Juan Antonio Samaranch

Ex-Olympics head 'worked with KGB'

The Age (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

Juan Antonio Samaranch, the former head of the International Olympic Committee, worked in close association with the KGB, a new book claims.

• Former Olympics chief Juan Antonio Samaranch linked to KGB book claims - The Telegraph

Ex-IOC chief Samaranch suffers heart attack

hectorshona (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009

Paris – Former president of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch has been hospitalized in Monaco after a heart attack, the Paris sport newspaper L’Equipe reported late Tuesday. The 89-year-old Spaniard, who led the IOC from 1980 to 2001, was admitted to the Princesse Grace hospital. (dpa)

Former IOC president Samaranch, 89, checked at hospital

USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009

Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch underwent hospital exams after feeling ill at a sports ...

Former IOC president Samaranch checked at hospital

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009

Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch underwent hospital exams after feeling ill at a sports conference on Tuesday.

• Former IOC president Samaranch hospitalized - Seattle Times
• Former IOC president Samaranch hospitalized - Miami Herald
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Ex-IOC chief Samaranch suffers heart attack

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009

Paris - Former president of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch has been hospitalized in Monaco after a heart attack, the Paris sport newspaper L'Equipe reported late Tuesday. The 89-year-old Spaniard, who led the IOC from 1980...

• Former IOC president Samaranch hospitalized - Seattle Times
• Former IOC president Samaranch hospitalized - Miami Herald
• See the 6 articles on the same subject

Rogge re-elected to head IOC

Swisster (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009

Jacques Rogge will remain as president of the Lausanne-based International Olympic Committee for another four years. Rogge, 67, was re-elected to the post during an IOC vote on Friday at the 121st session of the sports group in Copenhagen. The Belgian heart surgeon, a former national rugby player and Olympic yachtsman, was first elected IOC president in 2001, when he succeeded Spaniard Juan Antonio...

Rogge re-elected as IOC president

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009

• Rogge ran unopposed and was elected by 88 votes to one • Former Olympic yachtsman will serve in role until 2013 Jacques Rogge has been re-elected unopposed as president of the International Olympic Committee. Rogge will serve his final four years, which takes him through the London 2012 Olympics, before stepping down in 2013. The IOC session in Copenhagen confirmed Rogge's re-election...

Samaranch says Madrid didn't heed advice

The Age (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009

Madrid didn't heed Juan Antonio Samaranch's advice when it came to entering the race for the 2016 Olympics, the former IOC boss says.

• Madrid should have listened to me, insists Samaranch - Scotsman.com
• Samaranch says Madrid didn't heed advice - Sydney Morning Herald

Samaranch says Madrid bid did not heed his advice - Feature

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009

Copenhagen- Juan Antonio Samaranch, the Spaniard who led the International Olympic Committee (IOC) 1980-2001, advised Madrid not to bid for the 2016 Olympics, but bid officials would not listen. At one point I gave my opinion, but when a majority we...

Madrid

this blog is full of crap (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009

In all the ruckus over Chicago getting swept from the 2016 Summer Games host city vote by the IOC despite Prince Obama the First's best efforts, did anyone notice the fact that Madrid also got passed over? The living embodiment of corruption, tolerance of performance-enhancing drugs, and bribe-taking in the worst period of management of the Olympic tradition is former IOC chairman Juan Antonio Samaranch...

It's Rio In 2016 !

jobsanger (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), meeting in Denmark, has announced that the 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio was chosen from a final group of four cities -- Rio de Janeiro, Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid. The 2012 games had already been awarded to London, England. Rio had a great argument . They pointed out that North America, Europe and Asia had already hosted...

Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Games

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

Announcement sparks jubilation in host city after surprise elimination of Chicago despite Obama's plea Rio de Janeiro has won the battle to host the 2016 Olympics and take the games to South America for the first time after the shock elimination of Chicago in the first round of voting today. There were celebrations on the streets of Rio this evening after the announcement by the IOC president, Jacques...

Rio de Janeiro Wins 2016 Olympics Vote

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

COPENHAGEN — The 2016 Olympics are going to Rio de Janeiro, putting the games in South America for the first time. Rio beat surprise finalist Madrid in the last round of voting. Chicago was knocked out in the first round – in one of the most shocking defeats ever handed down by the International Olympic Committee – and Tokyo was eliminated in the second round. Rio had played heavily...

Rio it is

What was the score by Chicago Addic (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

I can't begrudge Rio it's month in the sun but Chicago getting eliminated in the first round will take some time to digest. The IOC is of course a tight group of old white men with grudges, more so since most of them were found to be on the fiddle after the Salt Lake Olympics. Not even the most influential broadcaster or knowledgable Games observers could work out who was going to win the vote but...

Olympics 2016: Rio de Janeiro is the winner

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

Announcement sparks jubilation in host city after surprise elimination of Chicago despite Obama's plea Rio de Janiero has won the contest to host the 2016 Olympics and take the games to South America for the first time after the shock elimination of Chicago in the first round of voting today. There were celebrations on the streets of the city this evening after the announcement by the IOC president...