Sports Sapporo drops bid to host 2030 Winter Olympics

The city on Oct. 3 announced revised plans for running the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Games to prevent a recurrence of the bribery and bid-rigging scandals involving organizers of the 2021 Tokyo Games. However, Sapporo officials apparently decided that the city would need more time to gain understanding of its residents for hosting the sports extravaganza. Sapporo, in 2014, announced its bid to host the Winter Olympics. While a city survey in March 2022 found more supporters than opponents of the bid, the trend has reversed in opinion polls by media outlets since the Tokyo Olympics scandals surfaced. The International Olympic Committee has been holding discussions with Sapporo as a city interested in hosting the Winter Games in or after 2030.

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