Tokyo 2020 chief resigns over sexism row
By AFP
12 February 2021 |
2:29 pm
Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori has resigned after making sexist comments that caused an international outcry with less than six months until the virus-postponed Games.
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