Tokyo 2020 organisers were poised to name Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto their new president on Thursday after previous chief Yoshiro Mori resigned over a sexism row.
Hashimoto submitted her resignation early Thursday afternoon to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, ahead of the day's second meeting of Tokyo 2020's executive board -- widely expected to announce her appointment.
She said Suga had offered "kind words", saying he hoped she would "give all my strength to create a Tokyo Games that will be embraced by the Japanese people."
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