Samonan Boxing coach Lionel Elika Fatupaito passed away Friday morning in the Olympic Village.
Samona boxing coach Lionel Elika Fatupaito died in Paris at the 2024 Olympic Games. The International Boxing Association announced on Saturday.Fatupaito was 60. He reportedly passed away due to a cardiac arrest.Aadi Nair of Reuters shared the statement that the IBA released of Fatupaito's death.'We at the IBA extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Lionel Elika Fatupaito, the national boxing coach of Samoa, who tragically passed away during Paris 2024.
'No words can express how I feel but rest in love coach Lionel,' Plodzicki-Faoagali, 25, wrote on his Instagram story. 'Our last picture together before you passed yesterday Grand Master.''I first met coach Lionel when I was 15 trialling for Samoa's Youth team. He was a kind and generous coach, not only with his time, material things, but also his knowledge,' Plodzicki-Faoagali wrote, alongside a photo of himself and Fatupaito. 'You will be sorely missed coach ...
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