The Samoan sporting community has suffered a tragic loss at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Lionel Fatu Elika, Samoa's national boxing coach, passed away in the athletes' Olympic Village in Paris on the first day of the 2024 Games.Lionel Fatu Elika, the country's national boxing coach, died in the athletes’ Olympic Village July 26, the first day of the Games. He was 60 years old.It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Lionel Fatu Elika, one of Samoa’s top boxing coaches, who passed away this morning, local Paris time, in the Paris 2024 Games Village.
Following news of the death of Lionel, also known as Lionel Elika Fatupaito, Ato shared a tribute to his coach.July 27, alongside a throwback pic of the two."He was a kind and generous coach, not only with his time, material things, but also his knowledge." Ato also posted his final pic of himself with Lionel on his Instagram Stories, writing,"No words can express how I feel but rest in love coach Lionel. Our last photo together before you passed yesterday Grand Master..."The Australia-born boxer is competing in his second Olympic Games, after making his debut in 2021 at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He is scheduled to face off against Belgium’s Victor Schelstraete in a 92-kilogram preliminary competition July 28.
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