Sapporo announces intention to host 2026 Winter Olympics

Sapporo announces intention to host 2026 Winter Olympics

SAPPORO, Japan - Sapporo Mayor Fumio Ueda speaks at a news conference at the municipal government building in Sapporo on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 27, 2014, after announcing the city's intention to host the 2026 Winter Olympics at a city assembly meeting. Sapporo became the first Japanese city to host the Winter Olympics in 1972.

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