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IOC says Tokyo 2020 chief Mori comments about women 'absolutely inappropriate'

Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori listens a question from a journalist at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, February 4, 2021. [REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool/File Photo]

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday that comments about women made by Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games chief Yoshiro Mori were “absolutely inappropriate”.

Mori has come under fire for saying last week that meetings with female participants take a long time, adding that they “get competitive” with each other.

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