Today, the Olympic Flame will be lit in Olympia, marking the start of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Torch Relay.
Route & Schedule
2017
October 24; Lighting Ceremony Ancient Olympia, Greece – Leg 1: Greece
October 31; Handover Ceremony Panathinaiko Stadium, Athens, Greece
November 1; Arrival of the Flame in Incheon – Leg 2: Republic of Korea
2018
February 9; Opening Ceremony
Watch the route in this video on YouTube
Torch
Read more about the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Torch
Facts and figures
- 7,500 Torchbearers
- Slogan: Let Everyone Shine
- 2,018 Support runners
- Leg 1; Greece
- 8 Days
- Leg 2; Republic of Korea
- 101 Days
- 17 Cities and Provinces
- 2,018 km