InPics | Flame for Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade lit in Turin-Xinhua
InPics | Flame for Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade lit in Turin
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2026-10-09 16:28:34
The cauldron is lit during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
TURIN, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) --The flame for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade was lit Thursday in Turin, Italy, where the first World University Games were held in 1959, beginning its journey to China ahead of the January event.
The FISU flag is displayed during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) Mayor of Changchun Gu Gang (R) and president of FISU Leonz Eder hold the flame lantern during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)Mayor of Changchun Gu Gang (2nd L) and president of FISU Leonz Eder (1st L) jointly light the cauldron with the torch from the first World University Games in Turin in 1959 during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) Leonz Eder, president of FISU, delivers a speech during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) The national flag of China is displayed during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) The flame lantern is seen after the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) The flame is carried in the Egyptian Museum of Turin after the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)The flame is carried in Turin after the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) The mascots "Ji Bing" (R) and "Ji Xue" are seen with the torch during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)Dancers perform during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) Dancers perform during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)The cauldron is lit during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) The flame is collected to the flame lantern during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) The cauldron is lit during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)People dance in the Polytechnic University of Turin after the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) Cristina Prandi, rector of the University of Turin, delivers a speech during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) The national flag of Italy is displayed during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)Dancers perform during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) Mayor of Changchun Gu Gang (R) and president of FISU Leonz Eder hold the torch from the first World University Games held in Turin in 1959 during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)Gu Gang, mayor of Changchun, delivers a speech during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)The flame is carried in Turin after the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)Dancers perform during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) Leonz Eder, president of FISU, holds the torch from the first World University Games held in Turin in 1959 during the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) The flame is carried in Turin after the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)Artists perform with the mascots in the Polytechnic University of Turin after the flame collection ceremony for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy, Oct. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
