[The Olympic gold medal bit by the mayor of Japan has been replaced]
##被日本Mayor’s bitten Olympic gold medals have been replaced## According to Kyodo News, Japan’s Olympic Committee Chairman Yasuhiro Yamashita said on the 5th that “all was resolved” and the gold medal replacement was completed in August.
During the Tokyo Olympics, the mayor of Nagoya City, Takayuki Kawamura, caused anger by biting the gold medal of Japanese softball player Nozomi Goto. According to Kyodo News, Japan’s Olympic Committee Chairman Yasuhiro Yamashita said on the 5th that “all was resolved” and completed the gold medal replacement in August.
According to reports, Yamashita said: “(Athletes) don’t want things to continue to ferment” and said that the problem has been resolved and that the cost of gold medal replacement will be borne by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
In August of this year, during a meeting between Takayuki Kawamura and the representative of the Japanese softball team who won gold in the Tokyo Olympics, Nozomi Goto from Nagoya as a representative put the gold medal on Kawamura’s neck. Kawamura suddenly put the gold medal in the entrance and took a bite. Kawamura’s actions were immediately criticized by the public. People have said that “during the COVID-19 epidemic prevention period, this behavior should not occur” and “this behavior is very rude.” Not only that, but Japanese social media is also constantly criticized.
In response, Takayuki Kawamura responded at the time that the reason for biting the gold medal was “to show his greatest affection (to the players).” He also said, “If this causes trouble, I am sorry.”
[The Olympic gold medal bit by the mayor of Japan has been replaced]