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Josaia Raisuqe, Olympic rugby silver medalist from Paris 2024, dies at age 30 in road accident

Josaia Raisuqe, Olympic rugby silver medalist from Paris 2024, dies at age 30 in road accident



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Josaia Raisuqe, who won the men’s rugby sevens silver medal with Fiji at the Paris 2024 Olympics, has died, his club Castres Olympique said in a statement Thursday. He was 30 years old.

Castres, a rugby union club which plays in France’s prestigious Top 14 championship, said Raisuqe died in a “road accident” and that the team learned of the death Thursday morning.

CNN has reached out to local French police and Fiji Rugby for comment.

In a statement, Castres said the club “is in mourning” and postponed its game against ASM Clermont that was scheduled for Saturday.

“The entire CO (Castres Olympique)…

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