Tsunekazu Takeda on Wednesday was re-elected as president of the Japanese Olympic Committee on a two-year term beginning April 1 after being selected the only nominee for the post.
Takeda, who succeeded Yushiro Yagi in October 2001 following Yagi’s sudden death a month earlier, at the age of 55 became the youngest member of the new council announced the same day.
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