SINGAPORE — An investigation into the death of Pranav Madhaik, a Secondary 2 student-athlete at the Singapore Sports School, has revealed there was a safety lapse as his badminton coach failed to check on his well-being before leaving the track. The coach has been served a notice of dismissal.
Singapore Sports School student Pranav Madhaik died on Oct 11, 2023 after he was hospitalised following a fitness trial six days before.
After completing his time trial session on Oct 11 at about 6.26pm, Pranav reported to the badminton coach that he felt unwell. Pranav rested at the side of the starting point while the coach attended to the time-trial data on his phone. "The Singapore Sports School takes this matter seriously. The coach has been served a notice of dismissal," it said.
The track and field coach then assessed that Pranav had difficulty getting up even with help from other student-athletes, and activated the school’s boarding staff to assist at 6.45pm.
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