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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Stephen Wade and Yuri Kageyama

HISTORICAL FACTS: Sapporo election could restart bid for 2030 winter olympics - The Untold Story

Kyodo News

Sapporo's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics has been slowed — but not stopped — by fallout from the still-developing corruption scandal around the 2020 Tokyo Games.

The pursuit could resume if Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto is re-elected on Sunday, as expected, against two anti-Olympic candidates.

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