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Sapporo’s Prospects Murky for Hosting Future Winter Games; Scandals Related to Tokyo Games Fueling Residents’ Distrust in Efforts to Host Winter Olympics in 2034 or After
SAPPORO — Sapporo has decided to withdraw its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Gam...
October 7, 2023
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Tide Turned Early This Year for Sapporo, Once the Only Strong Candidate for 2030 Winter Games
PARIS — At one time Sapporo was the only strong candidate to host the 2030 Winter Olympic Games, bu...
October 7, 2023
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Sapporo, Host of 1972 Winter Olympics, to Drop Bid for 2030 Games in Japan (UPDATE 1)
Sapporo has decided to withdraw its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the ci...
October 6, 2023
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Breakers: B-Boy Shigekix, B-Girl Ayumi; Dominika Banevič and Victor Montalvo Qualify for Paris Olympics
The 16-year-old Banevič, known as B-Girl Nicka, drew finger-clicking appreciation from her beaten op...
September 25, 2023
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One Year Countdown Until Paris 2024 Olympic Games
PARIS — Wednesday marked exactly one year until the opening of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The Fre...
July 27, 2023
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Paris 2024 Olympic Games Torch Unveiled
SAINT-DENIS, France — The design of the torch to be used for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic G...
July 26, 2023
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Para-athletes Hone Skills in Mixed-ability Competitions Following Tokyo Games
Top-level disabled and able-bodied athletes have started competing against one another in some sport...
July 5, 2023
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Sapporo Eyes Expert Panel to Avoid Winter Games Big-Rigging
As part of efforts to prevent bid-rigging, the Sapporo government plans to set up an expert panel de...
June 27, 2023
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Sapporo Plans to Form 3rd-Party to Monitor Olympic Committee
SAPPORO — The Sapporo city government has decided to include in its draft plan the establishment of ...
June 22, 2023
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3×3 Wheelchair Basketball: Medalist Launches First Official Tournaments in Japan
YOKOHAMA — Official 3x3 wheelchair basketball tournaments, the first of their kind in Japan, have be...
May 3, 2023
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Paralympian Kunieda Receives Japan’s People’s Honor Award
Wheelchair tennis legend Shingo Kunieda on Friday received the People’s Honor Award, becoming the fi...
March 18, 2023
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Olympic Ticket Sales for Paris Games get off to Rocky Start
PARIS (AP) — Organizers of next year's Paris Olympics promised relatively modest prices and egalitar...
March 5, 2023
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Japanese Wheelchair Tennis Legend Kunieda to Receive People’s Honor Award
The government officially decided Friday to present wheelchair tennis legend Shingo Kunieda with the...
March 3, 2023
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Dentsu Group President Admits Ad Giant Bears Responsibility for Bid Rigging
Dentsu Group Inc. President Hiroshi Igarashi said the advertising giant bears responsibility for all...
February 25, 2023
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Draft Guidelines Propose 11 Rules for Governing Sporting Events
To prevent a recurrence of incidents such as the corruption and bid rigging allegations related to t...
February 11, 2023
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