“It is with great sadness that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announces the death of its former president, Jacques Rogge.
He was 79 years old ”.
It was via a press release that the IOC disseminated the news of the death of the person who headed it from 2001 to 2013. Rogge was the 8th President in the history of the IOC.
The current president, the German Thomas Bach, succeeded him in 2013.
Former international rugby player - 16 times champion in his country, he was also world champion in sailing.
It was also in sailing that he had participated, during his athletic career, in three Olympic Games, in 1968, 72 and 76. He subsequently became president of the Belgian and European athletes' committee before being elected. at the head of the IOC in 2001.
It is with great sadness that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announces the passing of former IOC President Count Jacques Rogge.
He was 79 years old.
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- IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) August 29, 2021
"Jacques loved sport and being with the athletes," said Thomas Bach. He passed on his passion to everyone who knew him. His love for the sport was contagious. As President of the IOC, he modernized the institution. He will be remembered in particular for the promotion of sport among young people and the creation of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). He was also a strong supporter of clean sport, and fought tirelessly against the scourge of doping ”.
