Mitsugi Ogata, Managing Director, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, saying, "The sports world is in a pinch, but I want to turn it into an opportunity. I want to push forward with reforms without fear of failure."
The Japan Association of Athletics Federations appointed a new director at the board of councilors on the 18th of this month, and held a board of directors under the new system on the afternoon of the 21st, following the re-election of officers once every two years.
Then, I chose Mr. Ogata as the successor to former Chairman Hiroshi Yokokawa, who served as Chairman for the 4th term and 8 years.
The new chairman, Ogata, is 61 years old.
In addition to serving as the managing director of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations for the past 10 years, he has also served as the head of the athlete strengthening headquarters of the JOC = Japanese Olympic Committee, and is also the general manager of the Japanese team of the Tokyo Olympics.
New Chairman Ogata held a press conference and said, "I want to launch a spectacular fireworks display, but this is not the case now, and I need to make a steady recovery. Since the spread of infection has significantly reduced profits, the profit structure and business A review is essential. "
"I want to make the competition interesting so that many people will come to the competition so that the activities of the top athletes will lead to an increase in the competition population."
He said, "The sports world is in a pinch ahead of the Olympics, but I want to turn it into an opportunity. I want to push forward with reforms without fear of failure."
In addition, under the new system, Toshihiko Seko, who participated in the men's marathon for the second consecutive Olympic Games, and Yuko Arimori, who won the women's marathon for the second consecutive Olympic Games, were selected as vice chairmen.
New Chairman Ogata emphasized that the aim is to put more effort into the spread and development of the marathon.