JOC president Yagi dies after collapsing in sauna

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) President Yushiro Yagi (file photo) died Sept. 9 after collapsing in a sauna at an Osaka hotel. He was 72. Yagi visited Osaka to attend a meeting Sept. 10 on the disbanding of the Osaka bid committee for the 2008 Olympics, following an International Olympic Committee decision in July to hold the games in Beijing.

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