Istvan Gyulai, general secretary of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), died yesterday aged 62. "It is with deep regret that I have to announce the death of a friend and valued colleague," IAAF president Lamine Diack said in a statement. Diack said he believed Gyulai had been "extremely courageous in the face of a cruel illness." A former sprinter, Gyulai became an IAAF council member in 1984 and was appointed general secretary in 1991.
Waterpolo
Spain's Olympic waterpolo champion Jesus Rollan was found dead in a town near Barcelona on Saturday, Catalan regional police said. Rollan, 37, was regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the sport and was in the Spain team that won gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996 and at the world championships in 1998 and 2001. Spanish media said Rollan had died after falling from the terrace roof of a spa hotel in the town of La Garriga.