TOKYO, Feb 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Olympics minister, Hashimoto Seiko, has been named the top candidate to become the new president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, it was stated here, yesterday.
The eight-member selection committee for the new president, pegged the minister for the Tokyo Games chief, to replace Yoshiro Mori, who resigned last week over sexist comments about women.
It said that the panel will ask Hashimoto’s personal opinion on whether to take the position.
The 56-year-old Hashimoto, who competed in four Winter Olympic Games, as a speed skater and three Summer Olympics as a track cyclist, has served as the Olympics minister since Sept 11, 2019.– NNN-NHK
