 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1972, Sapporo yakagamuchira mitambo yeOlympic yechando yechi11. Zvimwe zvivako zvakavakirwa mitambo yeOlympic zvichiri kushandiswa nanhasi, kubatanidza nzvimbo dzokusvetukira pamakomo dzokuMiyanomori neOkurayama. Pashure pokufunga nezvokukumbira kuitirwa Mitambo yeOlympic yechando ya2026, vamiririri veOlympic muSapporo vakataura kuti guta racho riri kufunga kukumbira kuitirwa Mitambo yeOlympic yechando ya2030. Guta racho rinofungidzira kuti rinogona kubhadhara mari inosvika mabhiriyoni 456.5 yen 4.3 billion kuti riitire mitambo yacho uye riri kuronga kuva nezvikamu 90 kubva muzana zvezvivako mukati mehafu yeawa yemusha weOlympic, maererano nemushumo wakabudiswa musi waMay 12, 2016. Nzvimbo yeAlps yaizova muNiseko, nzvimbo yechipiri yechando zvikurusa munyika, nepo musha wacho waizova pedyo neSapporo Dome, mushumo wacho wakadaro. Zvirongwa izvi zvakapihwa kuJapan Olympic Committee musi wa8 Mbudzi 2016. Muna 2002, Sapporo yakatambira mitambo mitatu yeboka reFIFA World CupkuSapporo Dome. Muna 2006, Sapporo yakagamuchira mimwe mitambo ye2006 Basketball World Championship uyewo ye2006 Womens Volleyball World Championship. Muna 2007, Sapporo yakagamuchira FIS Nordic World Ski Championships paSapporo Dome, Miyanomori ski kusvetuka, Okurayama ski kusvetuka, uye Shirahatayama cross-country kosi. Yakanga iri guta rinogamuchira maAsia Winter Games maviri uye yakagamuchira 2017 Asian Winter Games naObihiro. Sapporo ichatambirawo mimwe mitambo panguva ye2019 Rugby World Cup. 