16-year-old national-level basketball participant Hardik Rathi died in a freak accident at a sports activities complicated in Haryana’s Rohtak on Tuesday after an iron basketball pole collapsed on him throughout observe. The sufferer, Hardik, had represented Haryana in a number of sub-junior and youth nationwide championships.The incident happened on the Lakhan Majra village sports activities floor and was captured on CCTV. Different gamers rushed to raise the pole and transfer him to hospital, however he succumbed to his accidents.As per a TOI report, the Lakhan Majra facility, which falls beneath the Gram Panchayat, had reportedly not undergone correct upkeep for practically 4 years, elevating issues over the maintenance of rural and district-level sports activities infrastructure in Haryana.{The teenager} had a robust document at nationwide occasions, profitable medals on the Sub-Junior Nationals in Kangra and Hyderabad, and the Youth Nationals in Puducherry.The tragedy has intensified scrutiny over the state of sports activities infrastructure in Haryana, particularly because it comes simply two days after the same case in Bahadurgarh, the place a 15-year-old boy died when a basketball pole fell on him throughout observe.Following the Rohtak incident, Sports activities State Minister Gaurav Gautam suspended the District Sports activities Officer and briefly shut the basketball courtroom. A high-level overview assembly has been scheduled for November 28 at Tau Devilal Stadium.Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra reacted sharply to the incident, posting an emotional message on X. “A baby stepped onto a courtroom with pleasure and power… and he by no means returned dwelling,” he wrote, calling it a ache no father or mother ought to endure. He urged authorities to deal with the tragedy as a reminder of how a lot care should go into safeguarding sporting areas, including that each baby “ought to really feel protected once they step onto a playground, a area or a courtroom.”

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stated he’ll search a full report on the matter.