Olympic

Tokyo Olympic chief creative director Hiroshi Sasaki has resigned after making derogatory remarks about a popular female Japanese entertainer, dealing another blow to the postponed Olympic Games with four months to go until the opening ceremony.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Organizing Committee will likely meet with representatives of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Japan’s government and Tokyo city to discuss the event, including whether to bar foreign spectators, reports Reuters citing Kyodo news.

Olympic host Japan will not take part in China’s offer to provide vaccines for participants in the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games and next year’s Beijing Winter Games.