Olafur Rafnasson Is Overleden

Net ik klaar was met mijn betoog ....................    las ik
op de web site van fibaeurope.com
dat de president van Fiba Europe ... Olafur Rafnsson  ....  is heden na middag overleden.

Van uit deze plaats wens ik sterkte voor de famillie van Olafur Rafnasson en natuurlijk ook
de geheele basketball famillie in Europa met het verwerken van deze  verlies.


Hier onder de perss releases van Fiba Europe en zie
www.fibaeurope.com


Suplement .....

op de web site van de Turkse basketball bond staat er vermeld dat
Olafur Edvard Rafnasson ... is heden middag in zijn hotel kamer in Geneve waar hij was
is overleden aan een hart infarckt .... hart stil stand .....
De vertaling van wat hier onder staat.

zie dus ook
www.tbf.org.tr

FIBA Avrupa Başkanı Olafur Edvard Rafnsson bugün geçirdiği kalp krizi neticesinde hayatını kaybetti. FIBA’nın House of Basketball binası açılışı ve FIBA Hall of Fame (Şöhretler Müzesi) organizasyonlarına katılmak üzere İsviçre'nin Cenevre kentinde bulunan Rafnsson'un, konakladığı otel odasında yaşamını yitirdiği belirtildi.








President Rafnsson Passes Away


PRESS RELEASE

FIBA Europe and FIBA were shocked and saddened to learn on Wednesday evening of the unexpected passing away of FIBA Europe President Olafur Rafnsson, age 50.
Mr Rafnsson died during a visit to Geneva, where he had been attending Tuesday's official opening of FIBA's new headquarters.
He was President of the National Olympic Association of Iceland and was elected to the Presidency of FIBA Europe in 2010.
Mr Rafnsson was a former player and won the Icelandic Championship in 1988 as part of the Haukar team.
The thoughts and prayers of the entire FIBA community are with Mr Rafnsson's family.

Door LuluHoops