Tokyo Games president to quit over ‘women talk too much’ comment — reports
11 February 2021 - 09:33
Tokyo — The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, Yoshiro Mori, is set to step down over sexist remarks, media reported on Thursday, a resignation likely to raise new doubts over the viability of holding the Games later in 2021.
The former prime minister made the remark — that women talk too much — at a Japanese Olympic Committee board meeting early in February, setting off a storm of criticism at home and abroad...
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