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GENEVA — Sweden emerging as the front-runner in a troubled search for a 2030 Olympics host is a surprise in Stockholm. The year started with Sweden not on the radar of the race. Longtime favorite Sapporo faded during a bribery investigation linked to the recent Tokyo Olympics. Salt Lake City is targeting 2034. Memories are also fresh in Sweden of a bruising loss for Stockholm-Are in the 2026 Winter Games vote. Now the Swedish Olympic committee is exploring a bid after meeting IOC officials last month. It still must overcome local and global issues created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
