IOC in Sapporo to assess 2030 Winter Games venues

International Olympic Committee officials on Tuesday began inspecting competition venues in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo, seen as a frontrunner to host the 2030 Winter Games.

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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 Committee officials on May 31 began inspecting competition venues in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo, seen as a frontrunner to host the 2030 Winter Games. -- Photo: Jiji Press / AFP

Lamya Abdulla

2022-05-31 12:46:54

International Olympic Committee officials on Tuesday began inspecting competition venues in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo, seen as a frontrunner to host the 2030 Winter Games.

On their three-day visit the IOC delegation will also look at road access in and around Sapporo, which was the first Asian city to host a Winter Olympics in 1972.

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