A Samoan boxing coach has died after suffering cardiac arrest in the 2024 Paris Olympic village on Friday, officials said.
A Samoan boxing coach has died after suffering cardiac arrest in the 2024 Paris Olympic village on Friday, officials said.
The sudden death of Lionel Fatu Elika, 60, was announced by the Samoa Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee (SASNOC) in a statement obtained by Fox News.
“Lionel was one of Samoa’s top boxing coaches and a great believer in the Olympic ideal,” SASNOC president Pauga Talalelei Pauga said.
“Our thoughts and those of the entire Samoan sporting community are with Lionel’s family, his boxers, and friends.
