SIUMU, Samoa (AP) — Under clear skies Tuesday, shortly after sunrise in the beachside fishing village of Siumu, Samoa, a dozen men and children prepared their small boats for a day at sea. But ...

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. The coach, who was working with Samoa's lone ...

Lionel Fatu Elika, the national boxing coach of Samoa, died at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday after reportedly suffering cardiac arrest while at the Olympic village. He was 60 years old. The Samoa ...

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The 60-year-old died on Friday morning and the news was confirmed by the Samoan Olympic Committee. In a statement, Committee president Pauga Talalelei Pauga said: “Lionel was one of Samoa’s top boxing ...

The Samoan sporting community has suffered a tragic loss at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Lionel Fatu Elika, the country's national boxing coach, died in the athletes’ Olympic Village July 26, the first ...