Samaranch: "Si hay que adaptar el calendario olímpico para unos JJ.OO. en África, se hará"
Juan Antonio Samaranch destaca la necesidad de adaptar el calendario olímpico para garantizar la inclusión de África y otras regiones, abogando por la equidad en el deporte y el aprovechamiento de la tecnología
Ucrania condena "indignantes" declaraciones de Samaranch sobre la vuelta de Rusia al COI
Ucrania expresa su rechazo ante las afirmaciones de Juan Antonio Samaranch sobre la readmisión de Rusia en el deporte internacional, subrayando la continuidad de la agresión y sus consecuencias en atletas ucranianos
Fekrou Kidane, 87, African sports journalism pioneer and IOC Executive passes away
The Ethiopian is remembered as a humble leader and teacher
After 30 years at the IOC, Pere Miró welcomes retirement
The Catalan has held several positions with the IOC after joining in November 1992 at the request of then-president Juan Antonio Samaranch
THE COLUMN: For Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs, Beijing 2022 has been the “most exciting and difficult” task in his almost 21 years at the IOC
Samaranch has returned to the IOC Vice Presidency focused on “continuing to collaborate” with the innovative roadmap of the Olympic Movement, he tells Around The Rings
Juan Antonio Samaranch returns as IOC Vice President as new members elected
Nenad Lalovic and Ivo Ferriani keep their seats on Executive Board with no other candidates
COVID-19 and travel disruptions limit 139th IOC Session in Beijing
In an unprecedented move, the IOC will hold two days of meetings on the sidelines of the Beijing Games, then gather again later this year.
BEHIND THE SCENES: The “Chinese years” come to an end in a month, but the legacy for the Olympic world is already clear
Those years had a decisive influence on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and on the two presidents who had to manage Juan Antonio Samaranch’s legacy.
THE COLUMN: The Olympic events of 30 years ago in the former Soviet Union, and the ups and downs of the “Putin era”
Samaranch’s three years as Spanish ambassador in Moscow were key to negotiating at Christmas 1991 the former Soviet presence in Albertville and Barcelona
THE COLUMN: “When Samaranch left the IOC presidency it was also the end for me”, says Fekrou Kidane, the facilitator of the Olympic truce
In an interview with Around The Rings, the Ethiopian journalist and diplomat recalls his years at the IOC and his work at the UN on behalf of the Olympic Movement, in connection with the resolution for Beijing 2022.