Italy Names Route & Torchbearers for 2026 Olympic Flame

28th September 2025

The Olympic flame will travel 12,000kms in the hands of 10,001 torchbearers. It starts in Rome on 6th December and travels around the country for 63 days before arriving in the…
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The Olympic flame will travel 12,000kms in the hands of 10,001 torchbearers.

It starts in Rome on 6th December and travels around the country for 63 days before arriving in the San Siro stadium in Milan on 6^th February 2026.

The flame will be lit in Greece on 26th November before heading to Italy.

It will be handed over in Athens on 4th December.

Greek skier is first to carry Olympic flame

Once in Italy it will pass through 60 cities.

Some of the famous Italians involved include:

Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia, two-time MotoGP world champion
Flavia Pennetta, the celebrated tennis star who lifted the 2015 US Open and four Billie Jean King Cups;
Achille Lauro, a flamboyant artist revered for his audacious style.
Dario Pivirotto who carried the torch at the Cortina 1956 and Turin 2006 Winter Games

They represent what the organisers describe as “the contemporary and innovative spirit of the Italian soul.”

The flame will arrive in Naples on Christmas Day and ring in the New Year in Bari.

On 26th January 2026 it will return to Cortina d’Ampezzo to mark the 70th anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the 1956 Winter Games.