Spain bids a solemn farewell to Samaranch
Barcelona - Spain and international representatives on Thursday bid a solemn farewell to former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch at a ceremony held in the headquarters of the Catalan regional government.
Samaranch, who died Tuesday in a Barcelona, Spain, hospital at 89, was a master of negotiation, persuasion and behind-the-scenes diplomacy during his 21 years as president of the International Olympic Committee.