Olympic scandals may cloud Sapporo 2030 bid: Tokyo Games official

The former chief of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee expressed concern Thursday that a widening corruption scandal related to last year's major sporting event may negatively affect Sapporo's bid to host the 2030 Winter Games."It seems very severe," Seiko Hashimoto, an Olympic medalist-turned-lawmaker, told reporters when asked how a series of revelations of suspected wrongdoing regarding test events for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics could affect efforts by the northern Japan city to host a Winter Games.Hashimoto, who also served as the country's Olympic minister, said it is impo…READ FULL ARTICLE