FILE - In this Sept. 27, 1977, file photo, Japan's Miyako Tanaka, right, and Mikako Kotani perform during women's synchronized swimming duet competition at the Olympic Games of the XXIV Olympiad in Seoul, South Korea. The organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics announced Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, it has named Kotani as its new sports director. Kotani won two bronze medals in synchronized swimming - now called artistic swimming - at the the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009, file photo, Japan's Shintaro Ishihara, President of Tokyo's 2016 Bid Committee, left, and former swimmer Mikako Kotani are pictured during a news conference of Tokyo's bid team in Copenhagen, Denmark. The organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics announced Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, it has named Kotani as its new sports director. Kotani won two bronze medals in synchronized swimming, now called artistic swimming, at the the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer, File)