SAPPORO, Japan (AP) " Asia's Olympic leader thinks the continent could stage three consecutive Winter Games and Sapporo would be an ideal location to follow Pyeongchang and Beijing. Sapporo hosted the Winter Games in 1972 and city officials are considering a bid for 2026, but nothing official has been decided. "Sapporo is capable and ready," Sheikh Al Fahad said while in Sapporo for the Asian Winter Games. While Sapporo does have many advantages, several of the facilities being used for the Asian Winter Games were built for the '72 Games and are showing signs of age. The Japanese Olympic Committee would have to determine whether it is wise to move forward with a Sapporo bid before it submits its application.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 22, 2017 02:15 UTC