United States-born kitefoiler J.J. Rice who was to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics has died in a diving accident. Rice’s father Darren Rice confirmed his son’s death Monday to the Matangi Tonga newspaper. Jackson James Rice was to be the first caucasian to represent Tonga at an Olympic games.
About 400 tonnes of oil has washed onto the city-state's southern shores after a shipping crash.
Conner Mantz and Clayton Young, who are friends, Utah natives and former national champions at BYU. will embark together at the Olympic Games in Paris to represent Team USA.