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Torch relay for Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games starts in Rome

Rome, Dec 6 (UNI) The torch relay for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games began on Saturday morning here, marking the start of a two-month journey ahead of next year's opening ceremony.
The launch ceremony was held at the Stadio dei Marmi, an open-air arena lined with Roman-style statues next to Rome's Olympic Stadium.
At around 9:50 a.m., Giancarlo Peris, the final torchbearer of the 1960 Rome Games, brought the flame onto the launch stage. A torch was lit with the flame, and Giovanni Malago, president of the Milan-Cortina 2026 organizing committee, lit the cauldron with it.
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