Tsunekazu Takeda denies claims relating to payments to consultancy linked to son of disgraced ex-Olympic official
The president of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) has said he will resign amid allegations of corruption over Tokyo’s successful bid to host the 2020 Games.
Tsunekazu Takeda, 71, who will also step down from the International Olympic Committee, has denied allegations of corruption since the Guardian revealed in May 2016 that the Tokyo Olympic bid team had made payments to a consultancy linked to the son of a disgraced IOC official during the city’s successful bid.
Written by Justin McCurry in Tokyo
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/19/japan-olympic-committee-president-tsunekazu-takeda-to-resign-corruption-allegations-scandal under the title “Japanese Olympic chief to quit amid corruption allegations scandal”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
