{
  "id": 16993492,
  "title": "Two female athletes die at Central Java provincial games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/two-female-athletes-die-at-central-java-provincial-games",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T02:14:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/10/29/two-female-athletes-die-at-central-java-provincial-games.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Two female athletes died at Central Java games.",
    "Syabilla Rizkia Putri Raharja, 22, drowned in race.",
    "Ayudiah Rivana Tridiandinita, 19, died post-surgery."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The sudden loss of these competitors highlights the inherent physical risks present in both endurance open-water racing and high-impact combat sports during regional athletic competitions.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}