Japanese mayor sorry for biting Olympic medal amid COVID concerns: ‘Extremely inappropriate’

During the celebration of Goto’s gold medal, Kawamura pulled down his mask and put the medal between his teeth to pose for pictures.

Trending posts on Twitter said Kawamura had turned Goto’s gold medal into a germ medal, which in Japanese is pronounced the same.

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