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 -- LOCALLY & globally
STEP 1: Light a Flame
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
Step 2: Make a Statement
OPC 28 re-lights Olympic/Paralympic flames (real or proxy) biennially in Host Cities (former and awarded) to celebrate and advance the PEACE Mission of the Games.
Step 2: Make a Statement
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
Step 2: Make a Statement
OPC 28 helps Host City Teams organize public events and venues and share the PEACE Values of the Games in the form of the OPC PEACE Proclamation/Shield (see below).
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
Step 3: Go the Extra Mile
OPC 28 encourages 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
To Host Cities
To Individuals/Groups
To Individuals/Groups
• The Spirit of the Games is not extinquished in Host Cities but kept alive, long after the competitions end and move on.
• Host Cities renew and extend locally the magic of the world's most inspiring sporting event, gathering people once again from near and afar to celebrate re-lighting Olympic & Paralympic Flames and Spirit.
To Individuals/Groups
To Individuals/Groups
To Individuals/Groups
• Local stakeholders and venues join local teams as empowered champions of PEACE in a new OLY PLY tradition.
• Athletes, officials, volunteers, citizens, clubs, companies, visitor bureaus, media, and others join together for an Olympic/Paralympic- inspired cause: helping build "a more peaceful and better world" (Olympic Charter) through friendly sport.
To the Games/World
To Individuals/Groups
To the Games/World
• Host Cities are celebrated as the hallowed grounds of memories, dreams, and sacrifice; as the venues of globally-shared ideals, aspirations, and accomplishments.
• Host Cities become part of a global network of Platforms of PEACE, working together to remind future generations of the history, values, and traditions of our movement.
Join a Host City Team ... Become a PEACE champion!
The Olympic & Paralympic Games belong to everyone, to all humanity -- you do not need to be an OLY/PLY athlete to join OPC 28 and become Champion of PEACE. Individuals and organizations can join a/any Host City Team from anywhere in the world!
OPC 28 DETAILS
Our Vision
• We envision Host Cities:
- re-lighting symbolic PEACE flames on the eve of each new Games (STEP 1)
- sharing OLY/PLY PEACE Values in curated local events/venues (STEP 2)
- creating optional activities optimized to local preferences/needs (STEP 3)
- kicking-off OPC28 at LA28, with activities culminating on 'OLYMPIC TRUCE DAY' -- one week before the Olympic Opening Ceremonies.
- supported by four geographical Regional Organizing Committees ('ROC'): Asia & Oceania • Europe West & North • Europe South & East + Africa • Americas
Our Mission & Goals
• We help:
- all 63* Host Cities of the Olympic, Paralympic, & Youth Games (former keep the Spirit of the Games alive in fun, exciting, non-political ways
- local enthusiasts of the Games re-engage with the movement
- publicize the Games' PEACE Mission through templated OPC 28 materials
- each Host City highlight its unique traditions, experiences, and hallowed venues
Independent, OLY PLY-led Project
Independent, OLY PLY-led Project
• We are
- OLY PLY athlete-formed and led
- independent and decentralized
- open to working with other Olympic & Paralympic entities (such as the IOC, IPC, NOCs, OCOGs, WOA, WUOC, etc.) and events (such as the June 23 Olympic Day)
- eager to talk and work with you -- see the ABOUT US tab and/or click the "Drop us a Line" button below
OPC VALUES (Shield/Poster)
OPC PROCLAMATION
Host Cities of the Olympic, Paralympic, & Youth Games (c. 2026)
