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While coming out of the playing area after the game, Ayyappan complained of chest pain and fainted within minutes. On Sunday night, Thanjavur team defeated Sivakasi team represented by Ayyappan. Pudukottai: A 32-year-old kabaddi player died after developing chest pain during the ongoing south India-level kabaddi tournament in Pudukottai on Sunday night.The deceased, identified as Ayyappan, was suffering from congenital heart disease which led to his death, said doctors from the Pudukottai government hospital.Ayyappan was representing Sivakasi team in the kabaddi tournament organised under the banner of Alagu Natchiamman temple near Vellanur. Ayyappan died within an hour after fainting, before reaching the hospital. She said that it was not a typical heart attack in this case..