A Project of the Passing The Torch Initiative (PTI)
We are actively seeking OLY & PLY athletes (active and retired), City officials, and other Olympic & Paralympic inspired stakeholders to help relight the Spirit & Flames of the Games in their Host Cities and beyond ... because our role of in SPORT and PEACE does not end with the competitions.
OPC 28: 3 Steps to celebrate -- globally & locally
STEP 1: Light a Flame
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
Step 2: Make a Statement
OPC 28 is the re-lighting of Olympic & Paralympic flames (real or proxy) in Host Cities worldwide, symbolizing and celebrating the 'PEACE through Sport' Mission of the Games.
Step 2: Make a Statement
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
Step 2: Make a Statement
OPC 28 is the public sharing of OPC PEACE Values (see OPC Shield & Proclamation below) in public events and venues organized by Host City Teams.
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
OPC 28 is OPC Add-On Events & Activities organized for youth, schools, sports clubs, tourists, companies, and others based on local needs, interests, and resources.
OPC 28 Benefits
For Host Cities
For Individuals/Groups
For Individuals/Groups
OPC 28 makes sure OLY PLY Spirit does not end with the local competitions. Through this new Olympic/Paralympic tradition, Host Cities individually and collectively become sustaining Platforms for PEACE, biennially re-lighting and re-igniting the Spirit and Flames of the Games for the benefit of citizens and groups near and afar.
For Individuals/Groups
For Individuals/Groups
For Individuals/Groups
OPC 28 brings together inspired local stakeholders and dedicated venues championing OLY PLY Spirit and keeping the flame alive long after the Games end and move on. Host City Teams of athletes, officials, volunteers, citizens, clubs, companies, and others have fun serving a greater cause: "a peaceful and better world" (Olympic Charter).
For the Games/World
For Individuals/Groups
For the Games/World
OPC 28 ensures Host Cities retain a special place within the OLY PLY movement. They are the hallowed grounds of human aspiration and accomplishment; their venues celebrate the universally shared memories of dreams, ideals, and sacrifice. Host Cities pass the torch to future generations, reminding the world of the history, values, and traditions of PEACE through sport
Become a Host City Team champion! - Join us!
The Olympic & Paralympic Games belong to everyone - all humanity - you do not need to be an OLY/PLY athlete to join OPC 28 and become a Host City Team Champion of PEACE.
To celebrate and keep alive Olympic/Paralympic Spirit, join a/any Host City Team from anywhere in the world! JOIN HERE!
OPC 28 BASICS/Overview
Our Vision
• OLY PLY PEACE CITIES 28 (OPC 28) will keep the Spirit of the Games alive in Host Cities through unified, inspired, non-political gestures.
• 63* Host Cities of the Olympic, Paralympic, & Youth Games will re-light symbolic PEACE flames in a global, synchronized celebration on the eve of each new set of Games, starting in LA 2028.
• OLY PLY PEACE City flames will be re-lit biennially, one week before each new Olympic Opening Ceremonies on 'OLYMPIC TRUCE DAY'.
• OLY/PLY PEACE Values will be conveyed in both formal and informal events and venues through our OPC 28 Proclamation/Shield.
• Optional local events and programs will be created by Host City Teams based on local needs, interests, and resources.
• Athletes and other inspired local officials and stakeholders will work together to keep OLY/PLY Spirit alive -- long after the competitions end and the Games move on.
[* as of 2026]
Our Mission & Goals
• Engage and empower Olympic & Paralympic inspired athletes and enthusiasts in every Host City site (former and awarded).
• Create a brand-new tradition within the international Olympic & Paralympic movement based on the essential PEACE Mission of the Games.
• Highlight the unique traditions, experiences, and hallowed grounds of every Host City -- while uniting them all as global, vibrant, enduring platforms of peace.
OPC 28 GOALS (2026-2028):
1. Build out Host City stakeholders' Database
2. Build out all 63 Host Cities (Activation MOU)
3. Build out 4 Regional Organizing Committees**
4. Build out Host City Steps 1 & 2 (see above)
5. Identify Host City Step 3 Programs (see above)
6. Identify potential local PEACE Partners
7. Identify potential Global/Local Sponsors
[** 1. Americas, 2. Europe West &North, 3. Europe South & East + Africa, 4. Asia & Oceania]
Our OLY PLY-led Project
Our OLY PLY-led Project
• OLY PLY PEACE CITIES 28 (OPC 28) is athlete-led and coordinated by the U.S.-based, globally-oriented Passing The Torch Initiative, a project of Empowerment Works.***
• OPC 28 is independent and decentralized from as well as complementary and reinforcing to other Olympic & Paralympic events (such as the June 23 Olympic Day) and entities (such as the IOC, IPC, NOCs, OCOGs, WOA, WUOC, etc.).
• We welcome the joint participation and support from these and other local and global OLY/PLY stakeholders.
• For more information, see ABOUT US tab or contact Charles Altekruse, OLY (OPC Project Manager) at caltekruse@caconsult.org and Mobile/WhatsApp +1 510-913-3669; Skype: caltekruse ... or ... Andras 'Andy' Toro, OLY at teamandytoro@gmail.com and Mobile/WhatsApp: +1 510-685-7330
[*** A U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; EIN: 31-179-6801]
OPC VALUES (Shield/Poster)
OPC PROCLAMATION
Host Cities of the Olympic, Paralympic, & Youth Games (c. 2026)
