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epa07447724 Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), talks to journalists after expressing his resignation at a JOC board meeting in Tokyo, Japan, 19 March 2019. Takeda announced his resignation at the end of June 2019, the end of his term. Takeda faces French authorities' investigation for suspected corruption related to winning the bid of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA