Olympic hammer champ Koji Murofushi to head Japan Sports Agency

Koji Murofushi, the 2004 Olympic and 2011 world hammer champion, has been appointed commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency, the government said Friday.The 45-year-old will succeed retired swimmer Daichi Suzuki when the inaugural commissioner of the government department steps down from his position at the completion of his contract at the end of the month.Murofushi, the son of a Romanian mother and Japanese father, also serves as sports director of the 2020 Tokyo Games, acting as a liaison between athletes, international sports federations and the organizing committee.Murofushi will face u…READ FULL ARTICLE