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Tokyo Olympics chief to quit; anointed successor pulls out – Sydney Morning Herald
The scandal over a sexist outcry throws the troubled Games into disarray six months before they are scheduled to start.
The 83-year-old had tapped 84-year-old Saburo Kawabuchi who currently serves as the mayor of the Olympic village to take over the top position, Kawabuchi told reporters earlier.
But the choice prompted questions about whether there was not a better alternative than another older, male, and local media said Kawabuchi later turned down the job.
Local broadcaster Fuji News Network reported the government would seek to block the nomination of Kawabuchi.
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