Texas: Serbian CrossFit Athlete Lazar Đukić Dies During Swimming Competition

(Photo: SAMANTHA LAUREY/AFP via Getty Images) By OAN Staff James Myers and Brooke Mallory Thursday, August 8, 2024 4:27 PM Officials at the CrossFit Games in Texas announced a tragic death of a swimmer during the event. advertisement According to Barbell Sports, Lazar Djukic, 28, disappeared around 8 a.m. Thursday near the end of a […]
CrossFit Games Athlete Tragically Drowns During Event in Texas

CrossFit athlete Lazar Dukich drowned during a swimming competition in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday, just 100 yards from the finish line, according to reports. Dukic was seen struggling in the water near the end of a swimming competition in Maligne Creek Lake and suddenly Sunk At around 8:00 a.m. Daily Express. The swimmers completed […]
CrossFit Games athlete drowns in Texas lake during swimming portion of competition

A CrossFit Games athlete drowned during a swimming competition in Marine Creek Lake in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday morning. According to Fox 4Fort Worth police will not release the player’s identity until the Tarrant County coroner’s report is completed and the victim’s family is notified. According to multiple reports, the athlete who went missing […]
German teammate shades ‘World’s Sexiest Athlete,’ Alica Schmidt, after disappointing Olympics start

German track and field star Alica Schmidt appears to be caught up in some drama within her team at the Paris Olympics. Schmidt, nicknamed “the world’s sexiest athlete,” was selected to compete in the mixed 4x400m relay, with the German team coming in seventh place and eliminated in the qualifying round last Friday. The result […]
Belgium withdraws from Olympic triathlon event after athlete who swam in Seine River gets sick

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Belgium pulls out of triathlon in Seine after athlete falls ill

The Belgian Olympic Committee said the country’s mixed triathlon team withdrew from Monday’s mixed relay triathlon race after one of its athletes fell ill after swimming in a race down the Seine River last week. “BOIC and Belgian Triathlon must unfortunately announce that the ‘Belgian Hammers’ will not compete in tomorrow’s mixed relay at the […]
Japan Olympic Authority Threatens Police Action for Athlete ‘Defamation’ Online

The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) on Thursday warned that it would take “legal action,” including calling in the police, against “defamatory” online comments made about its athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, and urged the public to refrain from abusive language and not to increase the “anxiety and fear” of the athletes. “We […]
British BMX athlete Kyle Whyte stretchered off after crash

Britain’s Kai White suffered a heavy crash in the semi-final and was treated by several paramedics before being carried off the BMX track on a stretcher. Friday night at the Paris Olympics. White, a reigning Olympic silver medallist, fell after descending a steep starting ramp near the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome and entering the 410-metre course. […]
Olympic judge dismissed from Games after photo with athlete, coach surfaces on social media

A surfing judge in Tahiti was removed from the Olympics this week after a photo of him alongside a competitor went viral. Australian judge Benjamin Lowe, Australian surfing team member Ethan Ewing and coach Bede Durbidge posed for a group photo on a break from competition during the competition, which attracted attention. The International Surfing […]
Flavor Flav helps US Olympic athlete pay rent after cries for help on social media

U.S. Olympians are struggling with rent and food prices amid soaring inflation during the upcoming Olympics, and now a rapper is stepping up to help. U.S. discus thrower Veronica Fraley posted on X on Thursday that she couldn’t pay her rent ahead of her Olympic debut on Friday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON […]