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By MORGAN WINSOR and ANTHONY TROTTER, ABC News
(TOKYO) The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee announced Thursday that Seiko Hashimoto has been appointed president, a week after the previous leader was forced to resign over sexist comments he made suggesting women talk too much in meetings.
“Today I am honored to be appointed President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee,” Hashimoto said in a statement. “The circumstances surrounding the appointment of a new president have made the question of how Tokyo 2020 and the Games can further the cause of gender equality one of intense interest to many people. I intend to approach this question with a sense of urgency and within the month set forth a system for implementation and begin delivering results.”
The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee announced Thursday that Seiko Hashimoto has been appointed president, after the previous leader resigned over sexist comments.
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