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Koji Murofushi stepped down as sports director of the Tokyo Olympics to take over as commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency in October. | REUTERS
Kyodo, Reuters Apr 7, 2021
Olympic hammer throw champion Koji Murofushi pledged Wednesday he will continue to fulfill his duties as the Japan Sports Agency commissioner following news that he is battling illness.
A source with knowledge of the matter said the 46-year-old Athens Olympic gold medalist is being treated for a disease, something Murofushi declined to elaborate on, citing privacy. Gossip magazine Shukan Shincho reported in its online edition he is suffering from a malignant brain lymphoma.
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