Minister Seiko Hashimoto appointed Tokyo 2020 President

Tokyo 2020 has a new president -

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics have a new president.

Japanese Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto was appointed Thursday as head of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee. She replaces Yoshiro Mori, whose sexist remarks led to a scandal that prompted him to resign last Friday.

"I will spare no effort for the success of the Tokyo Games," said Hashimoto immediately after her appointment, which comes five months from the scheduled opening of the event postponed last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

She had presented her resignation from the government to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga shortly before.

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