Regarding the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, which Sapporo City is aiming to host, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) is adjusting the timing of unifying the candidate sites from the end of this year to next year. I found out by interviewing people.
Regarding the candidate sites for the 2030 Winter Games, the IOC is proceeding with dialogue with multiple cities such as Sapporo, and in May, President Bach indicated the direction of unification within the year. I was.
According to officials, the IOC General Assembly, which will ultimately determine the venue for the schedule for unifying the candidate sites, will be postponed from May to June next year and will be held around autumn. Therefore, it is said that the narrowing down of candidate sites is being adjusted to postpone the timing from the end of this year to next year.
This was reported to Japanese officials when IOC President Thomas Bach visited Japan last month to attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.