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[Breaking News]Olympics Sapporo left out as IOC signals 2030, 2034 games hosts

TOKYO, Nov. 30 Kyodo -The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday named Salt Lake City, Utah, as its preferred host for the 2034 Winter Olympics, extinguishing Sapporo's hopes of hosting the games.Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto is considering formulating a policy about a potential 2038 bid by the end of this year.

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Sapporo drops bid for 2030 Winter Games

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 11 Kyodo - Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto (L) and Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2023, announcing the northern Japanese city's decision to drop out of the race to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo drops bid for 2030 Winter Games

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto speaks during a press conference held jointly with Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2023, announcing the northern Japanese city's decision to drop out of the race to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

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Sapporo drops bid for 2030 Winter Games

Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita speaks during a press conference held jointly with Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2023, announcing the northern Japanese city's decision to drop out of the race to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

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Sapporo drops bid for 2030 Winter Games

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto (L) and Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2023, announcing the northern Japanese city's decision to drop out of the race to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

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Sapporo drops bid for 2030 Winter Games

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto (L) and Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2023, announcing the northern Japanese city's decision to drop out of the race to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

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Sapporo to withdraw 2030 Olympic bid

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto answers questions from reporters at the city hall in the northern Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Oct. 6, 2023, following media reports that Sapporo is set to abandon its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics.

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Sapporo to withdraw 2030 Olympic bid

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto answers questions from reporters at the city hall in the northern Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Oct. 6, 2023, following media reports that Sapporo is set to abandon its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics.

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Sapporo mayor Akimoto

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto speaks at a press conference in the northern Japan city in Hokkaido on April 12, 2023.

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Sapporo mayor Akimoto

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto speaks at a press conference in the northern Japan city in Hokkaido on April 12, 2023.

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Sapporo seeks Japan gov't support for bringing 2026 Olympics

Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi (C) hands a written request to Hiroshi Hase (R), Japan's minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2015, calling for the central government's support for bringing the 2026 Winter Olympics to Sapporo, alongside Katsuhiro Akimoto, mayor of the Hokkaido capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sapporo mayor stands next to 2017 Asian Winter Games mascot

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto (R) stands next to Ezomon, the mascot of the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games, on June 5, 2015, in Sapporo. The Games will be held in Obihiro and Sapporo in Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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DPJ-backed Akimoto defeats LDP-backed candidate in Sapporo

Nana Honma, a former central government official backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, meets with reporters after she was defeated in the Sapporo mayoral race by former Sapporo Deputy Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto on April 12, 2015. Akimoto was backed by the Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Innovation Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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DPJ-backed Akimoto defeats LDP-backed candidate in Sapporo

Former Sapporo Deputy Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto (C) celebrates his victory in the Sapporo mayoral race on April 12, 2015. Akimoto, backed by the Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Innovation Party, was assured of defeating Nana Honma, a former central government official backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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French consul thanks Japanese public for support after Paris attacks

Jean-Jacques Pothier (L), a consul at the French Embassy in Japan, pays a courtesy call on Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto (R front) at the Sapporo city hall on Nov. 18, 2015, during his visit to the northern Japanese city in Hokkaido. Pothier expressed gratitude for condolences and encouragement from the Japanese public following the terrorist attacks in Paris. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Musician Sakamoto pays courtesy call on Sapporo mayor

Musician Ryuichi Sakamoto (L), recovering from cancer, pays a courtesy call on Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto at the city hall in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on May 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sapporo International Arts Festival 2020 Press Conference

Four people pose for a commemorative photo at a press conference held at the Sapporo Museum of Modern Art to announce the outline of the Sapporo International Art Festival 2020. From left to right: Agnieszka Kubicka-Jedushetska, Planning Director; Taro Amano, Planning Director; Katsuhiro Akimoto, Mayor of Sapporo; and Kanoko Tamura, Communication Design Director.

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Sapporo residents to be asked to stay home amid virus surge

Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki (R) and Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto meet the press after holding talks at the northern Japan prefectural government's office in Sapporo on Nov. 16, 2020. They agreed to ask residents of Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, to refrain from non-essential outings due to a surge in coronavirus infections in the region.

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Sapporo residents to be asked to stay home amid virus surge

Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki (R) and Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto meet the press after holding talks at the northern Japan prefectural government's office in Sapporo on Nov. 16, 2020. They agreed to ask residents of Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, to refrain from non-essential outings due to a surge in coronavirus infections in the region.

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Sapporo residents to be asked to stay home amid virus surge

Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki (far L) and Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto (2nd from R) hold talks at the northern Japan prefectural government's office in Sapporo on Nov. 16, 2020. They agreed to ask residents of Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, to refrain from non-essential outings due to a surge in coronavirus infections in the region.

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Tokyo Olympics marathon

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto meets the press in Sapporo on Oct. 17, 2019, a day after the International Olympic Committee abruptly announced its plan to move the marathon and race walks for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from Tokyo to the northern Japan city to avoid Tokyo's summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics marathon

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto meets the press in Sapporo on Oct. 17, 2019, a day after the International Olympic Committee abruptly announced its plan to move the marathon and race walks for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from Tokyo to the northern Japan city to avoid Tokyo's summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics marathon

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto meets the press in Sapporo on Oct. 17, 2019, a day after the International Olympic Committee abruptly announced its plan to move the marathon and race walks for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from Tokyo to the northern Japan city to avoid Tokyo's summer heat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sapporo mayor and JOC president

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto (L) and Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda meet the press in Tokyo on May 14, 2018, after their meeting to discuss the possibility of the city joining the race to host the 2030 Winter Olympics rather than the 2026 games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sapporo mayor and JOC president

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto (L) and Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda meet the press in Tokyo on May 14, 2018, after their meeting to discuss the possibility of the city joining the race to host the 2030 Winter Olympics rather than the 2026 games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sapporo mayor and JOC president

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto (L) and Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda meet the press in Tokyo on May 14, 2018, after their meeting to discuss the possibility of the city joining the race to host the 2030 Winter Olympics rather than the 2026 games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sapporo interested in hosting 2026 Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Feb. 12, 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea shows Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto, expressing an interest in hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics before reporters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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England rugby coach Jones

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto (R) gives England coach Eddie Jones a tour on Dec. 5, 2017, of Sapporo Dome, where England will play their opening game against Tonga at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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Sapporo shows 2026 Winter Games plan to JOC

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto meets with reporters on Nov. 8, 2016, in Tokyo after presenting the city's plan for hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics to the Japanese Olympic Committee. 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