JOC gives Okamoto green light to compete in Olympics

JOC gives Okamoto green light to compete in Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee Chairman Tsunekazu Takeda announced in Tokyo on April 5 the JOC has agreed to send taekwondo fighter Yoriko Okamoto to the Athens Olympics despite an internal feud in the Japan Taekwondo Federation (JTF) having yet to be resolved.

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