(Reuters) - Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has died at the age of 79, the IOC said on Sunday. Rogge served as the IOC's eighth president from 2001 to 2013 and went on to become the organisation's honorary president. His joy in sport was infectious," IOC President Thomas Bach said https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-announces-passing-of-former-ioc-president-jacques-rogge. He will be remembered particularly for championing youth sport and for inaugurating the Youth Olympic Games. He went on to become President of the Belgian and European Olympic Committees before being elected IOC president, and served as a Special Envoy for Youth, Refugees and Sport to the United Nations after his IOC presidency.

Source: The Star August 29, 2021 17:03 UTC