Former IOC president Samaranch taken to hospital

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  • ~IronMan~
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    • Nov 2006
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    Former IOC president Samaranch taken to hospital

    Tue, Apr 20 10:27 PM

    Enlarge PhotoFormer IOC chief Juan Antonio Samaranch speaks during the Madrid 2016 bid presentation at the... Juan Antonio Samaranch, the 89-year-old former president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has been admitted to a Barcelona hospital in a "very serious" condition with acute heart problems.

    "He is currently under close observation and his prognosis is very serious," Rafael Esteban, a medical director at the Quiron hospital in the Catalan capital, said in a statement on Tuesday.

    Spaniard Samaranch, who was made the IOC's honorary life president when he stepped down in 2001, has suffered a number of health problems since his retirement and has been admitted to hospital several times.

    (Writing by Iain Rogers in Madrid, editing by Ed Osmond; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)





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