森会長発言「完全に不適切」　ＩＯＣ

　【ロンドン時事】国際オリンピック委員会（ＩＯＣ）は９日、東京五輪・パラリンピック組織委員会の森喜朗会長による女性蔑視発言を受け、「完全に不適切。ＩＯＣの取り組みや（五輪改革案の）アジェンダ２０２０と矛盾している」との声明を出し、不快感を示した。森氏の進退に関する言及はなかった。
　ＩＯＣは森会長が自身の発言を撤回して謝罪した後、「森会長は発言を謝罪した。これをもってＩＯＣは問題が終わったと考えている」と声明を出したが、今回は批判的な姿勢を見せた。声明では、ＩＯＣが過去２５年以上にわたってスポーツにおける女性の進出を支援してきたことを強調し、「男女平等や反差別などの取り組みを引き続き提供していく」と記した。（2021/02/09-20:25）

The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday called Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee leader Yoshiro Mori's apparently sexist remarks "absolutely inappropriate," reversing its earlier stance that the issue has been settled.
   The recent remarks by Mori, president of the organizing committee, "were absolutely inappropriate and in contradiction to the IOC's commitments and the reforms of its Olympic Agenda 2020," the IOC said in a statement.
   At a meeting of the Japanese Olympic Committee in Tokyo last Wednesday, Mori said, "Meetings of boards of directors with a lot of women take so much time."
   In talks with reporters on Thursday, Mori withdrew the remarks and apologized. Following his apology, the IOC said in a statement released later that day that it "considers the issue closed."
   In Tuesday's statement the IOC said that it "has played an important role in promoting women in and through sport" and "will continue to do so by setting ambitious targets." The committee also said that it "will continue to deliver on its commitment to gender equality, inclusivity, solidarity and non-discrimination."