Right before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games, relay participants passed the torch for the final few times in central Milan. The flame began its journey across Italy in December, starting in Rome and travelling through all 110 Italian provinces. | Al Jazeera English

The Olympic torch relay passed through Venice in the lead-up to the 2026 Winter Games that will be hosted in Italy. | CNN International

The Olympic flame has been lit in Olympia, Greece, kicking off the torch relay for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ahead of each Summer Olympics, the torch is lit in the ancient site where the games were founded, connecting the event back to its roots. https://cbsn.ws/441sO0C | CBS News