From an innovative opening ceremony to shattered world records across the sports spectrum, the Paris Olympics have marked a celebratory return to the Games we knew and loved pre-pandemic. 01 Daiki Hashimoto quiets the crowd Hashimoto Daiki of Japan reacts after the horizontal bar event of the artistic gymnastics men's team final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, …
Japan’s Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto has been chosen as the top candidate to replace Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori after he resigned over a sexism row, reports said Wednesday. Public broadcaster NHK, citing unnamed sources, said the selection committee had “narrowed down the candidates to Minister Hashimoto” after meeting behind closed doors. “As today’s discussions focused on the attributes of …
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Organising Committee is set to convene a special board meeting as early as Friday after the outcry over committee president Yoshiro Mori’s sexist comments, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday. Daichi Oyama, 28, who withdrew from volunteering because of coronavirus concerns, said of Mori: “If every time he says something things get worse, he should quit.” …
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