Boxing Coach Lionel Fatupaito Dies at Paris Olympics
The International Boxing Association (IBA) confirmed the sudden death of Lionel Elika Fatupaito, Samoa’s national boxing coach, at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Fatupaito, who was reportedly 60 years old, passed away in the Olympic Village on Friday morning. The cause of death was reported as natural. Fatupaito was in Paris to coach Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali, the only Samoan boxer participating in the Olympics. Plodzicki-Faoagali, a two-time Pacific Games heavyweight champion, was scheduled to compete against Belgium’s …