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Tokyo 2020 appoints Kotani as new sports director

Japan's head coach Masayo Imura and former synchronised swimmer Mikako Kotani talk on day two of the Fina Artistic Swimming Japan Open (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)

The organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has named Mikako Kotani as its new sports director.

Kotani (pictured right), a former Olympic artistic swimmer and a bronze medallist for Japan at the Seoul Games in 1988, will begin her new role tomorrow (Thursday). The 54-year-old was part of Tokyo’s bidding team that successfully landed hosting rights for this year’s Games, which have been postponed until 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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