Chapter 9 Chapter 8 Sports Manager

·Access to the International Olympic Committee ·The seventh chairman ·New headquarters After entering the International Olympic Committee, Samaranch consolidated his position step by step.He first served as director of protocol and information; he was then elected executive member; he became vice-president of the International Olympic Committee in 1974; he also served as director of protocol in 1979, the year before he was elected president position. Now Samaranch's goal is clearer: run for IOC president.When he first entered the International Olympic Committee, Samaranch encountered difficulties from Elora, the former president of the Spanish National Olympic Committee.Now, in the final sprint to the top executive job in world sport, he's up against Dame Monique Beverlyeau.

Mrs. Beverlio is the daughter of the famous French female coach Suzanne. She won the silver medal in the 200-meter backstroke at the London Olympics in 1948. She is a reporter, writer, friend and personal advisor to Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac.Her husband is also a writer, and Mrs. Beverlio entered the International Olympic Committee a year later than Samaranch as a spokesperson. In 1971, he was appointed Director General of the International Olympic Committee by Brundage.This is a position of great power.In the "Photo Album" of the International Olympic Committee, there are photos of various activities of the various presidents.One of the photos is of Brundage delivering his farewell speech in 1973.On the right of Brundage are Samaranch and Mrs. Beverlio.The status of the two people in the International Olympic Committee can be seen from this.

There are many differences between Samaranch and Mrs. Beverlio in terms of ideology and work style.Mrs. Beverlio belonged to the old Olympic school and opposed all major reforms to the Olympic movement.According to his personal experience since working in the IOC, Samaranch believes that major reforms must be made to the IOC and the Olympic Movement. The tragedy of bombing and killing of Israeli athletes in the 1972 Munich Olympics and the subsequent kidnapping, as well as the huge financial deficit of the 1976 Montreal Olympics, made Samaranch realize more deeply that in order to truly realize the "father of the modern Olympic movement" Coubertin's ideal of "friendship, peace, and progress" promotes the healthy development of the modern Olympic movement and promotes the Olympic spirit. It is necessary to revise the "Olympic Charter" presided over by Coubertin and cancel the restrictions on professional athletes. Promote the development of the Olympic Games in the direction of commercialization.

In addition, Samaranch is also very uncomfortable with Mrs. Beverlio's domineering style.Mrs. Beverio, relying on her real power, always puts on a posture of being subordinate to everyone, which is in sharp contrast to Samaranch's easy-going and amiable character.But Samaranch didn't want to argue with Mrs. Beverlio. In the first few years of working together, the two could basically coexist peacefully. In the early 1970s, Samaranch talked about the issue of Olympic amateur and professional sports in his speech at the Olympic Research Conference held in Olympia, Greece.This issue is a sensitive one for Brundage.Samaranch immediately received a letter from Brundage criticizing Samaranch in the letter.Samaranch could see that the letter was actually written by Mrs. Beverlio.And it was she who gave Brundage Samaranch's speech to create discord between the two.Samaranch was very disgusted with Mrs. Beverio's practice of sowing dissension and taking over others' positions, and the conflict between the two became increasingly acute.Although Samaranch's wife, Maria, accompanied Mrs. Beverlio to the picturesque Barcelona several times in order to reconcile the conflict between the two, she still failed to soften Mrs. Beverlio's "hard heart". In 1975, when Samaranch publicly announced that he would run for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee, Mrs. Beverlio was the first to stand up against it.Nevertheless, due to Samaranch's outstanding work achievements and the appreciation of the two presidents, his status in the International Olympic Committee has increased year by year, and he was finally promoted to president in 1980.Madame Beverio even deliberately arranged for Samaranch to take office on July 16th, although she knew that Samaranch always liked to schedule important events on July 17th, his birthday.

After Samaranch became the president of the International Olympic Committee, Mrs. Beverlio still insisted on her position and opposed his reform measures, especially against the abolition of restrictions on professional athletes.However, the development of the modern Olympic movement needs innovation. Samaranch followed the trend of history and was welcomed by athletes all over the world.But Mrs. Beverlio was finally abandoned by the Olympic Movement because of her adherence to stereotypes. In 1985, Mrs. Beverlio, who had worked for the International Olympic Committee for 14 years and was in charge of organizing the seven Winter and Summer Olympic Games in a row, was forced to resign from the position of Director General and left the International Olympic Committee full of resentment. Committee.

After more than ten years, the matter was again disturbed. In October 1996, the German "Berlin Times" reported that the International Olympic Committee had paid US$7.3 million to Monica Beverio (Ms. Keeping her silent about the IOC's secrecy. The article revealed that the International Olympic Committee, through Karl-Enz Weir (the then Secretary-General of the World Boxing Association), an agent of the East German Ministry of State Security or "Stasi" at the time, informed Mrs. Beverlio pay the money.Weir was a close friend of Samaranch. Weah's "Stasi" records show that from the resignation of Mrs. Beverlyau until the end of December 1988, she received a monthly "compensation fee" of $150,000 from the IOC.At the same time, she also received a one-time compensation of 1 million U.S. dollars for a complete "broken payment" with the International Olympic Committee, on the condition that she not disclose any secrets about the International Olympic Committee to the outside world.

The "compensation fee" began to be paid in June 1985, and Weah's records indicate that the total amount was about 7.3 million US dollars. The article also claimed that Monica Beverlio also accepted a luxury car paid for by the International Olympic Committee.When Monica Beverlio resigned, the press only reported her emphasizing that her contract with the IOC would not end until the end of 1988, and that she was rumored to be writing a book fully disclosing the IOC. The inside story of many of the decisions made by the IOC, but the book never came out. The Berlin Times also revealed that the International Olympic Committee banned her from working for a city that had bid to host the 1992 Olympics, during which time she also received a compensation fee.Monica Beverio clashed with Samaranch over the location of the 1992 Olympics, because Samaranch wanted the Games to be hosted in his hometown of Barcelona (as it did), while Mrs Beverlio Support the city of Paris, which participated in the bid at that time.

At the end of the article, it is mentioned that Mrs. Beverlyou is currently working for French President Chirac. This article caused an uproar in the international sports circles and the press, and there were different opinions for a while, and they couldn't agree on what to do. On October 20, in an interview with the Spanish national news agency EFE, Samaranch firmly denied that the International Olympic Committee had secretly paid Monica Beverlio a huge amount of "gag fee". Samaranch said Mrs Beverio agreed to resign as director-general in 1985, three years earlier than her original contract with the IOC until 1988.At that time, the condition for her to agree to resign was to pay her salary for the next three years.

However, the "Berlin Times" quoted the relevant records of the former East German security department and said that the IOC paid Mrs. Beverlyeau a total of 7.3 million US dollars as a three-year early handover of the IOC director-general. And the "compensation" for keeping silent about the IOC's secrecy. Samaranch finally said: "If there is such a record as the German newspaper said, it must be very ridiculous." In addition to the obstruction from Mrs. Beverio, the most difficult issue for Samaranch in the years before he was elected as the president of the International Olympic Committee was the boycott of the Moscow Olympics by the Western world.

The Soviet Union sent troops to Afghanistan, which led to the boycott of the Moscow Olympics by many countries led by the Carter administration of the United States, and the Spanish government was also among the boycotters.From a standpoint of justice, Samaranch opposed aggression. As the Spanish ambassador to the Soviet Union, he should obey the government's decision.But as IOC vice-president, he wants as many countries as possible to participate in the Games.More importantly, how important was the Soviet Union's vote in the re-election of the IOC president in 1980. Samaranch immediately flew back to Madrid.He wants to avoid missing the low-hanging fruit.He persuaded the government that if he could be elected as the president of the International Olympic Committee, it would also be an honor for Spain and would be good for the Spanish government.The government finally made limited concessions. The Spanish team can participate in the Moscow Olympics, but they cannot play the Spanish flag. They do not represent Spain, but only represent the Spanish Olympic Committee.

But another problem ensued.The governments of several countries informed their ambassadors to the Soviet Union not to participate in any ceremonies of the Moscow Olympics.The Spanish government followed suit and made the same demands.This time Samaranch was really embarrassed, he himself was the ambassador to the Soviet Union!Samaranch asked the government to grant him an exception, but the government refused.He also asked to be relieved of his ambassadorship to save him from embarrassment.However, the Spanish government said that this was a decision made by the government and had nothing to do with him personally, and there was no need to dismiss him as the first Spanish ambassador to the Soviet Union because of this.And Samaranch himself does not want to resign, because even if he resigns, the problem will not be fundamentally resolved. In desperation, Samaranch decided to ask for a long vacation and handed over the work of the embassy to the commercial counselor, and clearly instructed the counselor not to participate in any activities of the Moscow Olympics.He believes that this will allow him to participate in the Moscow Olympics as the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee. This approach worked well for both Samaranch and the Soviet authorities.But the Spanish government could not accept this approach.A deputy minister of the Spanish foreign ministry came to the embassy in the Soviet Union. Later, the foreign minister also called to express the same opinion: the foreign ministry is not allowed to dismiss Samaranch, but if he participates in the Moscow Olympics, he will It is not necessary to stay in the embassy any longer. Samaranch chose the Olympics.The Olympics is his career, and being a diplomat is not a long-term solution after all.What's more, his main competitor, Willy Daumer of the Federal Republic of Germany, has lost the chance to compete with him because his government refused to send athletes to participate in the Moscow Olympics.Why didn't he come forward at this time?Moreover, the bid for IOC presidency is backed by Adidas sportswear boss Horst Dassler and FIFA president Havelange, who have pledged to represent Africa, Asia, France and Latin America respectively.The work in the USSR has been done by Samaranch himself.Success is just around the corner, so why miss a mere ambassadorship? The key to life is often in a few steps, or even one step.Samaranch took a crucial step and chose the Olympic movement without hesitation.On the eve of the Moscow Olympic Games, on July 16, 1980, the 83rd IOC General Committee Meeting was held as scheduled. At the meeting, James Worrall from Canada, Willi Daumer from the former West Germany, and Marc Daumer from Switzerland Hodler and Samaranch participated in the election. All four of them have worked in the International Olympic Committee for many years and are senior members of the International Olympic Committee.But the former three are incomparable with Samaranch in terms of organizational skills and reputation.After secret voting by all committee members, Hodler finally got 21 votes, Daumer got 7 votes, and Worraer got 4 votes.After only one round of voting, he got his wish to be the IOC president and became the 7th president of the IOC for a term of 8 years. Samaranch was really surprised and delighted by this.At the press conference after the election, Samaranch couldn't hold back his excitement, and spread his joy to all parts of the world through radio waves. "For me, this position is not a sacrifice, but the fulfillment of my desire for many years. I would say that this is the most beautiful job in the world." The vicissitudes of life, since the modern Olympic movement began in 1896, has gone through 84 springs and autumns.The International Olympic Committee has also changed six presidents. The first president, Vikellas, was a Greek poet and linguist who served as the first president of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.Two years later, he resigned as chairman. The second chairman is Coubertin.He devoted his life to the development of the modern Olympic movement.From 1896 to 1925, he served as chairman for 29 years and retired at the age of 62. Coubertin was replaced by Belgian diplomat Baye Latour. On January 6, 1942, he was buried in his post at the age of 65. Before that, he had worked as the chairman of the International Olympic Committee for 17 years. The 4th chairman is Swedish sports activist Edstrom.He first succeeded Baye Latour as interim president for 4 years, and then served as president for 6 years from 1946 to 1952. The fifth chairman is the American activist Brundage, who has served as the chairman for 20 years since 1952. Killanen, who has done useful work to restore China's legitimate seat in the International Olympic Committee, is the sixth president of the International Olympic Committee.Born in Ireland, he is a journalist, author and sports activist.He once visited China as a war correspondent.He spent 8 years in the position of chairman, and retired angrily in 1980 because he was dissatisfied with the boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games by the Western society. Now, the whole world is turning its attention to the seventh chairman Samaranch.What chapter will he write in Olympic history? If he is not on a business trip or has other matters, Samaranch usually returns to Barcelona for the weekend.He boarded a plane in Barcelona at 4.05pm on Sunday.An hour and a half later, the plane landed at Geneva Coventryn Airport.A bulletproof Mercedes-Benz is already waiting at the airport.This luxury car is lent to the International Olympic Committee by Mercedes-Benz. It is updated every two years. No matter it is windy, rainy or snowy, this car will be driven by an experienced driver and use its extremely comfortable space. After 40 minutes of smooth travel, Samaranch was sent to the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee - the headquarters of the "Sports United Nations" in Lausanne, Switzerland. Lausanne is located in the southwest of Switzerland. There is Lake Leman in the southwest of Lausanne. There is a dark brown glass building on the banks of Le Mans, with the five rings inlaid on the lintel of the white marble arch on the front.The words "International Olympic Committee" are printed in gold on the four glass doors inside the arch.Surrounded by emerald pines, shaded by greenery, the ground is covered with green grass, making it extraordinarily peaceful.A vitreous passage on the right is connected to a three-story building with white walls and red tiles, "Widi Fort". It used to be the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee, and part of it is now the official residence of the President of the International Olympic Committee. Lausanne is known as the "International Cultural City". Many world literary giants, such as Byron, Shelley, Hugo, Dickens, etc. have lived here.French Enlightenment thinker Rousseau was also born here.Today, she has become the "Olympic City". Initially, the IOC secretariat worked in the host country of the Olympic Games.In other words, you have to move every 4 years.This not only wastes manpower and material resources, but also is not conducive to the preservation and arrangement of the International Olympic Committee and the world sports data. In 1914 World War I broke out again.The one centered on Britain, France, and Russia and the other centered on Germany and Austria fought fierce battles in Europe, Asia, and Africa.At the beginning Coubertin was completely out of the war, but with the development of the war, there was almost nowhere to settle down.Coubertin, who was over fifty years old, decided to fight for the honor of France.Coubertin told the members of the International Olympic Committee: "You will understand that I have to fight. You will also understand that since I have fought, our committee should not be headed by a soldier." So he authorized his good friend, the Swiss Godefroy de Bruna has temporarily acted for him and is considering moving the IOC to a safe location.After careful investigation, Coubertin discovered the beautiful and peaceful neutral Switzerland.After negotiation, in 1915, the Lausanne city government decided to provide a part of Lausanne Montjoubo Castle to the International Olympic Committee for temporary use. One of the houses was used as Coubertin's residence, and he has lived here since then. Coubertin died in Lausanne in 1937.As an honorary citizen of Lausanne, he was buried in the Bois de Vaux cemetery in the southwest of Lausanne.His wife and two children are also buried here.In the cemetery, Coubertin's tombstone is the largest, made of a two-meter-high granite, surrounded by pines and cypresses.Coubertin's name is engraved on the stele, and next to it is written "the revival of the Olympic Movement is immortal".Coubertin is "rested" here (Monrepoux means "rest" in Swiss).He is buried here forever, and his soul is the Olympic movement.Later, General de Gaulle suggested that Coubertin's remains be moved to the Pantion cemetery in Paris, which was rejected by Coubertin's family.Coubertin left everything he had in Lausanne. Coubertin always remembers the support of the Lausanne city government to the International Olympic Committee. In 1926 he wrote in his diary: "The Helvetia (historical place name in Switzerland) Federation is the most perfect political product in the history of mankind. She enables several different races, two religions and countless interest groups to coexist in one body, forming a flexible and strong whole... . . . Switzerland should become a testing ground for civilized peoples." With the continuous development of world sports and the increase of member countries, the original facilities have become overcrowded.The city of Lausanne once again extended a helping hand. On March 1, 1968, the City of Lausanne agreed to move the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee to Fort Vidi.But within two years, the International Olympic Committee once again encountered the problem of a serious shortage of offices, so it had to build several auxiliary buildings next to Fort Widdi to meet the urgent needs. When Samaranch took office, one of the urgent problems to be solved was the office conditions of the IOC headquarters itself.The International Olympic Committee needs a centralized and comfortable office location.Samaranch believes that it is time to completely solve the problem, and the IOC must expand its footprint. In Verdibourg there is a stadium area and a large Parc de Bourget.But Le Bourget Park is a public place for Lausanne activities.If you want to expand the area here, you will inevitably encounter some problems and resistance. Citizens of Lausanne are also divided on this issue.One faction resolutely opposes any expansion attempt by the IOC, while the other fears that if so, the IOC will have to move its headquarters to other places.At that time, Paris, Zurich, Barcelona, ​​and Madrid were all willing to provide convenience for the IOC to move to their cities.If the IOC moves, the more than 60 years of friendly relationship between the IOC and Lausanne will come to an end.The people of Lausanne also hope that the IOC can stay in their city, which is also the pride of every Lausanne. Samaranch is also willing to stay in Lausanne.Switzerland is located in the center of Europe and has the status of a permanent neutral country.Lausanne's quiet environment, modern transportation and communication conditions, especially the glorious tradition of Lausanne people supporting the International Olympic Committee, made him reluctant to leave the city.He already regards Lausanne as his second hometown and regards himself as a Lausanne native. Samaranch believes that to solve the expansion problem, the legal status of the International Olympic Committee should be solved first.The International Olympic Committee should justifiably and confidently occupy a place in the world geographically.When Killanin was still the chairman, Samaranch proposed to obtain the status of legal person for the International Olympic Committee, so that the International Olympic Committee can be recognized by all countries in the world like a country, and can freely communicate with countries in the world. Originally Samaranch wanted to make this request to the United Nations, hoping to be recognized by the United Nations.However, if this is the case, the International Olympic Committee will have to send representatives to the United Nations, and invisibly become a member of the United Nations.But the International Olympic Committee itself has more than 160 member states, more than the member states of the United Nations. How can it bow to the United Nations?He plans to organize all the countries that have established Olympic committees to establish an Olympic family and a sports United Nations.This United Nations is different from the political United Nations in New York. It is a non-governmental organization, but it has something in common with the United Nations in New York, that is, it and the member states recognize each other, but there is no affiliation relationship. Everyone has equal status and discusses major issues.It seems that the best way to solve this problem is to seek recognition from Switzerland, the country where the IOC headquarters is located. In 1981, the second year of his presidency, Samaranch gave full play to his diplomatic skills. Through negotiations and consultations, the Swiss government officially recognized the International Olympic Committee as a non-profit non-governmental international organization with legal person status. Not subject to Swiss law.The Swiss government exempts the IOC from various taxes. The IOC has the right to use its own emblem and is free to hire foreign employees.This is tantamount to acknowledging that the International Olympic Committee is China on the territory of Switzerland, and Fort Widdi has become the territory of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne. After obtaining legal person status, Samaranch launched a propaganda campaign in Lausanne with great fanfare.Since 1982, the International Olympic Committee has held Olympic Week in Lausanne every year.During this period, reports, exhibitions, and film screenings related to the Olympic movement will be held; in addition, various sports competitions will be held, such as the Lausanne 20-kilometer cycling race, track and field competitions and swimming competitions across Lake Geneva.The IOC also donated sports equipment and facilities to schools in Lausanne this week. On February 25, 1982, the International Olympic Committee presented the Olympic flag to the Lausanne City Government, and at the same time established the Lausanne-International Olympic Committee Coordination Committee.The two sides signed a statement expressing their commitment to the realization of the Olympic ideal.At the same time, the city of Lausanne was named "Olympic City" and June 23 was stipulated as Olympic Day. On June 23, 1982, Samaranch cut the ribbon for the Provisional Olympic Museum.The museum was established when the International Olympic Committee purchased from the Lausanne City Government the Ouchy neighborhood adjacent to Fort Vidi. The exhibits include physical objects, photos, documents, posters and historical documentaries, as well as souvenirs presented by various countries, organizations and individuals.Due to the small area of ​​the exhibition area and numerous exhibits, the exhibits can only be exhibited in rotation on a regular basis. Samaranch's propaganda offensive has achieved great results, and the citizens of Lausanne have shown great enthusiasm for the Olympic Movement and the International Olympic Committee.However, when it comes to the specific situation of Le Bourget Park, there is still no progress on the expansion issue.However, the footprint of the IOC headquarters and its ancillary facilities must be expanded.So Samaranch had no choice but to use the IOC's booth at the 1983 Lausanne Expo to directly and publicly express the IOC's request to the citizens of Lausanne. On this day, the Olympic Committee headquarters notified reporters from all over the world in advance to interview "important news" at the Expo site.After the reporters arrived, Samaranch delivered a short impromptu speech to the visiting Lausanne citizens: "It would be absurd for the IOC president not to use this opportunity to speak directly to the citizens of Lausanne to discuss the expansion of the current IOC site. This issue has attracted the attention of Lausanne public opinion. I don't want to To avoid this question, I would like to use this occasion to say three things: first, the IOC will never leave Lausanne, there is no room for bargaining on this issue; second, we will never do anything against the will of the citizens of Lausanne and third, we will definitely find a solution to the problem.” All the people present applauded Samaranch's short and clear speech. Samaranch's speech was widely publicized by journalists and caused great repercussions in Lausanne.The Lausanne City Government realized that it should carefully study the requirements of the International Olympic Committee. After several discussions, the Lausanne City Government finally agreed with the International Olympic Committee: the International Olympic Committee will return the land it originally purchased in Ouchy to the Lausanne City Government, and then Use the land fee returned by the Lausanne City Government to purchase another 11,000 square meters of land in the Ouchy neighborhood to build the Olympic Museum, library and research center.The City of Lausanne has given permission for the International Olympic Committee to build a new headquarters next to Fort Vidi.The property rights of Fort Vidi are owned by the Lausanne City Government, and the property rights of the new International Olympic Committee headquarters are owned by the International Olympic Committee. The use period of these two real estates is 99 years. In order to express his gratitude to the Lausanne city government, Samaranch invites Lausanne city government officials to participate in the Summer and Winter Olympics every time. The new headquarters of the International Olympic Committee was completed in October 1986 and the ribbon was cut.The Olympic Museum was officially opened on June 23, 1993. The newly built headquarters was designed by Mexican architect Pedro Ramirez Vazquez and Swiss architect Pierre.Co-designed by Caen.The headquarters is equipped with telex, fax and a computer workstation.The workstations have terminals for various international sports federations and other international organizations.The new building has three floors, and the basement floor is equipped with super-anti-atom bomb bunkers in accordance with Swiss federal law, although Switzerland is a permanent neutral country.In addition, there is a gymnasium, all kinds of modern sports and fitness equipment allow people to enjoy the fun of outdoor sports without going out. Samaranch took the lead in physical training.He believes that as the leader of the most important sports organization in the world, participating in physical exercise is the best publicity for sports.At the same time, exercise is also an essential means to maintain personal health. In modern society, a country's development level can be reflected in many aspects, and the development level of sports and the popularity of sports activities are also important symbols of a country's economic development level.Only after solving the right to subsistence, that is, after solving the problem of food and clothing, can people find a new interest in life from sports activities and achieve the goal of prolonging life through physical exercise. In economically developed countries, many upper-class figures and people with good economic conditions and high cultural qualities have gyms in their homes.Naturally, the gym has become an integral part of the IOC headquarters building. The main room on the second floor of the new headquarters building is the reception room. On the wall is the huge scroll of the famous Swiss painter Hans Herni, which is both inspiring and thought-provoking.The obvious combination of geometric figures and sharp color contrast on the screen seems to outline a concise history of the Olympic Games.In the paintings, there are fierce horses with heads high and neighing, and lions prostrate on the ground; there are legendary goddesses, and modern competitors;Athletes, male or female, are all naked. The masculine physique and graceful demeanor are intertwined, and move your eyes to the left point in the middle of the screen. There is an eye watching you. The visitor is looking forward to it. ?Is it a revelation?Let others understand. Samaranch's office has not moved into the new headquarters building, and is still located in the room at the right end of the second floor of the old building of Vidi Castle.The room is not too big, and a light beige desk is not as imposing as the desks of some big politicians or big chaebols.On the desk are two file baskets, two telephones, a walkie-talkie to speak directly to the secretary, and a door button.If the host does not press the door button, the guest cannot open the door.On the wall behind the seat is a sitting portrait of Samaranch, with a five-ring flag swaying in the wind in the field in the background.There are several filing cabinets next to the desk.There are many souvenirs on the table and on the wall, some of which are commemorative gifts from the presidents, medals for every million kilometers flown, various medals and pictures, etc. From the windows, you can see the tree-lined Le Bourget Park and the sparkling Lake Geneva.Another door in the office leads to the secretary's office.In addition, there is a small room next to the office, which is furnished with sofa chairs for Samaranch to take a nap when he is tired. Inside and outside the headquarters building, gifts from many countries are displayed.In the backyard of the headquarters, there is a sculpture "Going to the World" presented by the Chinese Olympic Committee, which vividly portrays the heroic posture of Chinese female race walkers.Samaranch called the statue an example of the combination of "sport and art". If you have been to the International Olympic Committee, I wonder if you have noticed that on the way from Geneva Coventryn Airport to the IOC headquarters, there are road signs at every intersection, and these road signs are designated by Samaranch himself. Once someone went to the International Olympic Committee on business and got lost after coming out of the airport.After finally finding the Lausanne Road, it took a lot of inquiring before I found the International Olympic Committee.When Samaranch heard about the incident, he called the mayor of Lausanne the next day and asked to send a police car.Samaranch and the police came to Geneva in this police car, and then drove back to Fort Vidi from Coventlan Airport.On the way, Samaranch marked each intersection that needed to be marked on the map, and determined the specific location of the road sign at each intersection on the spot.From then on, tourists visiting along this road can follow the road signs painted with the five-ring sign and the words of the International Olympic Committee, all the way to the headquarters of Fort Vidi.No one will get lost again. Every morning at 9:00, Samaranch comes to the office. He first reads the briefings prepared by his secretary on various aspects of the world, and then starts his day's work.He usually regularly arranges meetings with government officials from all over the world before the working meeting at 10:30 in the morning. He meets with no less than 8 government officials every day, so the time of each meeting is very short and will never more than 15 minutes.If there is no banquet at noon, eat in the fast food restaurant at the headquarters.Members of the International Olympic Committee can dine here for only five Swiss francs.After lunch, Samaranch continued to work.Dinner is eaten in the hotel room.Then watch TV for a while, read some books, and take a rest. Samaranch works about 13 hours a day.Although very busy, but his spirit is always so full.Because he gets enjoyment from work, gets happiness, and appreciates the meaning of life. As his private secretary, Anne Injosberg, put it, "I never saw him lose his temper, not even a sudden change of face. Sometimes it was too tiring and a little unpleasant, but it passed quickly. He was very Straightforward person, easy to cooperate. He hardly refuses any invitation or question. He said, "My time is theirs. As long as it is for sports, I am willing to keep busy like this every day. " Samaranch is not only "busy" in Lausanne, people can see him passing by in every corner of the world.When he took office as president, the International Olympic Committee had 140 member countries. In order to truly understand the development of sports in each member country, he made a plan to visit all member countries during his term of office.In the first two years, he met with important figures such as US President Reagan, Pope Paul II, and UN Secretary-General Pérez de Cuellar.Attended all major international sports events, such as World Cup, Intercontinental Games, World Championships, etc.Afterwards, he continued to visit various countries and regions in the world, especially the Caribbean, Africa, and the Middle East, which are easily overlooked in international sports. Someone once made statistics for him. In the first few years when he was elected as the president of the International Olympic Committee, Samaranch often slept only 5 hours a day due to his busy work. He once visited 5 Latin American countries in 6 days and participated in the He held 20 meetings, delivered 20 speeches, listened to the speeches of more than 100 people, and traveled a total of 24,135 kilometers. Since serving as the chairman of the International Olympic Committee for 16 years, Samaranch has traveled to more than 190 countries and regions on 5 continents. It has made great contributions to development and won widespread respect and love from all over the world.He has been awarded honorary doctorates by universities in Canada, Hungary, Spain, Japan and other countries. In 1982, he was honored with the American Sports Academy Award. In 1985, during the Beijing Asian Games, Samaranch was awarded the title of "Honorary Professor of Peking University". Samaranch is the only IOC president who is permanently stationed at the headquarters after Coubertin.However, his residence is not in the headquarters building.If so, there will be a need for a group of service personnel, which will increase the expenses of the International Olympic Committee.He lives in Room 310 of the Lausanne Palace Hotel.In this way, only one driver and one waiter are needed. Room 310 of the Lausanne Palace Hotel is a three-bedroom suite with a dining room, telex, fax, large TV, video camera, and everything else.The walls are also covered with various souvenirs, including gold medals of honorary citizens issued by the Lausanne City Government, various medals, personal letters from famous politicians and sports figures, magazine covers with his face printed on them from all over the world, etc.In the middle room there is a video player, and there are many videotapes of football, boxing, tennis matches or round tables, news, movies sent from Barcelona.On the right is Samaranch's room.The room on the left is usually used for receiving guests or having dinner. Samaranch has lived in this hotel for 10 years.The two sides have reached a tacit agreement.如果萨马兰奇出差在外，饭店依然保留他的房间，不过不收房租。尽管萨马兰奇每年有半年时间在外，饭店少收入了半年的房租，但萨马兰奇也为饭店带来了充足的客源和可观的收益。许多人听说萨马兰奇在此有房间，也纷纷前来投宿。有不少人也因此产生了一种自己就是国际奥委会主席的感觉，尽管真正的国际奥委会主席只有一个。 到国际奥委会办事的人必经此地，也就在此留宿，其中不乏达官贵人。萨马兰奇也常在此饭店举行宴会或招待会。后来皇宫饭店干脆在门口挂起了五环旗，不知情的人还以为国际奥委会总部又搬到了这里。 萨马兰奇在刚刚上任的短短几年时间里，就缔造了一个几乎可以与纽约联合国媲美的“体育联合国”。在这个“联合国”的中枢，萨马兰奇和他的同仁们运筹帷幄，共同规划着世界体育发展的崭新格局。