According to reports from Fox Sports and the Spanish daily ABC, former Olympic cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos passed away after choking on food at her condominium in Las Vegas. She was fifty years old.
On Friday, August 16, the Venezuelan athlete was discovered de.ad in her apartment. Her coworkers at a hotel in Las Vegas had reported her missing when she failed to arrive to work on Monday, August 12. According to a story from Fox Sports that was translated from Spanish, the athlete was found passed in her apartment.
Fox Sports said that the police “concluded that the cause of loss had been asphyxiation caused by solid food remains found in her trachea.” This is despite the fact that the Clark County Coroner’s Office has informed Fox News that an official cause of loss for Chirinosos is still pending.
A number of individuals have attempted to get a remark from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department as well as the Clark County Coroner’s Office about Chirinos’ loss.
On August 16, the Venezuela Olympic Committee paid respect to Chirinosos by posting a message on X, which was previously known as Twitter.
A translation of the message said, “The COV Board of Directors regrets the departure of Daniela Larreal,” and there was a statement to that effect. “With an outstanding career in track cycling, he managed to represent us with honour in five Olympic Games, accumulate four Olympic diplomas and triumphs that always filled us with great pride.”
A photograph of Chirinosos was included in the post. In the picture, she is seen carrying a medal as her eyes are closed and a flag is wrapped over her shoulders.
She participated in the Olympic Games five times, the first time in Barcelona in 1992, the second time in Atlanta in 1996, the third time in Sydney in 2000, to Athens in 2004, and to London in 2012.
Her greatest performance was in the Team Sprint final event in London, when she finished seventh. According to Fox News, she was one of the most successful cyclists in her nation. Her highest placing came in the final race. The Pan American Games and the Pan American Championships both awarded her a gold medal, and she also won the gold medal.
