TOKYO (Reuters) - Koji Murofushi, an Olympic gold medalist who until Sept. 2020 was sports director for the Tokyo 2020 Games, is undergoing treatment for brain lymphoma, a rare type of cancer, according to a media report on Wednesday. Murofushi, 46 and a former hammer thrower, was diagnosed with the illness after developing symptoms last year and has already undergone surgery and steroid treatment, the Daily Shincho reported. "Because this report concerns a personal matter, I'd like to refrain from commenting," Murofushi said in a statement issued by the Sports Agency. "I've made efforts so my work hasn't been affected up to now, and will work together with everybody concerned to hold the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics successfully." His father was an Olympics hammer thrower and his Romanian mother competed internationally in javelin, while his sister also is a retired hammer thrower.

Source: The Star April 07, 2021 05:35 UTC