Tokyo Olympics boss resigns over sexism row
Successor to embattled Yoshiro Mori might even be a woman
TOKYO: Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori bowed to mounting pressure and resigned on Friday over sexist remarks, leaving a leadership vacuum after opposition emerged to his favoured successor, who is even older than he is.
The race to fill the post now appears wide open, with reports suggesting Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto — a 56-year-old former Olympic athlete and one of just two women in Japan’s cabinet — is a leading candidate.
The controversy over Mori’s comments has been yet another unwanted…