June 17 (Reuters) - The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) intends to move ahead with a bid to host the Winter Olympics for the first time after a four-month feasibility study showed there was interest in staging the Games in Stockholm.
Sweden, a winter sports powerhouse, has unsuccessfully bid eight times for the Winter Games, including the 2026 edition which was awarded to Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Stockholm staged the Summer Olympics in 1912.
"Our preliminary study shows that Sweden has the opportunity, know-how and will to arrange the Winter Games in 2030," SOK president Hans von Uthmann said in a statement.
The Japanese city of Sapporo, which hosted the 1972 Winter Games, was considered the favourite but has put its bid on hold in the wake of a widening corruption scandal over the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Persons:
Hans von Uthmann, Hritika Sharma, Lincoln
Organizations:
Swedish Olympic, Winter, Milan, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Games, Committee, Tokyo, IOC, Thomson
Locations:
Stockholm . Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, Mumbai, Sapporo, Salt Lake City, United States, Los Angeles, Hyderabad