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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