The International Olympic Committee has approved the French Alps as the host of the 2030 Winter Olympics with certain conditions and confirmed Salt Lake City in the United States for the 2034 edition of the Games.
Members of the IOC made the decisions at its session in the French capital, Paris, on Wednesday.
The green light for France was given on condition that the French government guarantee delivery of the Games under timelines set by the IOC Executive Board.
France has been unable to make the necessary guarantees in time for constitutional reasons, following the country’s recent national election.
The Japanese city of Sapporo made an initial bid to host the 2030 Games. But the city was effectively forced to abandon its bid because of low public support due to bid-rigging and bribery scandals involving the 2021 Tokyo Summer Games.
Sapporo then broached the possibility of hosting the 2034 Games, but the IOC’s decision to pick the 2030 and 2034 hosts at the same time punctured that idea.