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              FILE - In this  Feb. 3, 1972, file photo, the white five-ringer Olympic flag, which has been in the custody of Genoble since the winter games in 1968, is handed over by French skier Ingrid Lafforgue, with due ceremony in Sapporo. The city of Sapporo is the first to officially bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and becomes the early favorite after the Japanese Olympic Committee approved its candidate file late Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. Sapporo was host to the 1972 Winter Olympics and could face competition from Salt Lake City in the United States, which is also being mentioned as a possible bidder, along with Barcelona and a bid tied to the Pyrenees. At right is Avery Brundage, the president of the IOC. (AP Photo, File)
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