OLY PLY* PEACE CITIES 28 ('OPC 28')

Re-light symbolic Olympic & Paralympic  flames (real or proxy) before each new set of Games, celebrating their core PEACE Mission. 

Promote OLY PLY PEACE Values in public events organized by Host City Teams using OPC 28 Materials (such as OPC Proclamation - Hint: Start with Mayors and Venues!)

Create optional Add-On Events & Activities for youth, sport clubs, schools, tourists, companies, and others based on local needs, interests, and resources. 

• Host Cities keep Olympic & Paralympic Spirit and Flames alive and vibrant, long after competitions end and Games move on. 

• Cities renew the magic of hosting the world's most inspiring sporting event, gathering people again from near and afar to celebrate cherished venues, ideals, and memories. 

• Local OLY/PLY stakeholders - athletes, officials, volunteers, citizens, venues, clubs, businesses, tourism groups, media, PEACE partners, sponsors, and others - reunited around the Games.

• A global OLY PLY community joins in service to a greater cause: building 'a more peaceful and better world' through sport (Olympic Charter).

• All key assets of the international  OLY/PLY movement - people, places, and principles - are utilized. 

• A new global tradition is ignited alongside the Games, with Host Cities serving as Platforms of PEACE, working in unison to remind the world and future generations of the movement's rich history, values, and traditions.  

• Host Cities of the Olympic, Paralympic, & Youth Games  

(past and awarded*) re-light symbolic PEACE flames (STEP 1), organize public events/venues to promote OLY PLY PEACE Values (STEP 2), and consider additional programs and activites geared to local needs and preferences (STEP 3). 

• OPC 28 launches at LA28, with activities culminating on Olympic Truce Day --  one week before Olympic Opening Ceremonies.

* 63 and counting as of 2026.

• Work with all Host City Teams to design fun, exciting, and non-political ways that highlight their unique sites, traditions, and experiences.

• Build database and infrastructure to identify, reach, and (re)engage local and global enthusiasts, sponsors, and PEACE partners.

3. Support Host City Teams with downloadable, templated OPC 28 materials.

• Independent, athlete-led, locally-driven, and volunteer-based organization supported by a Global Advisory Board and 4 Regional Organizing Committees.

• Partner with PEACE groups, sponsors, and other Olympic & Paralympic entities (such as the IOC, IPC, NOCs, OCOGs, WOA, WUOC, etc.) and events (such as the June 23 Olympic Day).

• Exchange ideas, questions, and suggestions with enthusiasts like you (see contact info here).

• Manhole covers are a familiar sight around the world. In Japan they have become an art form, developing into region-specific attractions used to revitalize local areas and as assets for tourism. 

• What started in the 1980s as a local trend has grown into a countrywide tourist phenomenon. 

•  Well designed covers in central convening spots promote civic pride through words, images, and designs telling a story about a locality. 

• Today nearly 95 percent of Japan's 1,780 municipalities sport specially designed covers -- an estimated 6,000 artistic manhole covers nationwide. 

• OPC 28 will leverage this trend to provide a customized decorative manhole cover for a central location spot within each Host City. 

• Interested Host City Teams and corporate sponsors can contact the OPC 28 Team (see below) for more information.