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Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori resigns

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Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori resigns

Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori resigns

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori apologized and resigned on Friday over sexist comments, less than six months before the troubled Games are scheduled to start.

Matthew Larotonda reports.


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