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SNTV: IOC: Trauerfeier für Patrick Baumann
International Olympic Committee holds memorial service for Patrick Baumann
SHOTLIST: Buenos Aires, Argentina. 14th October 2018.
1. 00:00 Pan of dignitaries attending the memorial service of IOC (International Olympic Committee) Member Patrick Baumann
2. 00:20 IOC President Thomas Bach walks to the lectern
3. 00:28 SOUNDBITE (French): Thomas Bach, IOC President:
(About Patrick Baumann's legacy)
"He played a key role in bringing the Winter Youth Olympic Games to Lausanne and led the Lausanne 2020 Organising Committee with his characteristic energy. The innovative concept devised for the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games shows how he brought Olympic values to life and passed them on to a new generation. We all know how important it was for him personally to bring the Youth Olympic Games to his home country."
4. 01:13 SOUNDBITE (English): Thomas Bach, IOC President:
(About Patrick Baumann's work at the IOC)
"Knowing the passion and enthusiasm that Patrick (Baumann) brought to everything he did, our ceremony today (Sunday) should not only be one of mourning and sadness. Let us also celebrate Patrick's life, his many achievements and his great contribution to the Olympic Movement. Even in this moment of sadness, we should celebrate the Olympic spirit of friendship and optimism because these are the values that Patrick personified. This is what Patrick would want us to do. We are grateful for his legacy. We feel privileged to have had him among us and to call him a friend. Together, we promise Patrick today that we will carry his legacy and his enthusiasm to the future. Farewell, Patrick. We will make you proud."
5. 02:31 IOC President Thomas Bach greets Horacio Muratore, FIBA President
6. 02:43 SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Horacio Muratore, FIBA President:
(About Patrick Baumann's work with FIBA)
"Patrick was a visionary, and always had clear ideas about how to grow our sport. He was not afraid to "shake the tree", as he often liked to say. For FIBA, Patrick was a true game changer. He was at the forefront of radical changes to our governance structure. He was instrumental in the process of creating 'ONE FIBA', and putting National Federations at the core of our organisation in a more efficient, democratic, transparent and robust structure."
7. 03:34 Members of the Organising Committee of the Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020 in the stands
8. 03:53 Attendees applaud at the end of the memorial service
9. 04:06 Still photograph of IOC Member Patrick Baumann
SOURCE: IOC
DURATION: 04:08
STORYLINE:
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) held a memorial service on Sunday (14th October) for their member, Patrick Baumann, who passed away after he suffered a heart attack in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday (13th October) - IOC President Thomas Bach and FIBA (International Basketball Federation) President Horacio Muratore both spoke during the service.
SCRIPTING INFORMATION:
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) held a memorial service for Patrick Baumann on Sunday (14th October), who died suddenly after he suffered a heart attack at the age of 51 in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday (13th October).
Baumann was the secretary general of basketball's world governing body - FIBA - and was also seen as a potential future IOC President.
IOC Members present at the Youth Olympic Games which are currently being held in Argentina's capital were joined by members of the Executive Committee of FIBA (International Basketball Federation) at the memorial service.
"Even in this moment of sadness we should celebrate the Olympic spirit of friendship and optimism because these are the values that Patrick personified. This is what Patrick would want us to do. We are grateful for his legacy. We feel privileged to have had him among us and to call him a friend. Together, we promise Patrick today that we will carry his legacy and enthusiasm to the future. Farewell, Patrick. We will make you proud," said IOC President Thomas Bach.
The ceremony was held at the 3x3 basketball court used for the Youth Olympic Games.
Baumann was considered instrumental in the development of the 3-on-3 urban version of the sport and frequently pushed for its inclusion as an Olympic medal event, where it will make its debut at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
"Patrick was a visionary, and always had clear ideas about how to grow our sport. He was not afraid to "shake the tree", as he often liked to say. For FIBA, Patrick was a true game changer. He was at the forefront of radical changes to our governance structure. He was instrumental in the process of creating 'ONE FIBA', and putting National Federations at the core of our organisation in a more efficient, democratic, transparent and robust structure," said FIBA President Horacio Muratore.
Last week in Buenos Aires, Baumann updated IOC members on the 2020 Lausanne Youth Olympic Games, whose organising committee he presided over.
