TOKYO (Reuters) - Key facts about Saburo Kawabuchi, 84, who, according to sources familiar with the situation, is poised to replace Yoshiro Mori as the head of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organising committee after Mori decided to step down over sexist comments.
* The Osaka native is a former Japan Football Association president, who played soccer for Japan at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and was tasked with overseeing the Olympic village for the 2020 Games.
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