Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Sapporo neObihiro zvakatumidzwa semaguta anogamuchira musi waNdira 31, 2011, semaguta chete anopa. Chibvumirano chokugamuchira chakasainwa naTsunekazu Takeda, purezidhendi weJapan Olympic Committee. Iyi ichava nguva yechitatu Sapporo ichipinda mumutambo uyu uye yechina muJapan. Pakutanga guta racho rakanga rava nemitambo miviri yokutanga yeMitambo muna 1986 na1990. Pamberi pokugamuchira mitambo yokutanga yechando yeAsia, guta racho rakagamuchirawo Mitambo yeOlympic yechando ya1972 uye 1991 Winter Universiade
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