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Tokyo 2020's Mori to quit, end controversy – sources

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Tokyo 2020's Mori to quit, end controversy – sources

Tokyo 2020's Mori to quit, end controversy – sources

The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee, Yoshiro Mori, will resign over a sexist remark that sparked an outcry, two sources said on Thursday, while the former prime minister said he could not let the controversy drag on.

Bryan Wood reports.


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