Taekwondo champion Isabelle Sava, 19, dies unexpectedly in her sleep
A family friend launched a GoFundMe to help her parents cover funeral and unexpected costs, and donors had raised more than 13,900 pounds.
- Taekwondo champion Isabelle Sava died unexpectedly in her sleep at age 19 on August 17, 2026, after suffering a cardiac arrest, according to her family.
- Family friend Adriana Agache launched a GoFundMe to support parents Laura and Ovi Sava, noting that emergency responders "fought desperately to resuscitate her" following the incident.
- Sava earned a 2nd Degree Black Belt and won a silver medal at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships in the Netherlands after training for more than 10 years.
- Donations have reached more than 13,900 British pounds toward the 16,000-pound goal, supporting the family of a student who "was working towards her dream of becoming a commercial lawyer."
- The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada reports 60,000 cardiac arrests occur annually outside hospitals, with signs including sudden collapse, unresponsiveness, and breathing difficulties.
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19-year-old British taekwondo world medallist dies after cardiac arrest in her sleep, World News
A 19-year-old British taekwondo world medallist died in her sleep after suffering an unexpected cardiac arrest, according to details shared in a fundraising campaign set up following her death.Isabelle Sava died on Aug 17, after emergency services "fought desperately to resuscitate her and save her life", family friend Adriana Agache wrote on a GoFundMe page launched on behalf of Sava's...
Taekwondo champion Isabelle Sava, dies in sleep from cardiac arrest, family friend reveals
Isabelle Sava, a Taekwondo champion and aspiring lawyer, died unexpectedly in her sleep at age 19 on August 17, 2026.Just two days after her passing, a GoFundMe page, created for her parents by Sava's family friend Adriana...
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Taekwondo champion Isabelle Sava, 19, dies unexpectedly in her sleep
Isabelle Sava, a 19-year-old taekwondo champion, died in her sleep from cardiac arrest.
The world of sport received with shock the news of the death of Isabelle Sava, a young British athlete who lost his life last August 17 at the age of 19.
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