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International Olympic Day: Samaranch Sr. - The controversial figure who saved the Olympics

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As Kirsty Coventry succeeds Thomas Bach as IOC president, Juan Antonio Samaranch Senior's legacy is remembered on International Olympic Day (23 June). Despite his past ties to Franco's regime and the Salt Lake City scandal, Samaranch is credited with rescuing the Olympics from financial ruin. His business acumen, including TV strategy and the TOP program, transformed the Games into a thriving entity.

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