IOC long-shot Watanabe hopes 'crazy' Olympic idea sparks debate

The 65-year-old International Gymnastics Federation chief is one of seven candidates vying to succeed Thomas Bach as head of the IOC, with members set to decide in March. The son of a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor, Watanabe would be the first Asian in the high-profile post. Watanabe is proposing to host the Games simultaneously in five cities across five continents in a bid to reduce costs and let the whole world share Olympic fever. He told AFP in an interview that he wants to bring "reform"...