An emergency occurred in Kazakhstan's capital when football goalposts collapsed onto a minor athlete during a training session. The incident happened the day before, and the injured child was promptly taken to a medical facility where necessary assistance is being provided, reports infohub.kz.
The Kazakhstan Football Federation (KFF) issued an official statement expressing serious concern over the incident. The statement, published on the federation's website, specifies that the tragedy unfolded on a field rented by a private football school for training.
"According to preliminary information, during a training session, football goalposts fell on a child. The injured person was taken to a medical facility where necessary medical assistance is being provided," the KFF statement said.
The federation assured that it fully supports the child and their family in this difficult situation. Additionally, the KFF has already launched an internal inspection of the technical condition of the facility and equipment, and is investigating all circumstances of the incident. Federation representatives emphasized their readiness to provide full assistance to competent authorities in determining the causes of what happened.
"Currently, the KFF is investigating all circumstances of the incident and conducting an internal inspection of the technical condition of the facility and equipment. The federation is also ready to provide all necessary information and assist competent authorities in establishing the circumstances of the incident," the press service added.