Former IOC president Samaranch dies aged 89
19:47, 21 April 2010
BARCELONA. April 21. KAZINFORM Juan Antonio Samaranch, the 89-year-old former president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has died, the IOC said on Wednesday; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
"The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was deeply saddened to learn today of the death of Juan Antonio Samaranch," the IOC said in a statement.
Spaniard Samaranch, who was made the IOC's honorary life president when he stepped down in 2001, was admitted to hospital in Barcelona on Sunday with acute heart problems.
The hospital said Samaranch died at 1125 GMT on Wednesday of cardio-respiratory failure; Kazinform cites China Daily.
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