page_title: 2018 Winter Olympics torch relay
section_title: Route in South Korea
hierarchical_section_title: 2018 Winter Olympics torch relay / Route in South Korea
caption_attribution_description: English: 2018 Winter Olympic &amp; Paralympic Torch exhibited at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History(Korean Modern Sports History Exhibition, Celebrating the Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games/Korean Sports, A History Written in Sweat)
context_page_description: The 2018 Winter Olympics torch relay was ran from October 24, 2017 until February 9, 2018, in advance of the 2018 Winter Olympics. After being lit in Olympia, Greece, the torch traveled to Athens on 31 October. The torch began its Korean journey on 1 November, visiting all Regions of Korea. The Korean leg began in Incheon: the torch travelled across the country for 101 days. 7,500 relay runners participated in the torch relay over a distance of 2,018 km. The torchbearers each carried the flame for 200 metres. The relay ended in Pyeongchang's Olympic Stadium, the main venue of the 2018 Olympics. The final torch was lit by figure skater Yuna Kim.
caption: 2018 Winter Olympics torch
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