Tokyo, April 11 (Ians) Sapporo’s bid to host the Winter Olympics in northern Japan may be pushed back from 2030 to 2034, the Japanese Olympic Committee’s president said.
The head of the Japanese Olympic Committee, Yasuhiro Yamashita, said that local opposition to the event in Sapporo, the potential host city in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, was strong, reports Xinhua.
He said many people are opposed to the city hosting the Games due to the ongoing bribery and bid-rigging scandals that continue to plague the memory of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed to a year later because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It’s hard to go ahead with the original bid plan without gaining people’s understanding,” Yamashita said on Monday, adding that many local residents are “concerned and anxious.”
A recent exit poll conducted by Jiji News of voters in Sapporo’s recent mayoral election revealed that 53 percent...
The head of the Japanese Olympic Committee, Yasuhiro Yamashita, said that local opposition to the event in Sapporo, the potential host city in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, was strong, reports Xinhua.
He said many people are opposed to the city hosting the Games due to the ongoing bribery and bid-rigging scandals that continue to plague the memory of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed to a year later because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It’s hard to go ahead with the original bid plan without gaining people’s understanding,” Yamashita said on Monday, adding that many local residents are “concerned and anxious.”
A recent exit poll conducted by Jiji News of voters in Sapporo’s recent mayoral election revealed that 53 percent...
- 4/11/2023
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