B.C. 2030 Olympic, Paralympic bid may be falling behind Sapporo in apparent 2-horse race

The Indigenous-led bid to bring the 2030 Olympics and Paralympics to B.C. appears to have hit its first roadblock.

Two weeks ago, the bid leadership group announced estimated hosting costs totalling up to $4 billion, including $1.2 billion in taxpayer funds.

But less than a week later, the Vancouver city manager released a report critical of the bid group's plan, with issues including a truncated timeline, an unclear funding model and a lack of agreement between the many parties involved.

As such, the report stated that it would be impossible to decide whether to move forward.

The report is scheduled to be discussed in city council Wednesday, though a final resolution on proceeding with the bid will likely not come until after October's municipal election.

Meanwhile, the province told the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) that financial support should not be assumed. Outgoing premier John Horgan told Global News on Monday that "it would be irresponsible of me to make a significant multiple-million-dollar investment without seeing what the final consequences would be."

The bid group includes the Lil̓wat7úl (Líl̓wat), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations, in addition to the COC, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the municipalities of Vancouver and Whistler.

In a statement provided to CBC Sports on Monday, the COC emphasized its Indigenous-led process.

"Should all local councils express a desire to continue moving forward, we believe that it is possible to meet the relevant milestones within domestic and international bid processes with proper information available to support informed decision making of all parties."

The Líl̓wat Nation has yet to formally endorse