The gold medal won by pitcher Miu Goto in the softball of the Tokyo Olympics is expected to be exchanged for a new one due to a problem that Mayor Kawamura of Nagoya City bites.
Mayor Kawamura apologized again on the 12th and expressed his intention to bear the necessary expenses individually when exchanging medals.
Mayor Kawamura of Nagoya City was criticized for suddenly removing his mask and biting the gold medal when pitcher Goto, who won the gold medal in the softball of the Tokyo Olympics, visited the city hall on the 4th of this month and had the medal hung around his neck. rice field.
As a result of coordination by related organizations on this issue, the gold medal is expected to be exchanged for a new one.
In response to this, Mayor Kawamura once again apologized in response to a reporter's interview, saying, "I am very sorry to have hurt the treasure of the Gold Medalist." JOC = I can only leave it to Chairman Yamashita of the Japanese Olympic Committee. "
After that, he said, "I would like to pay the money individually," and expressed the idea that he would like to bear the necessary expenses when exchanging medals.