Olympics: IOC seeks to decide 2030, 2034 Winter hosts at same time

The northern Japan city of Sapporo was given a tight timeline to prepare a possible bid for the 2034 Winter Olympics after the International Olympic Committee took steps Friday to select both the 2030 and 2034 hosts simultaneously.The IOC executive board, currently meeting in Mumbai, has proposed the IOC hold its vote on both hosts at the same time and is expected to narrow down its choices to host the next two Winter Olympics within this year.Sapporo, which hosted the 1972 Olympics and had once been a favorite to host again, officially backed out of its 2030 bid Wednesday, citing the diffi…READ FULL ARTICLE