Rajasthan's 21-Year-Old Wushu Champion Passes Away In Ring Following Cardiac Arrest
Mohit Sharma, while representing Rajasthan University, passed away after a cardiac arrest during a second-round bout against Anand of Annamalai University in the men's 85kg event in the All India Inter-University Wushu Championship.
A 21-year-old boy from Rajasthan, who was a wushu champion, passed away in the ring during a fight at Chandigarh University on Monday, in an incident that has sent shockwaves among the community.
Mohit Sharma, while representing Rajasthan University, passed away after a cardiac arrest during a second-round bout against Anand of Annamalai University in the men’s 85kg event in the All India Inter-University Wushu Championship.
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Since 2019, Mohit’s father Ashok has been living away from his family in Alwar to run a small grocery shop in Jaipur to support the former’s sporting ambitions, but it all came to a sudden halt for the family.
“Mohit was passionate about wushu and other martial arts and that was the reason he made me shift to Jaipur so that he could train at a local college. It was tough for me as I opened the parchun shop to support Mohit and my family including my wife Sunita and daughters, Nisha and Ritika back in the village," Ashok said while speaking to The Indian Express.
“With his loss, we have lost everything including our dreams to see him win medals," Ashok added.
Mohit had earlier chosen karate and kickboxing and competed in an international kickboxing tournament in Thailand as well, according to the Indian Express report. It was in 2023 that he began wushu in Jaipur and trained under local coaches at the Chaugan Stadium in the city.
“Mohit was passionate about martial arts and would rarely miss any training day. He would come for practice with us at the stadium ground and when I met him last week, he was excited about playing in the All India Inter University meet in Chandigarh University," Rajat Gupta, Mohit’s fellow trainee, told The Indian Express.
In a video recorded by the coaches for review purposes, Mohit was seen winning the first round before being taken out of the mat by Anand in the second round. With the referee asking Mohit and Anand to come to the mat, the former abided and charged at Anand when the match resumed but collapsed.
“Mohit had won the university trials earlier and was part of our team here. He won the first round but then collapsed suddenly. The doctors gave him CPR though we could not see any automated external defibrillator (AED) at the venue," Heera Chaudhary, head coach of the Rajasthan University wushu team, told The Indian Express.
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