Women delivered the goods for Japan at Tokyo Olympics

As Japan flew past its previous best single-games Olympic gold medal total with its 17th on the eighth day of the Tokyo Games, its female athletes were hauling their share of the load. By the end, the women carried the day.Japan won gold medals in 14 women's, 12 men's events and one mixed event, and of the 58-medal total, female-only events resulted in 30 podiums.This is quite a shift for Japan as compared to previous games and poignant considering what took place at the head of the Olympic organizing committee.Sexist remarks by the original organizing committee president, Yoshiro Mori, cau…READ FULL ARTICLE