stefan_henze_0.jpg Stefan Henze celebrates winning a silver medal at the Athens Games in 2004. Photo: ReutersThe coach of Germany's canoe slalom team, Stefan Henze, died from head injuries sustained in a car crash last week in Rio de Janeiro, the German Olympics team has said. "We are endlessly sad on this day," said German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) President Alfons Hoermann in a statement. "Words cannot come close to describing how we in the Olympic team feel after this dreadful incident." "Today sports, for which the entire team came to Rio, moves into the background," said team chief Michael Vesper.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 15, 2016 20:48 UTC