Tragic Death of Olympic-Bound Tongan Athlete JJ Rice Rocks the World
Nuku’alofa, Tonga – A tragedy struck the Tongan sports community as 18-year-old JJ Rice, set to represent Tonga in the Paris 2024 Summer Games, tragically passed away in a free-diving accident. Rice, an American-born kitefoiler who was eager to make his Olympic debut in the new Olympic sport, is believed to have succumbed to a shallow water blackout, a dangerous situation where a diver loses consciousness in shallow water. Despite his American roots, Rice was …