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Indonesian Gymnast Naufal Takdir Al Bari, 19, Dies After Training Fall in Russia

Russian investigators say he attempted a complex element beyond his readiness, with the specific skill undisclosed.

Overview

  • He suffered a severe neck injury after falling into a foam pit while training on the high bar at a national camp in Penza, Russia.
  • Doctors kept him in intensive care for 12 days at G. A. Zakharyin Hospital before his death on Sept. 25, according to Indonesian officials.
  • The Russian Gymnastics Federation says its probe found he was not prepared for the difficulty of the element, though it has not named the skill.
  • The Indonesian Gymnastics Federation publicly mourned him, noting he was preparing for October’s World Championships in Jakarta and was viewed as a 2028 Olympic hopeful.
  • Russian officials said they would assist with repatriation; he had been training at the Burtasy center with teammates and coaches since Sept. 1, and no further technical details have been released.