Tsunekazu Takeda denies any wrongdoing but is under investigation regarding bidding and voting processes for the 2020 Tokyo Games
Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic committee. Picture: REUTERS/ERIC GAILLARD
Takeda, who was president of the 2020 bid committee, said during a JOC board of directors meeting in Tokyo he would step down and not seek re-election. At a news conference later on Tuesday, Takeda said: “I don’t believe I’ve done anything illegal.” “I feel very bad that I’m causing a disturbance to the public like this ahead of next year’s Games in Tokyo,” said Takeda. “I thought about the JOC’s future and I have come to the conclusion that it is most appropriate to pass the JOC onto younger leaders that will bear the next generation, letting them create Japan’s new era through the Tokyo Olympics.”
Multi-million-dollar payments made by the Tokyo bid committee to a Singapore consulting company are under examination and Takeda is suspected of paying bribes to secure the winning bid.
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