Swıtzerland Ioc Samaranch

epa02126454 The flag of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) (L) is flown at half mast in front of the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, 21 April 2010. Former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch, died on 21 April at the age of 89. The Quiron Hospital in Barcelona said Samaranch died after being admitted with heart problems. Samaranch headed the IOC from 1980 to 2001. He retired as the second-longest serving president in the history of the IOC.  EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUN