June 17 (UPI) --Teen kitefoiler Jackson James Rice, who was seeking to become the first caucasian to represent Tonga in the Olympics, died in a diving accident this past weekend. The 18-year-old ...

Kitefoiler JJ Rice, 18, dies weeks before Olympic debut The 18-year-old was set to become the first Caucasian to represent Tonga at an Olympic Games. His father confirmed his death on Saturday.

Olympic flame arrives in France ahead of 2024 Paris Games 03:06. United States-born kitefoiler J.J. Rice, who was set to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics, died in a diving accident.He was 18.

Jackson James Rice has tragically died in a diving accident just weeks before being due to compete at the Paris Olympics. The 18-year-old had been set to become the first caucasian to represent ...

18-year-old kite-foiler Jackson James Rice died in a diving accident just weeks before he was set to compete in the Olympics.

An 18-year-old athlete who was set to make his Olympics debut in Paris in July has died in a tragic diving accident. J.J. Rice, a U.S.-born kitefoiler, was set to represent Tonga at the 2024 Paris ...

Tongan kitefoiler Jeakson James Rice, who was chosen to compete at the Paris Olympics, has died in a diving accident, Matangi Tonga reported on Monday.

Kitefoiler JJ Rice died in a diving accident recently before he was to make his Olympics debut later this summer. Courtesy World Sailing Association June 17 (UPI) --Teen kitefoiler Jackson James ...

Kitefoiler Jackson James Rice, who was gearing up to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics, has died aged 18. The athlete, who was known as JJ Rice, died on Saturday while free diving from a boat in ...

18-year-old would-be Olympian Jackson James Rice died just weeks before the start of the games in Paris. Rice was killed in a diving accident in Tonga from a “suspected shallow water blackout ...

June 17 (UPI) --Teen kitefoiler Jackson James Rice, who was seeking to become the first caucasian to represent Tonga in the Olympics, died in a diving accident this past weekend. The 18-year-old Rice, ...