Voters in Sapporo won t have a say in whether a bid for the 2030 Winter Games should go forward, local leaders of the northern Japanese city have decided.
There won’t be a referendum on whether voters in Sapporo, Japan, support a 2030 Winter Games bid, local officials have decided. despite concerns about the “huge costs” of hosting. The Japanese city is seen as Salt Lake City’s strongest rival for another Olympics.
TOKYO (AP) Japan's northern city of Sapporo on Monday rejected holding a referendum to give voters a choice over bidding for the 2030 Winter Olympics. The city's assembly, controlled by Japan's Liberal Democratic Party which is also in charge of the national government turned down having a public vote.