Tokyo 2020 Games: Japan Olympics Chief Tsunekazu Takeda Quits
The head of Japan's Olympic Committee (JOC) is stepping down over corruption allegations relating to the awarding of the 2020 Games to Tokyo, BBC reports.
Tsunekazu Takeda is being investigated by French prosecutors who are looking into claims a 2m Euro (£1.7m) bribe was paid to secure Tokyo's winning bid.
Tokyo was awarded the Games in 2013, beating Madrid and Istanbul.
"I don't believe I've done anything illegal," Takeda said as he announced he would not seek re-election.
"It pains me to have created such a fuss, but I believe it is my responsibility to serve out the rest of my term," he added.
Takeda's tenure ends in June.
The Japanese government has always insisted its Tokyo bid is clean.
The company to which the payment was made is linked to the son of former world athletics chief Lamine Diack, who was a member of the International Olympic Committee when it awarded the Games to Tokyo and is the subject of corruption allegations being looked at by French investigators.
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