The torch relay for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics has begun in South Korea. The Olympic flame was lit in Greece last week and reached by plane at Incheon International Airport today, 100 days before the start of the games.
In a ceremony at the airport, South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said the country leaped toward the world through the Seoul Olympics in 1988, and the world broke down the Cold War structure.
He said, the PyeongChang Games will contribute to the peace and prosperity of South Korea and the world, and that they will continue to the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo and the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.
Lee then handed the torch to the first bearer, a female figure skater, and the relay kicked off. The torch is to be carried 2,018 kilometers by 7,500 runners, symbolizing the 75 million people of the 2 Koreas. The flame is to be used to ignite a caldron at the opening ceremony on February 9th.
