Olympics

Judo coach abuse scandal hits Tokyo Olympic bid

Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) Secretary General, Noriyuki Ichihara, left, speaks as Executive Board Member Tsuyoshi Fukui, listens during a press conference in Tokyo, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Ichihara, at the press conference on Friday,denied that officials were rushing investigations to wrap up the case of harassment and physical violence by Japanese women's judo national team head coach Ryuji Sonoda at a pre-Olympic training camp, in time for the IOC evaluation visit to Tokyo.

Just when Tokyo got a boost in its campaign to host the 2020 Olympics, a judo coach abuse scandal surfaced within the Japanese sporting culture and threatens to undermine the bid.

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