Japan's Olympics chief to step down in June amid corruption probe
March 20, 2019 00:00:00
TOKYO, Mar 19 (AFP): The head of Japan's Olympic Committee said on Tuesday he would step down in June, as French authorities probe his involvement in payments made before Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Games.
"On June 27, my term will expire," Tsunekazu Takeda said at a meeting of the JOC in Tokyo. "Considering the future of the JOC, I think the most appropriate thing is to leave things to a new leader from next generation so that they can host the Olympics and carve a new era."
