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Yoshiro Mori
Speculation rife over Mori's comeback to Tokyo 2020
The appointment would likely renew global outrage after Mori was forced to resign over sexist comments early this year
24 July 2021, 11:40 IST
Speculation rife over Mori's comeback to Tokyo 2020
24 July 2021, 11:40 IST
Ex-Tokyo Olympics chief criticised for sexism again
He had previously said women 'talk too much'
27 March 2021, 06:25 IST
Ex-Tokyo Olympics chief criticised for sexism again
27 March 2021, 06:25 IST
Joy, delay and torch relay: Tokyo's turbulent Olympic timeline
From the unprecedented coronavirus postponement to last week's decision to bar overseas spectators, the path to staging the Tokyo Olympics has been littered with obstacles. As the nationwide torch relay begins, organisers are hoping it can build enthusiasm among a sceptical Japanese public ahead of the opening ceremony on July 23. Here, AFP chronicles Tokyo's troubled journey from being named host city in September 2013 to the Olympic flame finally hitting the streets of Japan a year late on March 25, 2021:
25 March 2021, 05:44 IST
Joy, delay and torch relay: Tokyo's turbulent Olympic timeline
25 March 2021, 05:44 IST
1,000 Olympics volunteers quit this month. Here's why
A significant drop in their numbers could be another hurdle for Tokyo 2020
25 February 2021, 04:08 IST
1,000 Olympics volunteers quit this month. Here's why
25 February 2021, 04:08 IST
Covid-19 delay to sexism row: Tokyo Olympics' timeline
As the pandemic rages, with just over five months until the Games begin, it's still uncertain what this summer's event will look like
18 February 2021, 10:46 IST
Covid-19 delay to sexism row: Tokyo Olympics' timeline
18 February 2021, 10:46 IST
How a woman helped bring down the Tokyo Olympics chief
Her activism, born from a year studying in Denmark, is the latest example of women outside mainstream politics in Japan taking to keyboards to bring social change
18 February 2021, 09:30 IST
How a woman helped bring down the Tokyo Olympics chief
18 February 2021, 09:30 IST
Tokyo Olympics panel starts search for new boss
Yoshiro Mori stepped down after his claims that women talk too much in meetings sparked widespread outrage
16 February 2021, 10:56 IST
Tokyo Olympics panel starts search for new boss
16 February 2021, 10:56 IST
Olympics: Tokyo organisers to choose new Prez this week
Among those being considered to succeed Mori is Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto, a pioneering female lawmaker and seven-time Olympian
15 February 2021, 05:33 IST
Olympics: Tokyo organisers to choose new Prez this week
15 February 2021, 05:33 IST
Tokyo Olympics boss resigns over sexism row
12 February 2021, 12:05 IST
Tokyo Olympics boss resigns over sexism row
12 February 2021, 12:05 IST
Tokyo 2020 head Yoshiro Mori resigns over sexist remark
12 February 2021, 06:53 IST
Tokyo 2020 head Yoshiro Mori resigns over sexist remark
12 February 2021, 06:53 IST
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