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At the age of 24 years, Olympic cyclist Olivia Podmore dies

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New Zealand Olympic athlete Olivia Podmore has died at the age of 24.

The racing cyclist who competed for her country at the Rio 2016 Games and at the 2018 Commonwealth Games tragically passed away shortly after posting a message on Instagram where she spoke about the “struggle” of sport and the “feeling when you lose”.

In a now deleted post from her Instagram page, she wrote: “Sport is an amazing outlet for so many people, it’s a struggle, it’s a fight but it’s so joyous.

“The feeling when you win is unlike any other, but the feeling when you lose, when you don’t get selected even when you qualify, when [you’re] injured, when you don’t meet society’s expectations such a owning a house, marriage, kids all because [you’re] trying to give everything to your sport is also unlike any other.”

Her death was confirmed by her brother Mitchell in a touching Facebook post.

He said: “Rest in peace to my gorgeous sister and loved daughter of Phil Podmore.

“Forever in our hearts.

“Love you more than anything.”

The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) also released a statement saying “her loss will be felt across” the whole country’s sporting community.

The statement read: “We offer our deepest condolences to family, friends and others in the NZ community who are grieving this loss.

“She was a valued team member and her loss will be felt across the New Zealand Sporting Community.”

A spokesperson for the Waikato Police department in New Zealand confirmed to local news outlet Stuff that they “are making enquiries in relation to the death”.

The spokesperson said: “Police are making enquiries in relation to the death on behalf of the coroner.

“The coroner will release their finding in due course.”

Four years ago talented cyclist Olivia represented her country in Brazil, when she and teammate Natasha Hansen finished ninth in the team sprint event.

She also competed in the cycling sprint when she finished in 23rd place in qualification, however, she was unable to finish the keirin event that year because of a crash on the track.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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May 5, 2022

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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