Olympic flame handed over in Athens as it begins journey to Italy for Milano Cortina 2026
  • Title Olympic flame handed over in Athens as it begins journey to Italy for Milano Cortina 2026
  • Publication Date 4th December 2025
  • Languages EN | IT
  • Location Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Greece
  • Press Release https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/olympic-flame-handed-over-in-athens-as-it-begins-journey-to-italy-for-milano-cortina-2026
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    The Olympic flame for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games was officially handed over in Athens. Hosted by the Hellenic Olympic Committee , the event took place inside the Panathenaic Stadium — the iconic venue of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 — marking the moment the flame leaves its Greek origins and begins its journey towards Italy. The ceremony concluded the Greek section of the Olympic Torch Relay, which began in Ancient Olympia on 26 November, when the flame was lit according to tradition using the sun’s rays.

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