Sapporo Mayor Fumio Ueda announced Nov. 27 that his city will bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The decision came about a year after Tokyo landed the 2020 Summer Games. If Sapporo succeeds, it will be its second Winter Olympics. In 1972, it became the first city in Asia to host the Winter Games. Japan last staged the extravaganza in Nagano in 1998.
Here are the details behind Sapporo's bid:
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