Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan decided to abandon the original plan to bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics and bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics instead. The 26th Winter Olympic Games is a comprehensive sports meeting planned to be hosted by the International Olympic Committee in 2030.

All bidding cities are expected to apply in 20021year, and the IOC will decide the host city at the IOC's140th plenary session in Mumbai, India in May or June 2023.

The bidding process of the 2030 Winter Olympics

20 17 12.8 the us Olympic Committee said that it is now more inclined to bid for the 2030 winter Olympics, while it has always wanted to bid for the 2026 winter Olympics.

20 18 May 10 According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, which is bidding for the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games, has conveyed its intention to change its bid to the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC).

According to the report, due to the fierce competition in bidding for the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Hokkaido Shinkansen will be opened in 2030, and the advantages of Sapporo have not yet been fully revealed, so Sapporo intends to bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics instead.

September, 2065438+08 17 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan decided to abandon the original plan to bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics and bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics instead.