Nation & World News
Nation & World News

Jackie Chan carries the Milan Cortina Olympic torch through the ruins of Pompeii

Actor Jackie Chan has carried the Olympic torch through the ruins of Pompeii during the relay for the Milan Cortina Winter Games
Actor Jackie Chan holds the olympic torch passing through the Archaeological Park in Pompeii, Italy, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)

Credit: AP

Credit: AP

Actor Jackie Chan holds the olympic torch passing through the Archaeological Park in Pompeii, Italy, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)
Dec 22, 2025

POMPEII, Italy (AP) — Actor Jackie Chan carried the Olympic torch through the ruins of Pompeii during the relay for the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Monday.

The day’s route also passed along the picturesque Amalfi Coast.

On Tuesday, Italian soccer standouts Fabio Cannavaro and Ciro Ferrara will carry the torch through their native Naples, where the relay will pause for Christmas.

In all, the relay will cover 12,000 kilometers (nearly 7,500 miles) and wind its way through all 110 Italian provinces before reaching Milan’s San Siro Stadium for the opening ceremony on Feb. 6.

An ancient Roman city, Pompeii was buried by ash and lava when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79.

___

AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics

More Stories

Keep Reading

From left, Italian athletes Federica Brignone, Amos Mosaner, Federico Pellegrino, Arianna Fontana, Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Rene' de Silvestro, right, and Chiara Mazzel, second from right, pose for a group photo, during the hand over ceremony of the Italian flag for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic games, at the Quirinale Presidential palace, in Rome, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Credit: AP

Italy’s 4 flag bearers for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics honored in handover ceremony

Italy’s four flag bearers for its upcoming home Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have been honored in a handover ceremony at the presidential palace

Visiting the Trevi Fountain now will cost more than just a coin toss with a 2-euro tourist fee

Tourists visiting the Trevi Fountain are now going to pay more than just the legendary coin toss over their shoulder

Marco wins! Schwarz scores World Cup giant slalom victory with favored Marco Odermatt sixth

Yes, a Marco won the World Cup giant slalom Sunday

The Latest

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a media conference at the EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Credit: AP

Zelenskyy says he will meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on Ukraine security guarantees

27m ago

Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak sentenced to 15 years and hefty fine in 1MDB corruption trial

37m ago

What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in northwest Nigeria

40m ago

Featured

A view of the Aflac headquarters in Columbus on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. The company detected suspicious activity within some of the networks of its U.S. business. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Credit: arvin.temkar@ajc.com

Hack of Aflac potentially affected more than 22 million people, company says

Aflac says a June cyberattack may have exposed personal data of 22.6M people, including Social Security numbers and health info. Free credit monitoring has been offered.

Judge orders Wildman’s store manager to explain $835K stock sale

Ex-trustee must hand over records, including an accounting of the sale and where the proceeds ended up.

DISPATCH

Holiday mystery solved: How orbs of light hover above Decatur neighborhood

A Decatur couple started hanging large, lighted spheres high up in trees several Christmases ago. This year more than 250 fill up the sky of their Parkwood neighborhood.