This picture taken on November 30, 2021 shows Olympic signage in front of the Sapporo Olympic Museum near the Okurayama ski jumping platform in Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture. - International Olympic ...

This picture taken on November 30, 2021 shows Olympic signage in front of the Sapporo Olympic Museum near the Okurayama ski jumping platform in Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture. - International Olympic ...

The International Olympic Committee was already struggling to find hosts for the Winter Games. Sapporo’s flailing 2030 bid has added another headache. By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno Reporting ...

Sapporo has decided to withdraw its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the city’s mayor said Friday. “We must proceed with an Olympic bid with the understanding of the ...

The rings of an Olympic monument are seen reflected in a puddle following rain at Sapporo Odori Park in the city's Chuo Ward on Oct. 6, 2023. (Mainichi/Taichi Kaizuka) Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro ...

The International Olympic Committee's decision to postpone selection of the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics host represents another setback in Sapporo's quest for the Games, as an ongoing ...

A meeting between Sapporo's mayor and the head of the Japanese Olympic Committee, Yasuhiro Yamashita, is scheduled next week. Neither had any comment about the 2030 bid ending — or about staying ...

TOKYO, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The city of Sapporo and the Japan Olympic Committee will pause active promotion of Sapporo's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics for "a while", Kyodo news agency reported on ...