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 AT-A-GLANCE: 3 Steps celebrateD globally & locally
STEP 1: Light a Flame
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
Step 2: Make a Statement
OPC 28 is centered around the re-lighting of Olympic & Paralympic flames (real or proxy) in Host Cities worldwide to symbolize and celebrate the PEACE Spirit and Mission of the Games.
Step 2: Make a Statement
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
Step 2: Make a Statement
OPC 28 includes formal and informal events and venues organized by Host City Teams to share OPC PEACE Values through public sharing of the OPC Proclamation & Shield (see below).
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
OPC 28 can include optional OPC Add-On Events & Activities organized for youth, schools, tourism, sports clubs, governments, companies, and others, based on local needs, interests, and resources.
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)
