Sapporo shows 2026 Winter Games plan to JOC

Sapporo shows 2026 Winter Games plan to JOC

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto (front) heads to the Japanese Olympic Committee in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2016, to present the city's plan for hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Should Sapporo be chosen, it will be the second time for the capital of the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido to host the Winter Games as it did so in 1972. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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