Following a virtual meeting of the Salt Lake City (Utah) Bidding Committee and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it became known that the purpose of the trip would be to gain new experience from the organizers of the Games.

“We focused exclusively on our Games, which we are trying to host.

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) was not discussed at all, "said the head of the bid committee Fraser Bullock.

The material notes that Salt Lake City has the opportunity to obtain the right to host the Olympic Games in 2030 or 2034, but a clear decision has not yet been made on this score.

Earlier it became known that the United States will arrange a diplomatic boycott of the Olympic Games in China in connection with the "violation of human rights."

Later, the International Olympic Committee commented on the diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing by the US government.

It was reported that the Canadian authorities are studying the issue of a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

In Japan, a clear decision has not yet been made.