Juan Antonio Samaranch, former president of the International Olympic Committee who took the organization from financial instability and turmoil and steered it to global influence and prosperity ...

A few months ago, when he decided to run for president of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. stared at a blank sheet of paper on which he would write his plan, ...

Last week, before traveling to Costa Navarino, Juan Antonio Samaranch finished reading The Rock of Tanios, a title he had skipped in his devotion to the pen of Amin Maalouf. A long-distance runner ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president, a famous surname in the Olympic world, shared his vision for the future of the movement, highlighting his focus on sustainability ...

MADRID (Reuters) - Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, a contender in the race to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has outlined his vision for the organisation ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary — IOC presidential candidate Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. has urged European lawmakers to regard investing in sport as a public health policy in his first keynote speech of a six ...

Juan Antonio Samaranch, who is running for president of the International Olympic Committee, would push for a decision on transgender athletes' participation in sports before next year's Milano ...

Rights groups representing Tibetans, Uighurs, and others have sent an open letter to IOC President Thomas Bach and IOC member Juan Antonio Samaranch, who oversees preparations for the Beijing Games.

Juan Antonio Samaranch, a dominant figure in the modern Olympic movement who over 21 years guided the Games from a period of boycotts and near bankruptcy to an era of unprecedented success and ...

MADRID, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, a contender in the race to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has outlined his vision for the ...