Seiko Hashimoto has been appointed as the new chairman of the board of directors of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
"Tightening feelings"
New Chairman Hashimoto said, "I was appointed as the chairman of the Organizing Committee. I will bear a very heavy responsibility and I feel that I will be tightened."
"Very big determination"
"It's a very big decision. I want to make an effort toward success while holding that feeling in my heart. That's my heart."
"I want to set up a system"
"The Tokyo tournament, which is approaching five months later, must be held safely, and corona countermeasures are the most important issue. Until now, as a minister, I have been doing my best to support various organizations. This time, I would like to establish a system in collaboration with the sports world that I have been nurturing up to now, and the country so that it can be called a safe and secure Tokyo tournament. "
"I have to have a sense of speed"
"There was a problem of gender equality in the background of assuming the chairman. We have to do it with a sense of speed. We will firmly establish a system within this month and produce results."
"I want to make a legacy"
"I want to create a legacy regardless of gender, disability, or sexual orientation. The Tokyo Games have been postponed for the first time in history. No one has ever experienced a postponement at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Unless we continue to make reform proposals within the Organizing Committee and strengthen our ability to propose them to the IOC, IPC, and the government, the Tokyo Games will have no meaning or mission. "
"I will do my best to make the tournament successful"
"We will do our best to make the tournament a success, making the most of our experience," he said.