The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday voted to award the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympic Games to the French Alps and Salt Lake City-Utah, respectively.The votes were cast at the 142nd IOC Session, held in the French capital two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Games. It is the first time two Winter Games hosts were decided at the same time.Sapporo, capital of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, was once the favorite to host the 2030 Games but withdrew in the wake of bid-rigging and corruption controversies that emerged after the Tokyo Games.France will host it…READ FULL ARTICLE
