Article 5E3TD Tokyo Olympics president Yoshiro Mori quits after sexist comments uproar – video report

Tokyo Olympics president Yoshiro Mori quits after sexist comments uproar – video report

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Monika Cvorak
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The head of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organising committee has resigned, a week after his derogatory comments about women triggered an international backlash. Mori came under pressure to resign after he complained during a meeting of the Japanese Olympic Committee early this month that talkative women tended to make meetings drag on too long'.

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