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Toyota to Step Down as Top Olympic, Paralympic Sponsor

Toyota to Step Down as Top Olympic, Paralympic Sponsor

   Nagoya, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that it will not renew its top-level sponsorship contracts with the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee, which are set to expire at year-end.
   "I've been wondering whether the current Olympic Games are putting athletes first," Chairman Akio Toyoda said on the company's own media outlet.

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