TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese city of Sapporo seems to be having second thoughts about bidding for the 2026 Winter Olympics and could focus instead on the 2030 Games.
Sapporo held the 1972 Winter Olympics and is one of seven cities showing interest in 2026. The International Olympic Committee will decide in October which bids are serious with the winner picked in September of 2019.
Akihiro Okumura, a spokesman for the city's bid promotion department, tells The Associated Press that public opinion polls seem to indicate a preference for 2030.
"Sapporo has not made an official decision yet," he told AP in an email.