Ernesto Wong: Difference between revisions

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At the end of the 1990s, he abandoned high-level sporting activity due to work and in 2003 he moved to [[Settimo Torinese]] in [[Turin]], [[Italy]], alongside his Italian wife, where he collaborated on a project to enlarge a baseball field in the town. For many seasons the Settimo club has been represented in all youth championships, and collected regional category titles and reached the national finals several times, bringing various athletes into the Academyacademy and the regional representative of Piedmont. In September 2019, Settimo's baseball team turned in to the A category, the major one for sports in Italy. Wong also played in [[Milan]]'s team, bringing the team to Serie A after major wins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportorino.com/news/2019/04/20/baseball-la-scuola-di-vita-di-ernesto-wong/46972|title=Baseball: la scuola di vita di Ernesto Wong|work=Sport Torino|date=20 April 2019|language=Italian}}</ref>

Wong died on 15 April 15, 2024, during a workplace accident in [[China]], which occurred on a pipe-laying ship. Wong was 50, and had worked as an industrial plumber.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.torinotoday.it/cronaca/morto-ernesto-wong-incidente-lavoro-cina-15-aprile-2024.html|title=Tragico incidente sul lavoro in Cina: morto Ernesto Wong, allenatore di baseball di Settimo Torinese|work=Torino Today|date=15 April 2024|language=Italian}}</ref>