Five-time Olympic cyclist choked to death on food at her Vegas apartment five days before her body was found
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Five-time Olympic cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos of Venezuela was found dead in her Las Vegas apartment on Friday, almost a week after she died from what appears to be choking on food, according to Spanish newspaper ABC. “With an outstanding career in track cycling, she represented us with honor in five Olympic Games, accumulating four Olympic diplomas and triumphs that always filled us with great pride,” the committee wrote in Spanish on X on Friday. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told The Independent it did not have any information about the death of someone named Daniela Larreal Chirinos. A glory of sport!” Larreal Chirinos, who once supported Maduro’s predecessor Hugo Chávez, later backed an opposing party, the center-right Vente Venezuela, according to Fox Sports.