IOC gives Japanese chairman Organizing Committee Games wipe out | Sport

sport">“Absolutely inappropriate, contrary to the IOC’s efforts and the 2020 Olympic Agenda reforms,” the IOC wrote in a statement. The committee summarizes what it has already achieved in the fight for gender equality.

sport">The 83-year-old Mori, former prime minister of Japan, was discredited last week by condescending comments about women. He had said that women speak for far too long at meetings and expressed his irritation about this. Mori apologized at a press conference, calling his comments “inappropriate,” but immediately added that he would not leave.

sport">His statements sparked outrage on social media, both at home and abroad. The majority of the Japanese population think Mori should leave.

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