A 19-year-old British taekwondo athlete died after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest.
\n\nAccording to a GoFundMe post, Isabelle Sava had “passed away completely unexpectedly in her sleep”.
\n\nEmergency responders apparently “fought desperately to resuscitate her”.
\n\nSava reportedly dedicated “more than 10 years of her life” to Taekwondo.
\n\nIn an Instagram post by her club, she attained her 1st Degree Black Belt in 2019 and her 2nd Degree Black Belt in 2021.
\n\nIn 2022, Sava competed at the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) World Championships in the Netherlands and won a silver medal in sparring in her category.
\n\nShe also reportedly umpired taekwondo competitions.
\n\n“She had become a trusted and valued member of the taekwondo community, giving her time and experience back to a sport that had been such an important part of her life,” the GoFundMe page said.
\n\nSava also intended to pursue law and was preparing for her second year studying it at Queen Mary University of London.
\n\nShe was apparently “working towards her dream of becoming a commercial lawyer”.
\n\n“She was intelligent, ambitious, focused and incredibly determined. She knew where she wanted to go in life, and she was prepared to work hard to get there,” her GoFundMe page…
Original source: https://mothership.sg/
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