Japan's Sapporo to abandon bid to host 2030 Winter Olympics

TOKYO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The northern Japanese city of Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture, has decided to give up its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, local media reported on Friday citing sources close to the matter.

Sapporo, which in 2014 announced its bid to host the Winter Olympics, on Tuesday announced revised plans for running the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The decision was ma