Athletics
Mori, Tokyo Olympics president resigns
6 years ago(FILES) This file photo taken on July 24, 2019 shows president of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games organising committee, Yoshiro Mori, delivering a speech during a ceremony to unveil the one-year countdown clock for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. - Tokyo 2020 Games chief Yoshiro Mori has apologised and said he may have to resign after sparking a sexism row by claiming women "have difficulty" speaking concisely, a Japanese daily said on February 4, 2021. (Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP)
Yoshiro Mori resigned yesterday as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee following sexist comments implying women talk too much. “As of today I will resign from the president’s…
