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Seiko Hashimoto appointed president of Tokyo Olympics organising committee
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Women s Single Olympic Berth Up for Grabs at First 2020 U S Olympic Team Trials
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Following the resignation of Tokyo 2020 President Mori Yoshiro, the IOC issued the following statement.
“The IOC takes note of President Mori’s decision to step down as President of the Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.
IOC President Thomas Bach said: “The IOC fully respects President Mori’s decision to step down and understands his reasons for doing so. At the same time, we would like to thank him for his outstanding contribution to the organisation of the postponed Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 over the course of the past years. Among his many accomplishments, President Mori helped to make Tokyo the best-ever prepared Olympic city. The IOC will continue working hand-in-hand with his successor to deliver safe and secure Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in 2021.
Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori quits over sexist remarks, plus more
Posted: February 12 2021
By: Ed Dixon
Yoshiro Mori, the head of Tokyo’s Olympic and Paralympic Games organising committee, has quit over sexist remarks made in a meeting with members of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC).
The 83-year-old has stood down as the organisation’s president after saying board of directors meetings with many women take a lot of time .
“When you increase the number of female executive members, if their speaking time isn t restricted to a certain extent, they have difficulty finishing, which is annoying,” he was quoted as saying in an Agence France-Presse (AFP) translation of his comments.
IOC nach Mori-Rücktritt von sicherer Olympia-Austragung überzeugt
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