Olympic athlete Tori Bowie dies at age 32

Olympic athlete Tori Bowie, 32, has died. The athlete was found dead on May 2 at her Florida home, as revealed by TMZ. Her death was confirmed a day later by her representation agency, Icon Management Inc. on social media:

The American athlete made headlines in 2016. During her participation in the Olympic Games in Brazil, she won three medals: silver in the 100 meters, bronze in the 200 meters and gold in the 4x100 relay. After this, although she had tried to stay active in the sports world, she was not so lucky. In fact, in 2021, she did not try out for the team that would represent the nation in the Tokyo Olympics.

Athletics world mourns the death of Tori Bowie

She did manage to leave her mark on other athletes with whom she coincided during her sporting career. Many took to social media to express their grief at Bowie's passing. Her rival, Shelly-Ann Frasey-Pryce, said on social media that Bowie's "energy and smile" would always be with her:

Noah Lyles, the bronze medal-winning athlete at the Tokyo Olympics in the 200 meters, also reacted to Bowie's death and issued the following statement on Twitter:

*Update*

On June 13, 2023, a report from the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office in Florida stated that Bowie died due to complications in childbirth as she had "a well-developed fetus" of about eight months. Her death was due to delivery complications from eclampia, and no evidence of "foul play" was detected, as initially suspected.