Factfile: Former IOC chief Samaranch

Factfile on former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch, who died on Wednesday at the age of 89. * EARLY LIFE: -- Born in Barcelona on July 17, 1920, Samaranch pursued......

Former IOC president Samaranch passes away

Juan Antonio Samaranch, the 89-year-old former president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC),died at the age of 89, the Barcelona hospital where he was being treated said on Wednesday.......

Samaranch transformed Olympic movement

Juan Antonio Samaranch will be remembered as the man who shaped the face of the modern Olympic movement, transforming it into a giant global enterprise that embodies both the best and worst......

Samaranch given state-like funeral in Barcelona

Juan Antonio Samaranch was given a send-off resembling a state funeral in his native Barcelona on Thursday, a day after the former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president died at the age of......

Battle of Titans: Race to claim the IOC crown heats up

IMAGE: World Athletics President Sebastian Coe and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach at Paris 2024. Photograph: Phil Noble / Reuters World athletics chief Sebastian Coe,......