On August 29, Beijing time, the International Olympic Committee officially announced that former president Jacques Logue died at the age of 79. From a sailing athlete to a plastic surgeon to the president of the International Olympic Committee, he has devoted almost his life to sport.
Born in May 1942 in Ghent, a port city in northwestern Belgium, Logue showed great athletic talent at a young age. He has worked as a water sportsman and has won one world championship in sailing and two world runners-up. He competed in three Olympic Games in 1968, 1972 and 1976.
At the same time, he has also gained a fortune in rugby, which has little to do with water sports. He has been selected for the Belgian rugby team several times and has played internationally with the national team 10 times.
Logue's life is colorful, and after ending his career, Logue did not continue to devote himself to sports, but chose to devote himself to the study of medicine. He immersed himself in a PhD in sports medicine and later became a plastic surgeon.
"I learned from surgery the humility that human beings must have, as well as the uncertainty of life and the fragility of ambition." Logue once said this.
In addition to the suspension of the pot, the love of sports makes Logue unable to give up the sports career. In 1989, Logue became President of the European Olympic Committee, Vice-President of the Federation of European National Olympic Committees and a member of the World Anti-Doping Council. In 1991, he was elected to the International Olympic Committee and has been a member of the Executive Committee since 1998.
In July 2001, he succeeded Samaranch as the eighth president of the International Olympic Committee, before he was 60 years old.
During his 12 years at the helm of the IOC, Logue brought about a "major reform". He took tough measures against ethical violations such as doping and made the Olympics "slim down" and control the cost of the Games. He also paid great attention to the sports situation of young people and founded the Youth Olympic Games.
In stark contrast to strong reforms, Logue was not an arbitrary reformist. He is good at listening to the opinions and suggestions of the Olympic family, and then making his own judgment. "When treating a patient, you first listen to the patient describe the symptoms, then examine and analyze him, diagnose him, and finally decide on the treatment method." Logue said his former medical career had influenced his approach to work.
During Rogge's tenure, he held three Summer Olympics, namely the 2004 Athens Olympics, the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics. It is worth mentioning that Logue favored the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
"It is obvious that China has raised the standard of the Olympic Games very high, so it is a great challenge for London, and it is also a great challenge for London's future Olympic Games." Logue commented.
In 2013, Bach took over the baton as the new president of the International Olympic Committee. After leaving office, Logue continued to worry about the Olympic cause as the "Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee". At the end of 2014, Logue received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the International Olympic Committee.
After Logue's death, the current IOC president Bach said of Logue: "Jacques loves sports and loves to be with athletes, he passed this enthusiasm on to everyone who knows him, and his love of sports is infectious. ”
"He is an accomplished president who has helped modernize and transform the IOC. He won the Youth Sports Championship and inaugurated the Youth Olympic Games. He also strongly advocated for sports integrity and worked tirelessly to fight the evil of doping. Bach said.
To pay tribute to Logue, the IOC headquarters, the Olympic Museum, etc. will lower the flag to half-mast for five consecutive days to remember him and his great contribution to sport.
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