Olympic Flame's Journey: Greece to Italy

The Olympic flame embarks on its journey for the Milan Cortina two thousand twenty-six Winter Olympics, a tradition linking the past to todays global competition. The flame is lit using a concave mirror focusing sunlight onto a torch in Ancient Olympia, Greece. It will travel to Milans San Siro Stadium, passing through Italys cities and cultural landmarks, carried by thousands of relay runners. The flame will also tour Greece for a week before being handed over to the Winter Games organizers. A separate Paralympic flame will begin its journey on February twenty-fourth, two thousand twenty-six, for the Winter Paralympics, starting at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England. The Daily News Now! — Every city. Every story. AI-powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.