Samoan boxing coach Lionel Elika Fatupaito died at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday, July 26. The Samoa Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee confirmed that the manager passed away in ...

Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali stepped into the ring this past week grieving the loss of his longtime coach. After a tough bout at his first Olympic match, the Samoan boxer reflected on his decision to keep ...

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 ...

Follow live coverage of day five of the 2024 Paris Olympics, including dedicated basketball, swimming, and soccer coverage Lionel Fatu Elika, the national boxing coach of Samoa, died Friday at the ...

The boxing community is mourning the loss of Lionel Elika Fatupaito, the esteemed national boxing coach of Samoa, who tragically passed away at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The International Boxing ...

Samoa’s Lionel Elika Fatupaito has died in Paris at the 2024 Olympics, the International Boxing Association announced on Saturday. The boxing coach died while in the Olympic Village on Friday morning, ...

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, Samoa's national boxing coach, died at the Paris Olympics, the Samoa Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee announced Saturday. Elika, 60, died Friday at the Olympic ...

After fighting his way to the Paris Games and giving himself a shot at an Olympic medal, Samoa's Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali said the death of his coach had left him struggling mentally. Coach Lionel Elika ...