Seiko Hashimoto, a seven-time Olympian, has been named the new head of the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics. Her predecessor, Japan’s former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, resigned last week following an uproar over sexist comments he made. Host Marco Werman has the story.
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