Shooting world champion Jorge Ballesteros dies at the age of 39

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He was found in his vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head.

Spanish athlete and shooting world champion Jorge Ballesteros passed away on Tuesday at the age of 39. The Royal Spanish Olympic Shooting Federation (RFEDETO) has communicated the sad news through social networks, where it has sent a message of condolence to the athlete’s relatives.

2017 world champion in Open, he also won three Europeans, six Extreme Europe Open and 17 Spanish championships, among others. The also police officer was found in his vehicle with a gunshot to the head, for which he was taken to hospital, where he died.

The president of the shooting federation, Miguel Francés, has expressed his condolences to the family and expressed his “sorrow” at the loss of “a great athlete” and an “exceptional human being”. Ballesteros is survived by his wife and two small children.

Source: La Verdad

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