Colombian weightlifter Edwin Mosquera Roa was shot and killed Saturday in Palmira, Colombia, Spanish paper AS reported.
"Weightlifting is mourning," the Colombian weightlifting federation said in a statement (h/t AS). "Edwin Mosquera, notable athlete who represented Colombia at the last Olympic Games in Rio 2016, died yesterday. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends."
Citing a report by Colombian newspaper El Espectador, the Mirror's Jon Livesey reported an argument at a bar in Palmira may have led to Mosquera Roa's shooting.
Mosquera Roa, 32, finished 15th in the 69-kilogram competition in Rio de Janeiro.