Rising sports star Zulqarnain Haider, 14, suddenly dies as tributes paid to ‘phenomenal’ young athlete
AN aspiring teenage athlete has been hailed as a “phenomenal talent” after dying suddenly at the age of 14.
Zulqarnain Haider was a rising star at the Keilor Little Athletics Club in Melbourne, Australia.
The teen also had 18 records to his name and represented Victoria at national level.
In a tribute, the club wrote: “Little Athletics Victoria is shocked and saddened to learn of the recent and sudden passing of Keilor Little Athlete, Zulqarnain Haider.
“‘Zulq’, to those who knew him, was an athlete with extraordinary ability.
His athletics achievements in his very short life were possibly peerless.”