Venezuela Olympic Committee: 'May she rest in peace' On Aug. 16, the Venezuela Olympic Committee posted a tribute to Chirinos on X. "With her outstanding career in track cycling, she achieved ...

Daniela Larreal of Venezuela. LIU JIN/AFP via Getty She was a five-time Olympian, having competed in Barcelona in 1992, Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in 2000, Athens in 2004 and London in 2012.

Venezuelan five-time Olympic cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos was found dead in her Las Vegas apartment after she choked to death on her food, police said. Authorities were called to the 50-year ...

Cycling is not big in Venezuela but the sport has played an important role in its Olympic history. The first Venezuelan athlete to compete at the Olympics was Julio César León, a cyclist who ...

The IOC created the Refugee Olympic Team in 2015, a year marked by the displacement of millions of people. It had 10 athletes at Rio 2016 and 29 at Tokyo 2020, including another Venezuelan, boxer ...

CARACAS, Venezuela — Francisco “Morochito” Rodríguez, the boxer who won Venezuela’s first Olympic gold medal, died Tuesday at age 78.Venezuela’s Olympic Committee confirmed Rodriguez ...

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Francisco "Morochito" Rodríguez, the boxer who won Venezuela's first Olympic gold medal, died Tuesday at age 78.

Francisco “Morochito” Rodríguez, the boxer who won Venezuela's first Olympic gold medal, died Tuesday at age 78. Venezuela's Olympic Committee confirmed Rodriguez' death on Wednesday on its ...

The boxer who won Venezuela's first Olympic gold medal has died. Francisco \ Francisco 'Morochito' Rodríguez, boxer who won Venezuela's first Olympic gold medal, dies at 78 | KSL.com ...