© 2020 – 2024 AEA3 WEB | AEAƎ United Kingdom News
AEA3 WEB | AEAƎ United Kingdom News
Image default
News

Tokyo 2020 Olympics president expected to resign over sexist comments

Yoshiro Mori had insisted for days he would not quit but Japanese media say he will step down amid a growing tide of anger over his remarks

The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, Yoshiro Mori, is expected to resign after derogatory comments he made about women caused an international uproar less than six months before the Games are due to open.

Mori, who has led the organising committee since 2014, will step down after insisting for days that he would not resign, the Fuji News Network reported on Thursday.

Continue reading…

Related posts

HS2 workers to exhume 3,000 bodies in Buckinghamshire churchyard

AEA3

More than 1.3bn adults will have diabetes by 2050, study predicts

AEA3

North Korea upgraded nuclear missile programme in 2020, says UN diplomat

AEA3