Article 6NJW5 Tongan Olympic kitefoiler JJ Rice dies in diving accident at age of 18

Tongan Olympic kitefoiler JJ Rice dies in diving accident at age of 18

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JJ Rice, who had been chosen to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics, has died in a diving accident. He was 18.

Rice's father, Darren, confirmed his son's death on Monday to the Matangi Tonga newspaper.

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