
Introduction to Samaranch: Juan Antonio Samaranch (July 17, 1920-April 21, 2010), Marquis, Spaniard, Honorary Lifetime President of the International Olympic Committee. Samaranch spent 21 years of hard work to turn the International Olympic Movement into a world event that perfectly combines sports, economy, politics and other fields. During his tenure, Samaranch successfully brought China and South Africa back to the Olympic family; continuously expanded the scale of the Olympic Games; allowed women to participate more widely in the Olympic Games; professionalized the Olympic Games, and the Olympic Games have been opened to professional athletes including the American NBA; making The number of cities applying to host the Olympic Games has increased significantly, and the commercial sponsorship and television broadcast rights fees for the Olympic Games have increased astonishingly.