Gaffe-prone Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori, 83, sparked uproar when he claimed that women speak too much in meetings.
TOKYO: Tokyo Olympic organisers are planning to meet this week to discuss their response to sexist comments made by their boss, reports said Tuesday, after hundreds of event volunteers quit in the ensuing furore.
Gaffe-prone Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori, 83, sparked uproar in Japan and abroad last week when he said women speak too much in meetings.
He has since apologised but not stepped down, and the International Olympic Committee says it considers the matter closed.
Japanese media said the Tokyo 2020 organising committee is planning to meet later this week, possibly on Friday, to discuss its response as calls grow for Mori to resign.
Following Mori’s remarks, 390 Olympic and Paralympic…
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