Tokyo Olympic organizers could choose a new president to replace Yoshiro Mori, who resigned last week after sparking a global outcry over sexist remarks he made, as early as this week, according to reports on Monday.
Tokyo 2020 organizers have to pick a new president with just five months left to prepare for the games amid the COVID-19 pandemic and are setting up a selection committee — made up of an equal number of men and women — the organizing committee's chief executive, Toshiro Muto, said last week.
The selection committee will hold its first meeting at the start of this week, Nippon TV reported, citing unidentified sources. Committee members will submit names of candidates in the days after and could select the new president as soon as this week, the report said.