Japan mayor apologizes for biting athlete's gold medal
Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura bites the Olympic gold medal of Miu Goto, a member of Japan softball team who won the event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, at the city office building in Nagoya, central Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (Kyodo News via AP)

Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura bites the Olympic gold medal of Miu Goto, a member of Japan softball team who won the event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, at the city office building in Nagoya, central Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (Kyodo News via AP)

Aug. 12, 2021 02:40 AM EDT
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, at the city office building in Nagoya, central Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (Kyodo News via AP)

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, at the city office building in Nagoya, central Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (Kyodo News via AP)

Aug. 12, 2021 02:37 AM EDT