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President Mattarella urged a halt to hostilities amid ongoing Ukraine and Gaza conflicts, highlighting peace as central to the Olympic spirit, with 10,001 torchbearers participating.
- At the Olympic torch lighting ceremony in Rome on December 5, 2025, Italy's President Sergio Mattarella called for an Olympic truce during the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games, urging hostilities stop for the Games' duration.
- Citing current conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, Mattarella appealed amid a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire that began on October 10.
- The torch relay will be carried by 10,001 torchbearers and will travel 12,000 kilometres over 63 days, passing through more than 300 cities before arriving in Milan on February 5.
- Using the torch ceremony platform, Mattarella declared, `Peace is coded into the DNA of the Olympics... Italy has asked that the truce be renewed and we hope that it is possible`,
- Next year, the Games will be held across Milan to Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Dolomite mountains, with organisers relying on existing facilities to limit costs and environmental impact.
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Italian president urges Olympic truce at Milan-Cortina torch ceremony
Italy's President Sergio Mattarella on Friday called for an Olympic truce to be respected during the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games as conflicts in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip continue.
'Olympic Trugue, Peace in the Dna Games'. Tomorrow torch traveling (ANSA)
The Head of State has lit the brazier, protagonist at the opening of the Winter Games. Spectacular overflight of the Tricolored Arrows on the Quirinal Square
The president lit the brazier of the Olympic Flame that will be the protagonist of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics of Milan and Cortina. The Frecce Tricolori on the square in front of the Quirinale
Peace entered in the Olympic dna since the most remote times. In ancient Greece, when the races were held, as well known, the weapons stopped. Italy...
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