Manila, July 22 -- elated pressure on the organizers, a top Tokyo Olympics official assigned to opening ceremony was ousted for his past remarks regarding Holocaust, local media reported on Thursday.
The much-awaited Tokyo Olympics is set to open on Friday amid strict coronavirus measures. The world's biggest tournament was delayed last summer until July this year due to raging pandemic.
Kentaro Kobayashi, a show director for the Games' opening and closing ceremonies, was dismissed "for joking about the Holocaust in the past," according to Tokyo-based Kyodo News reported.
The move came after a video of Kobayashi, 48, a former comedian, included a phrase, "Let's play Holocaust," triggering condemnations. The video was shot of a skit from ...