A few months ago, when he decided to run for president of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. stared at a blank sheet of paper on which he would write his plan, ...

PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr is one of the front runners to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee but the Spaniard knows the unpredictability of ...

One of the strong candidates to win the IOC's presidential election next week says meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump should be high on the winner's agenda.

Speaking exclusively to Inside The Games, Spanish aspirant Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., eager to follow in his father’s footsteps and lead the Olympism, insists that members must vote ...

Last week, before traveling to Costa Navarino, Juan Antonio Samaranch finished reading The Rock of Tanios, a title he had skipped in his devotion to the pen of Amin Maalouf. A long-distance runner ...

Juan Antonio Samaranch, who is running for president of the International Olympic Committee, would push for a decision on transgender athletes' participation in sports before next year's Milano ...

She received 49 of the 97 votes, well ahead of Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. of Spain, who finished second with 28. In addition to becoming the first female IOC president, Coventry is also the first ...

“It has to be a priority,” International Olympic Committee vice president Juan Antonio Samaranch told The Associated Press in an interview. “The United States is today one of the ...

Olympics-IOC Presidential Candidate Samaranch Wants Gender Rule by Early 2026 By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - Juan Antonio Samaranch, who is running for president of the International ...

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the first woman and first African ...