IOC “Mori’deprecated women’ remarks, completely inappropriate”

International Olympic Committee (IOC). © AFP=News1

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on the 9th that Yoshiro Mori, the chairman of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, was “completely inappropriate”.

According to Reuters and AFP, the IOC issued a statement that day and criticized “Chairman Mori’s recent remarks are completely inappropriate as contradicting the dedication of the IOC or reforming the 2020 Olympic agenda.”

Earlier, the IOC sent an e-mail to Asahi Shimbun on the 4th, saying, “Chairman Mori apologized for the remarks,” and “The IOC thinks this matter is over.”

However, as the criticism continued, the Kyodo News Agency reported that it seemed to be hurriedly extinguished.

On that day, the IOC did not mention Chairman Mori’s pressure to resign.

However, he added, “The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee also determined that Chairman Mori’s remarks were inappropriate and reaffirmed his commitment to gender equality.”

“As a leader of the Olympic movement, the IOC is committed to promoting and supporting women’s activities as specified in the Olympic Charter.”

Earlier, Chairman Mori mentioned the issue of increasing the number of female directors at the Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) meeting held online on the 3rd. “Women are talkative, so meetings take a long time.” It was controversial when he made a disrespectful remark on the back of women.

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