Japan chooses former female athlete to chair Tokyo Olympics

Seiko Hashimoto 56-year-old resignedOlympic MinisterofJapaneseToday to take the positionDChairman of the Tokyo Olympics Organizing Committee After the Tokyo Olympic Committee formally voted to appoint her as her replacement. Yoshiromori Who resigned last week

Seiko Hashimoto

She vowed It will hold the Olympics in the middle of this year with safety. Its mission is to prepare measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Including saying that She will promote gender equality in the Tokyo Olympic Committee.

The replacement for Tokyo Olympic president just months before the 2020 Olympics took place.In July, it was the result of Mr Mori, 83, resigning on Friday. According to the case he spoke at the Olympic Committee meeting. Japan on Feb. 3 that the women spoke a lot, causing the meeting to take more time, causing criticism at home and abroad. Including facing pressure to resign And the public has many opinionsI want the new president to be a young person, a woman or an athlete.

Yoshiromori

Hashimoto has competed in the Olympics seven times from 1984-1996.Speed ​​skate 4 times at the Winter Olympics And track bikes 3 times at the Summer Olympics She won a bronze medal at a 1,500 meter speed skate in France in 1992.

Hashimoto wins Olympic bronze from France

In addition, she entered the political arena in 1995 and is close to Mori who isThe former prime minister to the point called him “father” because he was a political adviser and in 2019 she was appointed minister, Olympic minister and minister.Responsible for the empowerment and role of women And gender equality

Story by Nation TV | Photo courtesy of REUTERS

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