Sapporo mayor meets with IOC chief Thomas Bach about bid to host 2030 Winter Olympics
Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto met with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach in Lausanne on Saturday to discuss the city's proposed bid to host the 2030 Winter Games. The host city for the 1972 Games, Sapporo confirmed its intention to bid for the multisport event ...
Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori expects big changes to marathon schedule
Tokyo Games organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori said Thursday he expects to see big changes to the men's marathon schedule following the International Olympic Committee's decision to move the road races to Sapporo. "It's impossible (to hold the men's marathon on Aug. 9) as there ...
As it eyes bid to host 2026 Winter Games, Sapporo mayor says city will aim to reduce costs
Sapporo is looking to pare down its planned $4 billion bid to host the 2026 Winter Games in line with the International Olympic Committee's emphasis on cost-efficiency, Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto has said. "We are on the same page as the IOC. It's clear that 'compact' ...
England coach Eddie Jones calls Sapporo Dome excellent venue for 2019 Rugby World Cup
England head coach Eddie Jones visited Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto on Tuesday and also toured Sapporo Dome, where his team will kick off its 2019 Rugby World Cup campaign. The venue, which hosts NPB's Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters — on an artificial surface — and ...
Sapporo considers bid to host 2026 Olympics
The city of Sapporo has expressed its interest in bringing the Winter Olympics back to Japan's northern island in 2026. Now, the Hokkaido capital, and the Japanese Olympic Committee, will move forward with assessing the merit of a potential bid. Sapporo will now enter a dialogue ...
Sapporo mayor interested in hosting 2026 Winter Olympics
While it is not certain Japan will even bid for the 2026 Olympics, Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto said his city is ready to host its second winter games, provided it can avoid the problems that have plagued Tokyo in the lead-up to the 2020 ...
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters are considering building a new ballpark in Sapporo or its vicinity, baseball sources said Tuesday. "We owe it to Sapporo Dome for being able to play baseball even when it snowed," Nippon Ham manager Hideki Kuriyama said. "We are grateful, ...
