MILAN CORTINA – The Olympic flame left today, Saturday 6 December, the Stadio dei Marmi in Rome and began its journey to Milan Cortina 2026. The departure with Giancarlo Peris, the last torchbearer of the 1960 Rome Games, to bring the lantern where the fire is kept inside the facility. Then the transition to Giovanni Malagò, president of the Winter Games Foundation, who lit the brazier of the journey of the flame.
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Aiko Tanaka
Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.
