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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee - Greece

Vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior (2nd R) hugs Kirsty Coventry after she was elected as the 10th president of the IOC during the 144th IOC session in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Cao Can/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kirsty Coventry Elected First Woman President Of Olympic Committee

Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry (L) talks with candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior before the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Costa Navarino, Athens, Greece, March 19, 2025. Photo by Cao Can/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-IOC-INTERVIEW

(240803) -- PARIS, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. takes part in an interview with Xinhua at the main press center of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 3, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Huiwo)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-IOC-INTERVIEW

(240803) -- PARIS, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. takes part in an interview with Xinhua at the main press center of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 3, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Huiwo)

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Paris 2024 - Thomas Bach Tours The Olympic Village

(240722) -- IOC President Thomas Bach (L) talks with Juan Antonio Samaranch while touring the Olympic Village ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on July 22, 2024, in Paris, France. Photo by David Goldman/Pool/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-BACH-OLYMPIC VILLAGE TOUR

(240722) -- PARIS, July 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- IOC President Thomas Bach (L) talks with Juan Antonio Samaranch while touring the Olympic Village ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on July 22, 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by David Goldman/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manuel Fernandes 1951-2024 (Archive Images

Portugal, 27 june 2024 . One of the main figures in Sporting's history, he died this Thursday aged 73. He had been hospitalised after undergoing surgery in May for a tumour Lausanne, 13/07/2016 - O Sporting CP jogou esta noite contra o AS Mónaco em jogo amigável no estádio Juan Antonio Samaranch em Lausanne, com vista à preparação da temporada 2016/17. Manuel Fernandes tira uma fotografia com um adepto (Filipe Amorim/Global Imagens)

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IOC vice president donates mini-sculpture to Hangzhou Asian Games Museum

STORY: IOC vice president donates mini-sculpture to Hangzhou Asian Games Museum SHOOTING TIME: May 8, 2024 DATELINE: May 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the handover ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH JR., IOC vice president 3. various of Samaranch visiting the museum STORYLINE: Hangzhou, China International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. donated a miniature sculpture, "The Olympic Door of the Year 2000," to the Hangzhou Asian Games Museum on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE (English): JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH JR., IOC vice president "We have an extraordinary relationship with this province, and with the city of Hangzhou. And we will continue to enhance our relationships. What I see is that we can collaborate, we can help modestly, but we can help this city, this province to be able to attract more international events." The 19th Asian Games was held in China's Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8,

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-IOC VICE PRESIDENT-INTERVIEW (CN)

(230926) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. shows his blessing after an exclusive interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-IOC VICE PRESIDENT-INTERVIEW (CN)

(230926) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. gestures during an exclusive interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-IOC VICE PRESIDENT-INTERVIEW (CN)

(230926) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. talks to Xinhua in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-IOC VICE PRESIDENT-INTERVIEW (CN)

(230926) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. writes down his blessing after an exclusive interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-IOC VICE PRESIDENT-INTERVIEW (CN)

(230926) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. gestures during an exclusive interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-TORCH RELAY(CN)

(230726) -- CHENGDU, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers from Samaranch Foundation run with the torch during the torch relay of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Luo Xuefeng)

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(SP)SWITZERLAND-LAUSANNE-INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC MUSEUM

(230323) -- LAUSANNE, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The racket used by former International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch in an exhibition match with Chinese table tennis Olympic champion Deng Yaping is displayed at the International Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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Samaranch Jr.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., a Spanish member of the International Olympic Committee, speaks in an interview in Buenos Aires on Sept. 9, 2013, two days after Tokyo was chosen as the city to host the 2020 Summer Olympics at the IOC's general session, beating Istanbul and Madrid.

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Ex-IOC chief Samaranch dies at 89

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Juan Antonio Samaranch, former president of the International Olympic Committee, speaking during the opening ceremony of the Nagano Olympic Winter Games in February 1998. Samaranch died at a hospital in Barcelona on April 21, 2010 at age 89.

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Ex-IOC chief Samaranch dies at 89

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Juan Antonio Samaranch, former president of the International Olympic Committee, running in a torch rely for the Barcelona Olympic Games outside Barcelona in June 1992. Samaranch died at a hospital in Barcelona on April 21, 2010 at age 89.

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Beijing celebrates winning 2008 Summer Olympics

BEIJING, China - Hundreds of Chinese students bust into applause at the Millennium Monument in Beijing on July 13 after International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch announced the Chinese capital as the host city for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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IOC exec board meetings get under way

MOSCOW, Russia - The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) began a series of meetings July 9 in Moscow to select the host city for the 2008 summer Olympics and a successor to IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch. On the first day, the executives set the order of names on the IOC's voting devices for next week's presidential election.

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World soccer stars in future competitions, Samaranch

SYDNEY, Australia - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch speaks at a news conference in Sydney on Sept. 14. He said all professional soccer players may be eligible for future Olympic Games competition.

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Korean Olympic leaders mark historic decision

SYDNEY, Australia - South Korea's International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member Kim Un Yong (L) and North Korean IOC member Chang Ung (R) exchange handshakes Sept. 10 in Sydney after agreeing that delegations from the two countries would march together at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics on Sept. 15. IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch (C) looks on at the Sydney Opera House.

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Samaranch unveils memorial for Olympians killed in war

SYDNEY, Australia - International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch (L) unveils a memorial for Olympians killed in war in ceremonies at a Sydney war memorial on Sept. 8.

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IOC Executive Board meeting convenes in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch, seated center, prepares to get a meeting of the IOC's Executive Board under way. The board convened for a three-day series of meetings Sept. 7 prior to next week's IOC general assembly.

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SOCOG president Knight welcomes Samaranch to Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - The president of the Sydney Olympic organizing committee (SOCOG), Michael Knight, welcomes International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch to Sydney on Sept. 4 for the Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad. The 2000 Olympic Games get under way in Sydney on Sept. 15.

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IOC Executive Board meets to trim 2008 candidates

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) prepares to meet at IOC headquarters in Lausannne, Switzerland on Aug. 28 to trim the 10 cities bidding to host the 2008 summer Olympics to five finalists. IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch (C) looks at his notes prior to the meeting.

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Kim receives IOC president

South Korean Kim Dae Jung (R) holds talks with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch (L) at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on June 16.

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Olympics bid farewell to Nagano

The Olympic flame symbolically goes out at the closing ceremony of the Nagano Winter Games on Feb. 22. International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch told the crowd in Japanese, ''Arigato, Nagano. Sayonara, Nippon,'' before he ceremonially handed the Olympic flag to the mayor of Salt Lake City, which will host the next Winter Games in 2002.

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Samaranch declares Olympics closing

International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch declares the closing of the 18th Winter Olympics in the central Japan prefecture of Nagano on Feb. 22.

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Olympic flag passes to Salt Lake City

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch hands the Olympic flag Feb. 22 to Deedee Corradini, mayor of Salt Lake City, which will host the next Winter Games in 2002.

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IOC president delivers a speech

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch delivers a speech on Feb. 7 at the opening ceremony of the Nagano Olympic Winter Games in the central Japan city of Nagano.

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Olympic flame arrives in Nagano

The Olympic relay completes its journey to the central Japan city of Nagano via three different routes on Feb. 6. After their 1,100-km trek across Japan they were reunited into a single flame with the help of International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch (C).

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220204) -- BEIJING, Feb. 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Juan Antonio Samaranch (R) and Li Lingwei attend the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Li He)

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Samaranch visits Olympic facilities in Sydney

SYDNEY, Sept. 4 Kyodo - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch makes the round of the amusement facilities for Olympic athletes in Sydney on Sept. 5.

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SOCOG president Knight welcomes Samaranch to Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - The president of the Sydney Olympic organizing committee (SOCOG), Michael Knight, welcomes International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch to Sydney on Sept. 4 for the Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad. The 2000 Olympic Games get under way in Sydney on Sept. 15.

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Ex-IOC chief Samaranch dies at 89

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Juan Antonio Samaranch, former president of the International Olympic Committee, running in a torch rely for the Barcelona Olympic Games outside Barcelona in June 1992. Samaranch died at a hospital in Barcelona on April 21, 2010 at age 89. (Kyodo)

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Ex-IOC chief Samaranch dies at 89

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Juan Antonio Samaranch, former president of the International Olympic Committee, speaking during the opening ceremony of the Nagano Olympic Winter Games in February 1998. Samaranch died at a hospital in Barcelona on April 21, 2010 at age 89. (Kyodo)

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Samaranch Jr.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., a Spanish member of the International Olympic Committee, speaks in an interview in Buenos Aires on Sept. 9, 2013, two days after Tokyo was chosen as the city to host the 2020 Summer Olympics at the IOC's general session, beating Istanbul and Madrid. (Kyodo)

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IOC panel meets in Beijing in runup to 2022 Winter Olympics

Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., vice president of the International Olympic Committee, holds a press conference in Beijing on Oct. 12, 2016, after an IOC panel held a three-day meeting to check the Chinese capital's preparedness for hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Beijing celebrates winning 2008 Summer Olympics

BEIJING, China - Hundreds of Chinese students bust into applause at the Millennium Monument in Beijing on July 13 after International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch announced the Chinese capital as the host city for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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World soccer stars in future competitions, Samaranch+

SYDNEY, Australia - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch speaks at a news conference in Sydney on Sept. 14. He said all professional soccer players may be eligible for future Olympic Games competition.

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Korean Olympic leaders mark historic decision

SYDNEY, Australia - South Korea's International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member Kim Un Yong (L) and North Korean IOC member Chang Ung (R) exchange handshakes Sept. 10 in Sydney after agreeing that delegations from the two countries would march together at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics on Sept. 15. IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch (C) looks on at the Sydney Opera House.

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Samaranch unveils memorial for Olympians killed in war

SYDNEY, Australia - International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch (L) unveils a memorial for Olympians killed in war in ceremonies at a Sydney war memorial on Sept. 8.

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IOC Executive Board meeting convenes in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch, seated center, prepares to get a meeting of the IOC's Executive Board under way. The board convened for a three-day series of meetings Sept. 7 prior to next week's IOC general assembly.

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Samaranch, his successor hopefuls meet the press in Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch (R) and three hopefuls as his successor attend a press conference in Sydney on Feb. 18, the final day of a three-day IOC Executive Board meeting. (From L to R) IOC Vice President Kevan Gosper (Australia), Executive Board member Jacques Rogge (Belgium) and Vice President Richard Pound (Canada).

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Samaranch rates Sydney facilities best in Olympic history

SYDNEY, Australia - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch inspects the Sydney Olympic precinct at Homebush on Feb. 15, labeling the facilities the best in Olympic history. Photo shows Samaranch at a press conference at the Olympic stadium.

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Kim receives IOC president

South Korean Kim Dae Jung (R) holds talks with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch (L) at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on June 16.