https://runwiththetorch.com/ LA28 Olympic torch relay news, how 2028 torchbearers are chosen, and the history of the flame. Tom Ciszek's campaign to carry the torch. en-us Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/atlanta-olympic-flame-1996-2001-2028 https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/atlanta-olympic-flame-1996-2001-2028 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Atlanta will start the 2028 Olympic torch relay. The city's history with the flame: Muhammad Ali and the 1996 cauldron, the 2002 relay that began there after September 11, the fight over where the cauldron stands, and the 2028 announcement at City Hall. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/coca-cola-olympic-torch-relay-history-1992-2028 https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/coca-cola-olympic-torch-relay-history-1992-2028 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Coca-Cola has presented the Olympic torch relay since Barcelona 1992 and will present the LA28 relay from its hometown of Atlanta. How it has picked torchbearers at every Games, with numbers, and what that suggests for 2028 nominations. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/how-cities-join-the-2028-olympic-torch-relay https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/how-cities-join-the-2028-olympic-torch-relay Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Cities are signing Torch Relay Agreements with LA28 ahead of the 2028 Olympic torch relay. What the agreements ask of a city, which cities have acted so far, and how residents can find out if the flame is coming to their town. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/how-to-write-a-torchbearer-nomination https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/how-to-write-a-torchbearer-nomination Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT LA28 will pick 2028 torchbearers from public nominations. How past relays judged nominations, what to include, what to leave out, and a structure for a short, specific nomination that stands out among tens of thousands. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/la28-paralympic-torch-relay-what-we-know https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/la28-paralympic-torch-relay-what-we-know Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The LA28 Paralympic torch relay will start at Stoke Mandeville, England, after the 2028 Olympics close, and lead into the Paralympic Games on August 15 to 27, 2028. Everything confirmed, how the flame is made, and what Paris 2024 did. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/la28-torch-relay-presenting-partners-coca-cola-chase-allstate-xfinity https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/la28-torch-relay-presenting-partners-coca-cola-chase-allstate-xfinity Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Coca-Cola, JPMorganChase, Allstate and Xfinity are the presenting partners of the 2028 Olympic torch relay, and LA28 says they will designate select torchbearers. When each joined LA28, their Olympic history, and how partner torchbearer programs have worked before. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/la28-torch-relay-starts-in-atlanta-official https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/la28-torch-relay-starts-in-atlanta-official Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT LA28 confirmed on September 29, 2026 that the 2028 Olympic torch relay will begin its US journey in Atlanta and visit all 50 states. The route plan, the four presenting partners who will pick some torchbearers, how public nominations will work, and the Paralympic relay. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/la28-torch-relay-timeline-every-date https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/la28-torch-relay-timeline-every-date Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Every confirmed date on the road to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic torch relays: partner announcements, city agreements, volunteer applications, the Atlanta start, the Opening Ceremony on July 14, 2028, and the Paralympics on August 15 to 27. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/relevo-antorcha-olimpica-2028-atlanta-nominaciones https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/relevo-antorcha-olimpica-2028-atlanta-nominaciones Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT LA28 anunció el 29 de septiembre de 2026 que el relevo de la antorcha olímpica 2028 comenzará en Atlanta y pasará por los 50 estados de EE. UU. Lo que se sabe, quién patrocina el relevo y cómo nominar a un portador de la antorcha. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/atlanta-1996-torch-relay-84-days-across-america https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/atlanta-1996-torch-relay-84-days-across-america Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The 1996 Atlanta Olympic torch relay crossed 15,000 miles and 42 states in 84 days with over 12,000 torchbearers. The story of America's Centennial flame, and its lessons for 2028. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/how-to-volunteer-la28-olympics https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/how-to-volunteer-la28-olympics Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT LA28 volunteer applications opened July 14, 2026 at volunteer.la28.org, for up to 60,000 volunteers at the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. What the roles are, how to apply, and what it takes. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/los-angeles-three-time-olympic-city-1932-1984-2028 https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/los-angeles-three-time-olympic-city-1932-1984-2028 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Los Angeles hosts the Summer Olympics for the third time in 2028, joining London and Paris. What 1932 and 1984 built, and what the 2028 Games inherit from both. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/milano-cortina-2026-paralympic-torch-relay https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/milano-cortina-2026-paralympic-torch-relay Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic torch relay ran from Stoke Mandeville to the Arena di Verona: 501 torchbearers, 2,000 km, five flames united in Cortina. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/how-to-become-la28-torchbearer https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/how-to-become-la28-torchbearer Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Want to carry the Olympic torch in 2028? LA28 will choose torchbearers from the public through a nomination process. How it works, which presenting partners to watch, and what you can do right now to earn a spot in the first 50-state relay. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/la28-50-state-torch-relay-everything-we-know https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/la28-50-state-torch-relay-everything-we-know Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The 2028 Olympic torch relay starts in Atlanta in spring 2028 and crosses all 50 US states before the July 14, 2028 opening ceremony. Every confirmed fact, every open question, and what it means for torchbearers. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/la28-torch-relay-start-city-rumors-atlanta-new-york https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/la28-torch-relay-start-city-rumors-atlanta-new-york Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT LA28 confirmed on September 29, 2026 that the 2028 Olympic torch relay starts in Atlanta. Before the announcement, fans ranked Atlanta, New York, Washington, Boston, St. Louis and more. Every theory, and why Atlanta won. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/paris-2024-torch-relay-what-la28-can-learn https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/paris-2024-torch-relay-what-la28-can-learn Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Paris 2024 torch relay: the Belem into Marseille, 10,000 torchbearers, Snoop Dogg in Saint-Denis, a balloon cauldron. What LA28 should copy and what it cannot. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/salt-lake-2002-torch-relay-flame-after-september-11 https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/salt-lake-2002-torch-relay-flame-after-september-11 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The 2002 Salt Lake City torch relay carried the Olympic flame 13,500 miles through 46 states in the winter after September 11, from a New York Harbor ferry to the Miracle on Ice team. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/will-the-olympic-torch-come-to-your-state-2028 https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/will-the-olympic-torch-come-to-your-state-2028 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT LA28 confirmed the first 50-state Olympic torch relay, ending July 14, 2028. What is confirmed, how stops get chosen, and how to see or carry the flame. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/la-2028-route-speculation-where-will-the-torch-travel https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/la-2028-route-speculation-where-will-the-torch-travel Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT What the 1984, 1996, and 2002 American torch relays teach us about how LA28 can carry the Olympic flame through all 50 states by July 14, 2028. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/the-paralympic-torch-a-flame-of-its-own https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/the-paralympic-torch-a-flame-of-its-own Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Paralympic flame is lit at Stoke Mandeville, not Olympia. Its story runs through a British hospital ward, Seoul 1988, and a torch handoff deep under the English Channel. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/muhammad-ali-lights-the-flame-atlanta-1996 https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/muhammad-ali-lights-the-flame-atlanta-1996 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT July 19, 1996: how Muhammad Ali became Atlanta's secret final torchbearer and lit the cauldron with Parkinson's in front of the world. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/1984-la-olympics-the-torch-relay-that-changed-everything https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/1984-la-olympics-the-torch-relay-that-changed-everything Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT How the 1984 LA torch relay crossed 33 states, let everyday citizens carry the flame for the first time, and rewrote Olympic relay culture for good. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/celebrities-who-carried-the-olympic-torch https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/celebrities-who-carried-the-olympic-torch Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT From Snoop Dogg dancing through Saint-Denis in 2024 to Muhammad Ali in Atlanta, the famous torchbearers of Olympic history, and why most of the relay belongs to ordinary people. https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/can-you-buy-an-olympic-torch-collectors-guide https://runwiththetorch.com/articles/can-you-buy-an-olympic-torch-collectors-guide Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Yes. Torchbearers can often buy the torch they carried, and real torches sell at auction from a few thousand dollars to over $500,000. A practical guide.