China's former IOC member He Zhenliang dies   

中国奥委会名誉主席、“奥运老人”何振梁去世

He Zhenliang, a former IOC member and vice president from China, died in Beijing on Sunday at the age of 85.

He, who was elected to the International Olympic Committee in 1981 and elected IOC vice president in 1989, died at a hospital in Beijing on Sunday afternoon, his family said.

Nicknamed "China's Mr. Olympics", He was instrumental in Beijing's successful bid for the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games.

He became a household name in China after delivering an emotional speech at the IOC session on July 13, 2001.

IOC mourn death of 'China's Mr. Olympics' He

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expressed great sadness for the death of former IOC member and vice president He Zhenliang on Sunday.

"It is with great sadness that the IOC has learnt of the death of Zhenliang He, IOC Honorary Member in the People's Republic of China, aged 85," said a release of the IOC official website olympic.org. >>>