The coach of the Uzbekistan boxing team suffered a heart attack after his fighter's victory
Alex Olise
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
An unpleasant incident occurred at the Olympics. Uzbekistan's boxing coach, Tulkin Kilichev, suffered a heart attack after his fighter Hasanboy Dusmatov won the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
According to the Daily Mail, the first to assist Kilichev were two members of the British team – doctor Harj Singh and physiotherapist Robbie Lillis. Singh began performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, while Lillis used a defibrillator.
“The Uzbekistan coaches had returned to the warm-up area to celebrate the victory, but soon cries for help were heard. It was clear that medical assistance was needed. Harj was the first to react, and I followed with a first aid kit.
When I arrived about 30 seconds later, Harj was already performing CPR. There were many people around, so we had to clear the area. I quickly retrieved the defibrillator and attached the electrodes. After analyzing the heart rhythm, the device recommended a shock, which we delivered.
At first, Kilichev did not regain consciousness, but after 20-30 seconds, with Harj continuing the resuscitation, he suddenly woke up, and it was incredible,” shared Lillis.
