THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 11, 2020 at 18:09 JST
Koji Murofushi, the former sports director of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, answers questions from reporters about the Games’ schedule and venues on July 17, 2020. (Pool)
Koji Murofushi, the 2004 Athens Games gold medalist in the hammer throw, was named the next commissioner of the government’s Japan Sports Agency on Sept. 11. [Read More]
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