SAPPORO--Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto announced on Dec. 19 that the city would suspend its bid to host the Winter Olympics as it will be unlikely to host the Games for the next 18 years.

SAPPORO—Sapporo has decided to give up its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in the face of public distrust over scandals connected to the Tokyo Summer Games, sources said Oct. 5. The ...

Sapporo hosted the Winter Olympics in 1972 and the Winter Asian Games in 1986, 1990, and 2017. In Sapporo, snow begins to fall from mid-November and December, and the city remains covered in snow ...

Objectives We describe the medical services provided and report the injuries and illnesses that occurred at the eighth Asian Winter Games 2017. Methods A total of 2010 athletes and team officials from ...

Sapporo had participated in the dialogue stage of the Winter Games 2026 candidature process. But for many months, Japanese officials have been considering quitting the 2026 race to focus on the ...

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto has been a strong proponent of his city hosting the Winter Olympics for a second time, after it staged the 1972 Games, but local media have reported he is set to ...