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A gymnast who was projected to qualify for the 2028 Olympic Games has died at age 19

Naufal Takdir Al Bari died on Thursday, Sept. 25, almost two weeks after a "training accident"

The Indonesian athlete was remembered as "the nation's best" after his death

Naufal Takdir Al Bari, a gymnast who was projected to qualify for the 2028 Olympic Games, has died following a training accident. He was 19.

Bari died in Penza, Russia, on Thursday, Sept. 25, after he spent 12 days in intensive care for his injuries, the Indonesian Gymnastics Federation announced on Instagram .

“The Indonesian Gymnastics Federation is in mourning, male athlete Naufal Takdir Al Bari has passed away,” the organization wrote. “The 19-year-old gymnast breathed his last after undergoing intensive care for

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