World Athletics President Sebastian Coe in Tokyo

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe in Tokyo

(from L) Japan Association of Athletics Federations President Mitsugi Ogata, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and World Athletics President Sebastian Coe pose for a photo in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2024.

Paris Olympics: Japan delegation

Paris Olympics: Japan delegation

Fencer Misaki Emura (4th from R) and breaker Shigeyuki "Shigekix" Nakarai (3rd from R), the flagbearers for the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, hand the Japanese delegation's flag to chef de mission Mitsugi Ogata (4th from L) during its disbandment ceremony in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2024.

Paris Olympics: Japan delegation head

Paris Olympics: Japan delegation head

Mitsugi Ogata, head of Japan's delegation for the Paris Olympics, holds a press conference in Paris on July 26, 2024, ahead of the opening ceremony later in the day.

Judo, athletics members depart for Paris Olympics

Judo, athletics members depart for Paris Olympics

Mitsugi Ogata, head of Japan's Olympic delegation, speaks to judo and athletics members at Tokyo's Haneda airport ahead of their departure to France for the Paris Olympics on July 22, 2024.

(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-DAY 9

(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-DAY 9

(230828) -- BUDAPEST, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ogata Mitsugi (3rd L), President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF), waves the flag after the handover during the closing ceremony of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-DAY 9

(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-DAY 9

(230828) -- BUDAPEST, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- World Athletics president Sebastian Coe (L) hands over the flag to Ogata Mitsugi, President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) during the closing ceremony of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-DAY 9

(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-DAY 9

(230828) -- BUDAPEST, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ogata Mitsugi (2nd L), President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF), waves the flag after the handover during the closing ceremony of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

Athletics: World championships

Athletics: World championships

Japanese athletes (from L) Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, Kentaro Sato, Haruka Kitaguchi and Nozomi Tanaka join Mitsugi Ogata (far R), president of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, for a photo after a flag handover ceremony on the final day of the world athletics championships in Budapest on Aug. 27, 2023. The ceremony marked the handover of the World Athletics flag to Tokyo, which will host the 2025 championships.

Japanese delegation head for Tokyo Olympics

Japanese delegation head for Tokyo Olympics

Tsuyoshi Fukui (L) and Mitsugi Ogata shake hands in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2019, after being named the Japanese delegation head for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the delegation's general manager, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese delegation head for Tokyo Olympics

Japanese delegation head for Tokyo Olympics

Tsuyoshi Fukui (L) and Mitsugi Ogata pose for a photo in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2019, after being named the Japanese delegation head for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the delegation's general manager, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese delegation head for Tokyo Olympics

Japanese delegation head for Tokyo Olympics

Tsuyoshi Fukui (L) and Mitsugi Ogata attend a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2019, after being named the Japanese delegation head for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the delegation's general manager, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese delegation head for Tokyo Olympics

Japanese delegation head for Tokyo Olympics

Tsuyoshi Fukui (L) and Mitsugi Ogata attend a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2019, after being named the Japanese delegation head for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the delegation's general manager, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Athletics: Qualifying series for Tokyo Olympic marathon announced

Athletics: Qualifying series for Tokyo Olympic marathon announced

Japan Association of Athletics Federations general secretary Mitsugi Ogata speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 18, 2017, as JAAF decided that Japan's runners for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics marathon will be chosen through a Grand Champion Series, a two-year qualifying process. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo