Olympics-Former IOC president Rogge dies at 79

FILE PHOTO: International Olympic Commitee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge of Belgium speaks during a news conference in Buenos Aires September 4, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian

(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.

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