Saber Kazemi, who has recently signed with Qatari side Al Rayyan and appeared in team preparations for the upcoming club season, suffered a severe heart stop and possible brain damage yesterday afternoon.

He was immediately hospitalized but was left in a coma.
Kazemi, one of Iran’s volleyball stars and an ex-member of the Iran national team, had recently participated in Al Rayyan’s training. According to the information available, although not officially confirmed, the unfortunate incident occurred during activities at the hotel pool where Kazemi was staying.
Suddenly, his condition deteriorated, and the team of doctors is working to stabilize him from coma to a stable condition. He was resuscitated by medical staff and immediately transferred to a hospital. He is under intensive care in one of Doha’s hospitals, and currently under medically induced sleep for treatment.
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