Francis “Frankie” Mossman, who appeared on television shows like Spartacus and The Horizon, died on Aug. 14 in Sydney, Australia. He was 33 and his death was confirmed by his brothers, who did not disclose a cause .
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Olympic athlete Olivia Podmore has tragically died at the age of 24 on Monday 9 August.The New Zealand cyclist, who competed in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, passed away hours after posting a message on her Instagram about the "struggle" of elite sport.
A New Zealand police spokesperson told Reuters police had attended a sudden death at a property in Waikato on New Zealand's upper North Island at 4pm New Zealand Standard Time (4:00 GMT).The cause of death is yet to be confirmed
.Francis “Frankie” Mossman, who appeared on television shows like Spartacus and The Horizon, died on Aug. 14 in Sydney, Australia. He was 33 and his death was confirmed by his brothers, who did not disclose a cause .
Not long after pulling off her gloves from her victorious bout in Toyko, gold medalist Kellie Harrington has revealed she’s excited to return to work in her hospital job.
New Zealand is mourning a beloved athlete…
Olivia Podmore, a former Olympic cyclist from New Zealand, has died at the young age of 24.
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2 min read The New Zealand weightlifter did not make the podium, after failing to advance to the final, but Laurel Hubbard has made history by becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete in an individual event at the Summer Olympics.
Olympic history on Monday by becoming the first openly transgender woman to compete in any Games. The 43-year-old athlete represented her home country of New Zealand in the women’s heavyweight competition.However, Hubbard’s hopes for a medal in the women’s 87+ kilogram competition fell short after she failed all three lift attempts.
Sunisa “Suni” Lee is officially an Olympic gold medalist. The 18-year-old American gymnast won the women’s all-around title at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday (July 29), thus securing her first-ever individual Olympic gold medal.
she pulled herself out of competition to focus on her mental health.Lee secured the individual gold with a score of 57.433, 0.135 points ahead of Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, despite trailing her initially. It was Lee’s turn on the uneven bars that helped her secure the win, as she notched a 15.3, which put her only 0.066 behind Andrade.
Olympic Games title in the women's gymnastics all-around. She edged Rebeca Andrade of Brazil in an entertaining and hotly contested final while Simone Biles cheered from the stands.