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A woman, Hashimoto Olympics, was decided as the replacement of Tokyo Olympics chairman Mori, who stepped down due to “female demeanor”.
I was from an athlete who competed in the Olympics 7 times, but I had a history of drinking and kissing a male athlete with my son.
Criticism is emerging as to whether it is’sexual harassment’ next to’female depreciation’.
Correspondent Ko Hyeon-seung, Tokyo, reported.
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Six days after former Chairman Mori resigned, Seiko Hashimoto, a woman in charge of the current Olympics, became the successor.
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“We will definitely prepare and make it so that you can think of it as a safe and secure Tokyo event.”
President Hashimoto, born in 1964 when the Tokyo Olympics was held,
He competed in the Olympics 4 times as the national speed skating team, 3 times as the cyclist team, and 7 times as a cyclist and won a bronze medal.
In 1995, he entered the political world and was awarded the Olympic Prize during the second cabinet of Abe.
I have 6 children, and I am special to the Olympics to name them Seonghwa, Greece, and Turin.
However, the past history of sexual harassment emerged from the moment Hashimoto was mentioned as a successor.
In 2014, I drank and kissed a male figure skating player.
Hashimoto, who was the leader of the Sochi Olympics at the time, kissed Takahashi, a male player in her twenties, several times at the closing ceremony, and even a photo was published in the weekly magazine.
Although he was accused of sexual harassment using his dominant position, the victim was skipped without a problem.
However, the same weekly magazine recently reported other cases of damage under the title “Hashimoto is a sexual harassment criminal,” and social media reports and criticism are continuing.
Former President Mori introduced him to the political world, and what he had maintained a special relationship was also on the cutting board.
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“I think it’s like a daughter to me.”
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“I am my father. I am the father who led me to the political world…”
Despite this controversy, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee enforced the appointment of the chairman, and President Hashimoto said he deeply reflected.
The Tokyo Olympics, which have already been scared by a one-year postponement and subsequent scandals, have only five months left until the opening, but the summit is still uncertain.
This is Hyunseung Ko from MBC News in Tokyo.
(Video coverage: Jang-shik Lee, Jin-ho Kim (Tokyo) / Edit: Chang-gyu Kim)
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