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Two female athletes die at Central Java provincial games

Syabilla Rizkia Putri Raharja, 22, a finswimmer representing Jepara regency, died on Sunday after collapsing near the finish of the women’s 3,000-meter open-water finswimming event while Ayudiah Rivana Tridiandinita, 19, a pencak silat athlete representing Semarang city, died early Wednesday after undergoing surgery for a finger injury sustained during a match.

Two female athletes die at Central Java provincial games

Two female athletes perished during the 17th Central Java Provincial Games, succumbing to separate fates. Syabilla Rizkia Putri Raharja, a 22-year-old finswimmer from Jepara regency, died after collapsing during a women's 3,000-meter open-water finswimming race on Sunday. Her teammate, Ayudiah Rivana Tridiandinita, a 19-year-old pencak silat athlete representing Semarang city, passed away early Wednesday after undergoing surgery for a finger injury sustained in a match on Monday.

The injury occurred during a Class A pencak silat match against Nur Fadilah of Batang regency, lasting only one round before Ayudiah was injured while defending against her opponent's kick.

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