The president of the Japanese Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if Tokyo can pull off next year's Summer Games, then the city of Sapporo could be in good standing to hold the 2030 Winter Olympics.
Yasuhiro Yamashita, a former Olympic gold medallist in judo, acknowledged in a news conference that it will be difficult holding the Olympics next year. And he pointed out that nobody can know the state of the coronavirus pandemic in a few months or next year.
The marathons and race walks for next year's Olympics have been moved to Sapporo because of cooler weather. That will give the northern Japanese city a chance to show off to IOC officials. Beijing will hold the 2022 Winter Olympics, followed in 2026 by the Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
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