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JOC, Sapporo announce decision to abandon bid for 2030 winter games, seek possible bid from 2034 on
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOfficials from Sapporo and the Japanese Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced a decision to...
Tokyo Olympics sullied by bid-rigging, bribery trials more than 2 years after the Games closed
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoThe bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics played out Tuesday in a Japanese courtroom — more...
Sapporo may delay Olympic bid to 2034 after Tokyo scandal
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe head of the Japanese Olympic Committee says Sapporo may delay its bid for the Winter Olympics,...
Ex-Tokyo Olympics official pleads not guilty to taking bribes in exchange for Games contracts
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoHaruyuki Takahashi, a former member of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, appeared in district...
Tokyo closes books on delayed Games; $13 billion price tag
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe final price tag for last year's COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics was put at $13 billion (1.4...
Sapporo mayor says Tokyo bid-rigging hurt its Olympic bid
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto and the Japanese Olympic Committee say they will “discontinue for...
Former Tokyo Olympic official appears in court and says he's not guilty of taking bribes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHaruyuki Takahashi, a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member, appeared in a court on...
Bribes scandal continues to sully Tokyo Olympic legacy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe bribery scandal tied to the Tokyo Olympics won't go away, sullying the legacy of the organizing...
Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal rolls on; company apologizes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Japanese company embroiled in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic corruption scandal said Thursday it would...
Salt Lake City is no longer seen as a ‘shoo-in’ to host another Winter Olympics. Here’s why
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Olympic rings are pictured covered in snow at the Olympic and Paralympic Cauldron Plaza in Salt...