Around 390 Olympics volunteers quit over sexist remarks by Tokyo 2020 chief
By Reuters
09 February 2021 |
1:40 pm
Around 390 Tokyo 2020 Olympics volunteers have resigned following sexist remarks by Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori, Japan's Olympic minister said on Tuesday (February 9).
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