Japan mayor apologises for biting athlete’s Olympic medal

Nagoya mayor Takashi Kawamura, left, bites the Olympic gold medal of Miu Goto, right, of Japan softball team who won the event at the 2020 Summer Olympics (Kyodo News via AP)

A Japanese mayor apologised on Thursday for biting the Olympic gold medal of a softball player who had paid a courtesy visit after Japan beat the United States in the final.

Nagoya mayor Takashi Kawamura had praised pitcher Miu Goto during the visit on August 4, but his eyes were glued to her medal.