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PublishedFeb 10, 2021, 5:00 am SGT
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TOKYO • Yoshiro Mori s comments on women were extremely inappropriate and are against the Olympic spirit, Japan Olympic Committee chief Yasuhiro Yamashita said yesterday.
(Updates number of Olympic volunteers quiting and volunteer quotes)
TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - 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.
There are no plans to discuss Mori s resignation at the meeting but he could face a barrage of criticism over his comments, Nikkan Sports said in a separate report.
Mori has come under fire for saying last week that meetings with female participants take a long time, adding that they get competitive with each other. He apologised and retracted his comments, but the public s outrage appears far from assuaged.
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.