Sapporo mayor to halt 2030 Winter Olympics bid promotion

city would halt the aggressive momentum of its bid

Too bad, it would be another exciting drama after Tokyo Olympics scandal.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/11/29/national/crime-legal/tokyo-olympics-bid-rigging-scandal/

"We must first dispel the public's unease rather than rushing forward blindly without regard to appearances," Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto told a press conference held jointly with the Japanese Olympic Committee in Tokyo.

"We can't actively appear to be pursuing a big bribery payday.

We will continue to do so as quietly as possible."

What baffles me is how Salt Lake City, and Vancouver which both have hosted the games in the recent past, compared to Sapporo which last held them in the 1960's are rated behind in terms of favorability. I'm sure Sapporo will have to build all new infrastructure whereas the other two will have most if not all of it ready to go. So it must be those brown envelopes that have turned people's opinion, as per usual.

Vancouver's first bid ended when the government of British Columbia said no to a request of a billion dollars in assistance.

It's unclear how much local interest there is in trying again.

At this point the organization of the games is deeply involved in corruption and shady deals, it would be much better to dissolve the IOC and the games and make a new event from scratch.

virusrexToday  09:39 am JST

At this point the organization of the games is deeply involved in corruption and shady deals, it would be much better to dissolve the IOC and the games and make a new event from scratch.

Not all that different to your friends in the pharmaceutical industry.

The decision is for Bach to make.

Whoever greases his palms the most, gets the Games!

"We must first dispel the public's unease rather than rushing forward blindly without regard to appearances," Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto told a press conference held jointly with the Japanese Olympic Committee in Tokyo.

It's all in the semantics. They're not "rushing forward blindly", so does that mean they're creeping forward blindly instead? Caution, Japanese bureaucrat style.

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The decision is for Bach to make.

Whoever greases his palms the most, gets the Games.

If only it was that cheap. There are a whole host of committee members who need to be "persuaded" by various means which host to choose. University places and accommodation for children, special "guides" for the night and good old fashioned bags of cash.

Ah gotta love the politics in Japan....Tax people for bombs and guns....Oh, and let's hold another pointless sports event....I wonder how much this one will cost.....

Here's you bill Japan. That'll be $20billion. Thanks. Service charge not included.