On July 16, 2001 (May 26, 2001 in the lunar calendar), International Olympic Committee President Samaranch officially stepped down. On July 16, 2001, Samaranch officially stepped down at the 112th Plenary Session of the International Olympic Committee held in Moscow and no longer served as President of the International Olympic Committee. The new International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge of Belgium awarded him the Gold Olympic Medal, and he was also awarded the title of "Lifetime Honorary President" of the International Olympic Committee? After retirement, he will serve as chairman of the Olympic Museum Foundation in Lausanne, Switzerland. Samaranch is one of the most influential figures in international sports? During his tenure as President of the International Olympic Committee, he successfully commercialized the Olympic Games and allowed professional players to enter the Games, making the Olympics a sporting event for all mankind. He made $12 billion in assets for the International Olympic Committee by selling television rights and sponsorship rights? Samaranch was the person who made the greatest contribution to the Olympic Movement after Coubertin? Comments: This old man is a legendary figure.