European Olympic Committees president Janez Kocijančič has died at the age of 78 after what the EOC described as a “sudden and severe” disease. T
European Olympic Committees mourns death of president Kocijančič
Janez Kocijancic, president of the EOC, speaks during the 2019 ANOC General Assembly (by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images for ANOC)
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