J.J. Rice, a kitefoiler from the United States who was supposed to compete for Tonga at the Olympics in Paris, passed away in a diving accident. He was eighteen. Darren Rice, the father of Rice, informed the Matangi Tonga newspaper on Monday of his son’s passing. Jackson The first Caucasian athlete to represent Tonga in an Olympic Games was James Rice. He passed away on Saturday in Faleloa, on the Tonga archipelago’s island of Ha’apai.
According to Matangi Tonga, he may have had a shallow water blackout while free diving from a boat. The attempts to bring him back to life failed. Lily, Rice’s sister, posted on Facebook, saying, “I was blessed with the most amazing brother in the whole world, and it pains me to say that he’s passed away.” “He would have qualified for the Olympics and won a big, shiny medal because he was an incredible kitefoiler.” He made a ton of incredible pals all around the world.
Although Rice’s parents are British, they were born in the United States and raised him on Ha’apai, where his parents own a vacation lodge. His Olympic spot was earned in December when he placed eighth in the Sail Sydney competition. Kitefoiling will make its Olympic debut at the Paris Olympics. Rice had just returned from training and competition in Europe. At over 50 kph (30 mph) speeds, kitefoilers compete using boards raised off the water by foils.
