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Japan Olympics Golf Club 'baffled' Over Sexism Row


Champ Kind
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7b52b9fe2b7def8a6e222645f10480d64ca96e98.jpgThe chairman of the Japanese golf club set to host the sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics said they are bewildered by requests to lift its ban on women becoming full members. Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, north of Tokyo, postponed a decision to review its membership policy following a board meeting on Tuesday after the club came under fire from Tokyo's female governor Yuriko Koike. The governor said she felt "uncomfortable that women cannot become full members in the 21st century," while the International Olympic Committee also expressed concerns about the rule.

 

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