Public Outrage Over Sexist Comments Forces Changes at Tokyo 2020
- International Olympic Committee, Tokyo Governor turned critics
- Swift U-turn on 84-year-old replacement may signal change
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Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori got a laugh earlier this month when he warned members of the Japan Olympic Committee that women talk too much. He had no idea the backlash would force to him to step down just nine days later.
“In all my 83 years, I feel it’s pathetic that a brief remark from me led to this,” Mori said Friday, as he announced his resignation and apologized again.