Olympic flame arrives in Rome ahead of 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

A preliminary cauldron was lit by the Olympic flame at Italy’s presidential palace on Friday as the countdown to the Milan Cortina Winter Games approached the two-months-to-go mark. International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry, Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Premier Giorgia Meloni were in attendance for the ceremony. AP Video shot by Silvia Stellacci Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home