羅格悲痛萬(wàn)分 我們失去了一位偉人和導(dǎo)師
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said he was "deeply saddened" to learn the death of Juan Antonio Samaranch, aged 89.
"I cannot find the words to express the distress of the Olympic Family," said Rogge on the official website of IOC. "I am personally deeply saddened by the death of the man who built up the Olympic Games of the modern era, a man who inspired me, and whose knowledge of sport was truly exceptional."
Rogge added, "Thanks to his extraordinary vision and talent, Samaranch was the architect of a strong and unified Olympic Movement. I can only pay tribute to his tremendous achievements and legacy, and praise his genuine devotion to the Olympic Movement and its values. We have lost a great man, a mentor and a friend who dedicated his long and fulfilled life to Olympism."
Born in Barcelona in 1920, Samaranch led the IOC for 21 years from 1980 to 2001.
The IOC said in the official website that it has expressed its deepest sympathy to Samaranch's family.
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北京時(shí)間4月21日消息，國(guó)際奧委會(huì)今天公告，前國(guó)際奧委會(huì)主席薩馬蘭奇剛剛因病逝世，享年89歲。
“我無(wú)法找到任何詞語(yǔ)來(lái)形容奧林匹克家庭的哀思。”現(xiàn)任國(guó)際奧委會(huì)主席羅格說(shuō)道，“我們失去了一位偉人，一位導(dǎo)師和一位朋友，他把畢生的精力和熱情都獻(xiàn)給了奧林匹克?！?/p>
薩馬蘭奇1980年到2001年期間擔(dān)任國(guó)際奧委會(huì)主席，奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)在他的帶領(lǐng)下蒸蒸日上。只有現(xiàn)代奧林匹克之父顧拜旦(1896年至1925年)任期比他更長(zhǎng)。2001年，薩馬蘭奇宣布羅格成為自己的繼任者。
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