SAPPORO The city of Sapporo’s hopes of hosting the Winter Olympics in 2038 were dashed after hugely popular Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki called on the municipal government to scrap the idea.
SAPPORO After withdrawing Sapporo’s bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics amid declining public support, Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto plans to keep the city’s candidacy alive for the 2038 Games.
SAPPORO Sapporo has decided to give up its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in the face of public distrust over scandals connected to the Tokyo Summer Games, sources said Oct. 5.
Sapporo city has suspended activities to promote its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, saying it should first regain public trust that was lost over the corruption scandals surrounding the Tokyo Games.
The expansive bribery scandal that has emerged from the behind-the-scenes organizing of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games appears to be casting a shadow over Sapporo’s bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics.