Jackie Chan carried the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic torch through Pompeii, blending sport, history and culture as the relay continued its 7,500-mile journey across Italy ahead of the Winter Games.


WATCH: Jackie Chan carries Olympic torch through ancient Pompeii ahead of Milan Cortina 2026

Beijing Winter Olympics: Jackie Chan, Wu Jingyu star in 3-day torch relay for mega event

Authorities in Japan's Osaka will discuss plans on Friday with organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Games to cancel the western region's leg of the Olympic torch relay, its governor said, to avert a clash with measures to curb a spate of virus infections.

Japan's Osaka weighs cancelling leg of Olympic torch relay over virus surge

Osaka's governor Hirofumi Yoshimura on Thursday said that the Olympic torch relay in the city of Osaka should be cancelled due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, Japan's Kyodo News reported.

Osaka governor says Olympic torch relay should be cancelled: Reports

The starting ceremony for this month's Olympic torch relay will likely be held without spectators, a Japanese newspaper reported Tuesday, but fans will still be able to line the route.

Fans likely to be barred from Olympic torch relay start: Reports

The torch relay kicked off under the slogan 'Let Everyone Shine' on 1st November 2017

The Winter Olympic torch relay: From land to sky 'Let Everyone Shine'