On June 14, Beijing time, the bad news came from the world badminton world, according to Indonesian media reports, The Indonesian badminton star, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Men's Doubles Champion Marquis Quito died of a heart attack while playing, at the age of 36.
Born in Jakarta on 11 August 1984 and 1.65 metres tall, Markis Quito was a golden pair of men's doubles pair he and ranked no. 1 in the world. Their brightest moment was when they won the men's doubles gold medal together at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where they beat China's Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng in the final. They also won the 2006 World Cup, the 2007 World Championships and the 2010 Asian Games Men's Doubles Title.
After the 2010 Asian Games, Markis Quito faded out of the national team, faded out of the competition after 2014, and in 2018 he returned to a competition in Indonesia, finishing second in men's doubles.
Setiavan, who is still preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, was devastated to learn of Quito's death, saying: "I would like to express my deepest condolences to one of the best partners of my life, he is an extraordinary and talented player and is lucky to be your partner." ”
It is worth mentioning that the former South Korean male doubles star Jeong Jae-sung died of a heart attack at home on March 9, 2018, at the age of 35. Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae are a legendary South Korean men's doubles duo that won bronze medals at the 2012 London Olympics and 2 silver and 1 bronze at the 2007, 2009 and 2011 World Championships. It is reported that Zheng Zaicheng did not have much signs before his death, and his wife called the police after finding out that it was not good, but it did not save Zheng Zaicheng's young life.
The figure below shows Zheng Zaicheng on the left and Li Longda on the right.