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09/29 09:30 CDT 2028 Olympic torch relay to begin in Atlanta and travel through
all 50 states before arriving in LA
2028 Olympic torch relay to begin in Atlanta and travel through all 50 states
before arriving in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- The torch relay for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will
begin in Atlanta, home of the last U.S. Summer Games in 1996, and travel
through all 50 states, organizers announced Tuesday.
The Olympic flame will be lit in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic
Games, before beginning its journey around the United States in spring 2028.
The full route for the torch relay will be announced in 2027.
LA28 organizers say the relay will be one of the largest in Olympic history,
passing through iconic and internationally renowned landmarks, stopping at
major cultural and sporting events and hosting festival celebrations in select
cities nationwide.
"Every Olympic Games begins with a single flame, and carrying that flame to Los
Angeles is an honor and privilege that we'll share with every corner of the
country, as Americans in all 50 states carry the flame on its path to our
Opening Ceremony," LA28 chair and president Casey Wasserman said in a statement.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said the city will be proud to welcome the Olympic
flame back 32 years after hosting the centennial Summer Games.
"Atlanta looks a little different. We are bigger. We are more connected to the
world. So, when the flame returns to the U.S., Atlanta will be ready," Dickens
said in a statement. "Ready to welcome it from Greece. Ready to celebrate the
spirit of the Games together as a community. And ready to send it forward
toward Los Angeles and the next chapter of America's Olympic story."
The Paralympic torch relay will follow the end of the Olympics in August 2028,
with the flame originating in Stoke Mandeville, England, the birthplace of the
Paralympic movement. The relay's U.S. starting location will be announced later.
Both torch relays will be sponsored by Coca-Cola, JPMorganChase, Allstate and
Xfinity.
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