FILE PHOTO: The National Stadium, the main stadium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, is seen from an observation desk in Tokyo, Japan July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Influential Olympics official John Coates praised Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday for his work in getting Tokyo ready for the now delayed 2020 Olympic Games and said he was personally disappointed to see him forced to step down.
Abe, 65, announced his resignation due to poor health on Friday.
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