Flame for Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade is lit in Turin

The flame-lighting ceremony for the 33rd FISU Winter World University Games, to be held in Changchun, China in 2027, took place in Turin, Italy on Thursday.

Gu Gang, mayor of Changchun and chairman of the Games' Executive Committee, and FISU president Leonz Eder jointly used a torch dating back to 1959 to light the ceremonial cauldron and transferred the flame to the Changchun 2027 flame lantern.

(Reporter: Zhang Zhouxiang Intern: Yao Jiani)