体坛英语资讯：Former UCI President and IOC member Hein Verbruggen passes away
<p><span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="HAGUE">HAGUE</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 14-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="UCI">UCI</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="Hein">Hein</span> <span word="Verbruggen">Verbruggen</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 75 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="leukemia">leukemia</span>, <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dutchman">Dutchman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UCI">UCI</span> (<span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="Cycliste">Cycliste</span> <span word="Internationale">Internationale</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="between">between</span> 1991 <span word="and">and</span> 2005. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="honorary">honorary</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="reign">reign</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="UCI">UCI</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="professional">professional</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="doping">doping</span> <span word="sinners">sinners</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Lance">Lance</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="stripped">stripped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>.</p><p><span word="Brian">Brian</span> <span word="Cookson">Cookson</span>, <span word="current">current</span> <span word="UCI">UCI</span> <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hein">Hein</span> <span word="Verbruggen">Verbruggen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sincere">sincere</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="UCI">UCI</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="Verbruggen">Verbruggen</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1996 <span word="until">until</span> 2008.</p><p>"<span word="Hein">Hein</span> <span word="Verbruggen">Verbruggen</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>, <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="him">him</span>," <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Willem">Willem</span>-<span word="Alexander">Alexander</span>, <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1998 <span word="until">until</span> 2005, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Hein">Hein</span> <span word="Verbruggen">Verbruggen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fearless">fearless</span> <span word="fighter">fighter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Bach">Bach</span>. "<span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Chair">Chair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coordination">Coordination</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span>."</p>
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