• Tokyo 2020 Olympics The president of the Tokyo Games apologizes, but refuses to resign due to his sexist comments

The president of the organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games,

Yoshiro Mori

, has decided to resign after the controversy generated by his sexist comments, according to local media on Thursday.

Mori has communicated his decision to resign from the position to people close to the organization after the continued criticism he has received since his intervention made last Wednesday came to light, sources close to the matter have told the state network NHK.

The 83-year-old former Japanese prime minister spoke about the alleged inconveniences that the presence of women in meetings represents during a meeting of

the Japanese Olympic Committee

, comments that have caused a cascade of protests from the world of politics and sports both inside and outside of

Japan

.

The departure of the figure of maximum responsibility at the head of Tokyo 2020 could be made official this Friday, when a board of directors and advisers of the organizing committee is convened to address the controversy generated by his words and their possible consequences.

"I heard someone say that if we increase the number of women on the board we have to regulate speaking time in some way or else we will never finish," Mori said during last week's meeting when asked about the plans of the Japan Olympic Committee to increase the number of female members from 20% to 40%.

Mori, who also alluded to the "great sense of rivalry" of women, appeared before the media the day after the controversy broke out to apologize and pleaded to remain in office, but that was not enough to silence the criticism against him. .

Among the voices that have protested against his comments, that of

the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stands out

, which called them "absolutely inappropriate" and "in contradiction" with the policy of this body, in a statement.

Mori's words have also motivated the withdrawal of hundreds of Japanese volunteers who were registered to help organize the Games and of runners who were going to participate in the Olympic flame torch relay in Japan, whose route is planned to end of March.

The board of directors of the organizing committee, the body with the authority to make weighty decisions such as naming the president, and the board of directors, a higher body made up of experts, will participate in this Friday's meeting where a decision on Mori's future is expected advisers in various fields.

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