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Athlete Jackson James Rice, 18, Dead Weeks Before Olympic Debut
Kite foil racer Jackson James Rice died at the age of 18 following a freediving accident weeks before he was set to make his Olympic debut in Paris
“I was blessed with the most amazing brother in the whole world and it pains me to say that he’s passed away,” Jackson’s sister, Lily Rice, wrote via Facebook on Sunday, June 16. He had recently returned to his home in Ha’apai after he competed in the 2024 Formula Kite World Championships, which took place in the South of France. “It would be so nice if we could get the young kids sailing in Tonga and hopefully, yeah, push them through to the next Olympics,” Jackson told ABC Pacific earlier this year.
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