Judo federation to form independent committee

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Saito, who is in charge of team development for the All Japan Judo Federation, apologizes for an abuse scandal, during a Japanese Olympic Committee emergency meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2013 of national sporting bodies' coaches responsible for team development. The AJJF announced the same day formation of a third-party advisory committee to handle crises management in the wake of a scandal in which 15 top female judo wrestlers accused their former coach of physical and verbal abuse.

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