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Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president
Read full article: Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic presidentJapan's Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto delivers a speech at a beginning of a meeting on the preparation or the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The 56-year-old Hashimoto was named president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee after a meeting of its executive board, which is 80% male. She also held a portfolio dealing with gender equality and women’s empowerment. "I think it will be important for Tokyo 2020 to practice equality.”International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Hashimoto was “the perfect choice” for the job. AdKotani is the sports director for the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee.
