Alex Melei Rose, Samoan discus thrower, made HISTORY by qualifying for the Olympic finals in Paris, his third Olympic Games appearance: making Rose the first Pacific Islander in almost 70 years to reach an Olympic final in athletics.⁠ ⁠ Rose will be competing in the finals tomorrow, Thursday.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🏅Join NextShark’s newsletter to get the daily schedules for all Asian American athletes and general updates on the Paris Olympics 2024. Click our linkinbio to sign up to our daily newsletter.⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News NextShark⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #news #alexmeleirose #discusthrower #parisolympics #2024olympics #teamusa #asianathletes #samoanathletes #pacificislander #samoa⁠