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epa02126595 A view of the Quiron HospitalInternational Olympic Committee's (IOC) Honorary Chairman Juan Antonio Samaranch died at 89 in Barcelona, Catalonia, northeastern Spain, 21 April 2010. Juan Antonio Samaranch, who transformed the ailing Olympics into a profitable business but also faced a huge corruption scandal during his 21-year reign as IOC president, died on 21 April. He was 89.  Samaranch, who presided over the IOC 1980-2001 as the most important figure in world sport, died in a Barcelona hospital from cardio-respiratory failure at 1.25 pm (1125 GMT), doctors said.  EPA/ALBERT OLIVE