Legendary Olympic Athlete Takes Over Tokyo Games Following Sexism Backlash
Seiko Hashimoto has appeared in seven Olympics, four in the winter and three in the summer the most by any "multi-season" athlete in the games.
She made even more history on Thursday in Japan, where women are still rare in the boardrooms and positions of political power.
The 56-year-old Hashimoto was named president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee after a meeting of its executive board, which is 80% male. She replaces 83-year-old Yoshiro Mori, a former Japanese prime minister who was forced to resign last week after making sexist comments about women.
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