JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH IN HOSPITAL

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15:49 / 10/14/2009

Former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch suffered a mild heart
attack on Tuesday and was taken to Princess Grace hospital in
Monaco. Samaranch, 89, fell ill at the opening ceremony of Sportel
international sports television festival. In the hospital the tests
revealed an irregular heartbeat, however his press secretary refuted
the information of heart attack. A medical source said he responded
well to treatment, and after a while went back to hotel to have rest.