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| Spain’s Juan Antonio Samaranch, appointed International Olympic Committee president in 1980, brought many innovations to the Olympics. Among these were corporate sponsorship, moving the Winter Games and Summer Games to a rotating two-year schedule, and accepting more professional athletes. | ||||||
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