East Java represents that competes on the twenty first Nationwide Sports activities Week in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. (Hendra Syamhari / AFP)

An investigation into the dying of Al Bari concluded that he was poorly ready for the coaching session.

“Now we have carried out the mandatory analysis and all of the circumstances surrounding the harm have been established. Sadly, the athlete was not keen to hold out such a posh aspect,” mentioned Vice President of the Russian Gymnastics Federation, Vasily Titov, in a TelegrampTranslated from Russian.

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It stays unclear which particular stunt has already carried out bari within the run -up to the tragic occasion.

The Indonesian Gymnastics Federation didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for feedback.

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