Grant Wahl began his career as a journalist in 1996 with Sports Illustrated, after graduating from Princeton University. He did some of the groundbreaking work like reporting on basketball legend Lebron James, the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup won by the USA, and a feature story on Claudio and Danielle Reyna – a soccer duo from the USA.
The new headlines covered the sudden death of Grant Wahl during the FIFA World Cup. Everybody was confused as to how the journalist lost his life at the age of 49 years. To know about the real cause of his death read the full article.
Grant Wahl’s early life
Grant Wahl (December 2, 1973 – December 10, 2022) was an American sports journalist and soccer analyst for CBS Sports and is a writer in the sports industry.
He is very well known for supporting his country in the sphere of sports and is a very well-known journalist in the U.S.
He supported both the men’s and women’s soccer teams of the U.S. and is seen supporting other sports as well. He is very well-versed in his field and takes quite an active part in the sports industry.
Grant Wahl’s wife and children
Dr Celine Gounder, the wife of Grant Wahl is a noted epidemiologist and infectious disease expert who worked on Joe Biden’s COVID-19 task force.
They both married in the year 2001 and are seen as a very powerful couple. Even after the death of her husband, she stood very strong and gave answers to all the questions that were asked regarding Grant Wahl’s death.
She also added a statement on Twitter, “I am so thankful for the support of my husband @GrantWahl’s soccer family & of so many friends who’ve reached out tonight”.
The couple doesn’t have children together.
Grant Wahl’s death
On December 10, the American soccer journalist, Grant Wahl died while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands in Lusail Stadium, Qatar.
The wife of American sports journalist Grant Wahl said that a rupture of the aortic aneurysm caused his death.
Dr. Celine Gounder, wife of Grant Wahl is a noted epidemiologist and infectious disease expert who worked on Joe Biden’s COVID-19 task force.
Her body was taken to New York City where his body was dissected and it was identified that he had “a rupture of the aortic aneurysm and there was inflammation and bleeding around the heart” and it was not related to any news swirling around the fact that the cause of his death was due to the side effects of having COVID-19 vaccine.
According to Celine Gunder, “the pressure on the chest he felt shortly before his death may have been the initial symptoms,” but “no resuscitation or shocks could save him”.
The journalist had mentioned his pain on his blog, saying, “My body is failing me, three weeks with little sleep, a lot of stress, and work can have this effect on you.”
He further added, “I feel like my upper chest is feeling a new level of pressure and discomfort”.
His death was because of the rupture of the aortic aneurysm and thus there are no conspiracies related to whether his result was related to the Covid-19 vaccine or any other reason.
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