*fig--: President of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001 and Honorary FIG Member in 1983, Juan Antonio Marquis de SAMARANCH died today in Barcelona (ESP) in the presence of his family. He would have been 90 on July 17th of this year.

His mark on the Olympic Movement is indelible; he pushed reforms through IOC management and strengthened its financial standing through a pragmatic approach to the sale of television rights and commercial partner contracts.
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The "Grand Prix Ostrava 2010", a  part of the F.I.G. Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series event, has been rescheduled for September 29 – October 1 (originally set for Sep 23 – 25, 2010) at the ČEZ Arena...