Former Olympic judo medalist Noriko Mizoguchi, now a university professor, called Yoshiro Mori’s recent comments toward women “discriminatory” as backlash against the controversial Tokyo 2020 president continued to intensify.
One day after making sexist remarks during a meeting of the Japanese Olympic Committee’s board of trustees, the 83-year-old Mori withdrew his words — which he described as “inappropriate” — at a news conference on Thursday saying he had no intentions of disparaging women.
Mori refused to resign from his role in charge of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee after previously suggesting that criticism might force him to step down.