PyeongChang 2018; Start Olympic Torch Relay

Today, the Olympic Flame will be lit in Olympia, marking the start of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Torch Relay.

Route & Schedule

Map: PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG)

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

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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