This morning I woke up with this tragic news ...
The truth is that all my short life I adore this man and admired by all that has done for the sport and Olympism. Without doubt, a hero.
Only someone who lives the Olympic spirit as I can understand what this loss means and how important it was this man in the history of the Olympics.
Thanks to him we can see the rhythmic gymnastics at the Olympic events, as when in 1983 he saw Galina Beloglazova was so captivated by her beauty and elegance of the gym that did not stop until you get to become Olympic sport .
How we'll miss you, and all men could be like you, Antonio .
And now I attached the news of his death:
With the song 'Friends Forever' , performed by José Carreras and Sarah Brightman, personalities from all fields, friends and family have given their emotional and appreciative farewell to Juan Antonio Samaranch. a ceremony in the chapel that has ended with this composition and with a standing ovation when he was president of the International Olympic Committee.
"It was the president with more influence. Switching everything. He made the Olympics what they are today." Began just after 10.30 am this regard goodbye to Samaranch. the hand of Jacques Rogge opened homage to the former IOC president at the Palau de Generalitat.
words of affection, respect and praise for the man they have agreed to describe as the forerunner of what today is really the IOC. "Never be fooled by the trappings of prejudice. Never be distracted by the tricks of the ideologies (...) lived attached to life, clinging to the reality and with an eye on the top," he assured Madrid Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon.
The Princes of Asturias, Don Felipe and Princess Letizia, the president of the Catalan Generalitat, José Montilla, and many authorities have received shortly after 10.00 hours the coffin of former president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch in the Palau de la Generalitat, where the chapel will be installed.
In fact it has been the Prince, who maintained a close relationship and he has been seen visibly shaken by the death, which has been described as "a colossus of the modern Olympic sport." Recalling his passion for the sport and his work as head of the IOC, Don Felipe but could not give the thanks, "a word that today sounds here and in the five continents" . Past
10.30 in the morning many figures in the sports world with his speeches describing the work and humanity of Samaranch. In all, the most moving came from the hand of the secretary of State for Sport, Jaime Lissavetzky. Friend and student, as he described, former IOC president.
"Losing a friend you sadness, losing a teacher leaves a great intellectual orphan (...) Their courage and daring have made the world of sports change. As a teacher I will miss his advice. He was a teacher and leaves a great legacy, "were the words of Lissavetzky.
For his part, President of the Generalitat, José Montilla, has highlighted the shared sense of "sadness" and "gratitude" has generated "worldwide" the death of Samaranch. "He was able to think more in the future than in the past, always showing his roots and his love for Barcelona, \u200b\u200b"added the president of the Generalitat.
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The coffin entered the Plaza Sant Jaume and the Palau was received training mossos Gala 15 d'Esquadra , with the solemn silence of the many attendees and the sound of bells.
Accompanying relatives of Samaranch was also the Infanta Cristina, who has always been especially linked to the world of sports , the Mayor of Barcelona , Jordi Hereu, and the president of the Catalan Parlament, Ernest Benach, among others.
The staff of the political class Catalan institutional and attended the first act of farewell to who is considered father of modern Olympism. Both the Palau de la Generalitat and Barcelona City Council just today waved the Olympic flag.
From 12.00, the chapel will be open to the public for Barcelona to bid farewell to a figure who played a key role in holding the Olympics in the city in 1992. After
, institutional representatives and the world of sport and a family representative delivered speeches, to conclude the event with a parliament of Montilla.
From 12.00 pm to 17.00 pm, the chapel will be open to the public to 18.00 when the Kings chairing his funeral.
At this time the casket will move on Via Laietana hearse to the cathedral. At the time of the output sound the Olympic anthem played by the chimes of Palau.
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