(CBS NEWS) - The national boxing coach for Samoa died at the Paris Olympic Village, officials said Saturday. Lionel Elika Fatupaito died from cardiac arrest on Friday, shortly before the 2024 Games’ ...

SIUMU, Samoa — 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 underwater, ...

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 ...

For coastal Indigenous communities in American Samoa, giant clams are deeply rooted in fa‘a Sāmoa (the Samoan way of life) and local food systems. According to the findings of a study published in ...

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 ...

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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 ...