Olympics-Flame begins Italian tour ahead of Milano Cortina Games

Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Torch Relay - Rome, Italy - December 6, 2025 Swimmer Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri holds an Olympics Torch at the start of the relay REUTERS/Remo Casilli

ROME, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The Olympic flame started its journey through Italy from a sunlit Rome on Saturday, launching a two-month relay designed to stir excitement across the country ahead of the 2026 Winter Games.

After being lit last month in ancient Olympia, the Greek home of the ancient Games, and handed over to Italian Games organisers earlier this week, the torch set off from Rome's historic Stadio dei Marmi on Saturday.