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(Adds details) By Sakura Murakami and Elaine Lies TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Japanese athlete-turned-politician Seiko Hashimoto has been chosen as pres...
13 Feb 2021 / 10:56 H. * Mori says sorry for his sexist remarks * Tokyo searches for new Games chief five months from opening * Female replacement as Olympic chief a possibility (Adds White House spokeswoman) By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Ju-min Park TOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday and apologised again for sexist remarks that sparked a global outcry, leaving the troubled Olympics searching for a chief five months from the opening ceremony. The resignation of the 83-year-old former prime minister further erodes confidence in organisers' ability to...
TOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday and apologised again for sexist remarks that sparked a global outcry, leaving the troubled Olympics searching for a chief five months from the opening ceremony.
By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read TOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Japanese Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Friday the organizing committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics should pick a replacement for its outgoing chief Yoshiro Mori swiftly, after Mori quit over sexist remarks he made. Reporting by Antoni Slodkowski; editing by John Stonestreet
Key facts about Saburo Kawabuchi, 84, who, according to sources familiar with the situation, is poised to replace Yoshiro Mori as the head of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organising committee after Mori decided to step down over sexist comments.