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Mori row has damaged trust in Tokyo 2020 - Hashimoto

The Yoshiro Mori sexism row has resulted in trust being lost in the Tokyo 2020 organising committee which must be recovered, its new president Seiko Hashimoto has said.

Olympics • 02 Mar 21

Hashimoto Seiko is the new President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee

Hashimoto Seiko takes over Tokyo 2020 presidential role

Seven-time Olympian Hashimoto Seiko has been appointed as the new president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee.

Olympics • 18 Feb 21

A man holds placard outside Japan Olympic Museum calling for the resignation of Yoshiro Mori.

Tokyo Games chief set to step down - reports

The head of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games organising committee is poised to step down after making sexist remarks, according to reports.

Olympics • 11 Feb 21

Yoshiro Mori's comments have been branded "absolutely inappropriate"

Tokyo organisers to meet over chief Mori's comments

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics will hold a gathering of executive board members later this week to express their opinions on comments by Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori.

Olympics • 10 Feb 21

Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on 4 February, 2021

Criticism mounts over Tokyo 2020 chief's sexist remark

Criticism continues to mount over sexist remarks made by Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori, who has refused to step down and justified his comments by explaining he doesn't "speak to women much."

Olympics • 05 Feb 21

Yoshiro Mori said that he doesn't listen to women that much lately when asked whether he thought that women speak too much

Apology but Games chief not resigning for sexist remark

Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori apologised on Thursday for sexist comments about women talking too much, but said he would not resign, as his remarks sparked a storm of criticism on social media and risked tainting public opinion of the Games.

Olympic Games • 04 Feb 21

Tokyo 2020 should have been opening on Friday

Vaccine key to letting Games begin, says Tokyo chief

The development of a coronavirus vaccine or treatment will be key to allowing the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics to open in a year's time, organising committee president Yoshiro Mori has said.

Athletics • 22 Jul 20

Next Olympics to be 'scrapped' if 2021 date is missed

Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said that the Olympic Games, already postponed to 2021, would be "scrapped" if it could not take place then, according to an interview published on Tuesday.

Paris 2024 • 28 Apr 20

'Major challenge' to apportion cost of delayed Olympics

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee president Yoshiro Mori has told international federations that deciding who foots the bill for postponing the Games to 2021 will be a "major challenge".

Paris 2024 • 28 Mar 20

Yoshiro Mori