Entry posted by ADMIN
218 views
France´s women´s world featherweight champion Angelique Duchemin died aged 26 on Tuesday. Photo: FilePERPIGNAN: France´s women´s world featherweight champion Angelique Duchemin died aged 26 on Tuesday after suffering a heart problem in training.
Duchemin fell ill at her boxing club in Thuir in the Pyrenees Orientales region on Monday evening.
She received a cardiac massage before being rushed to hospital in Perpignan, the head of the local boxing federation Jacques Rovira told AFP.
She passed away in hospital on Tuesday morning, apparently of a pulmonary embolism, Rovira added.
Duchemin, whose father, also a boxer, died of a heart attack in 2013, was a double champion of France and Europe in 2015 and won her world title in May.
She was due to defend her title on October 12 in Montpellier.
France´s Olympic champion, Estelle Mossely, posted on Twitter: "It´s with sadness that I heard about the death of Angelique Duchemin! We started out in the team together. So young... my condolences to her family."
0 Comments
Recommended Comments
There are no comments to display.
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now