Sports agency launches with Olympic gold medalist as head

Sports agency launches with Olympic gold medalist as head

Daichi Suzuki (R) receives a letter of appointment from education minister Hakubun Shimomura in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2015, to become the first commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency launched the same day. The Olympic gold medalist swimmer is expected to lead efforts to improve the performances of Japanese athletes ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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