Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), talks to journalists after tendering his resignation at a JOC board meeting in Tokyo. EPA
Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), talks to journalists after tendering his resignation at a JOC board meeting in Tokyo. EPA
Japan Olympic chief facing corruption probe to step down
Tsunekazu Takeda says he will step down from role as head of Japan's Olympic Committee in June amid French investigation into payments made to him before Tokyo's winning bid for 2020 Games