Seoul (RWH) The Olympic flame has arrived in host country Korea and started the 100 days long journey to the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang on February 9, 2018. As the Organising Committee POCOG reported, the Olympic Torch Relay began at 1 pm local time on Incheon Bridge near the capital Seoul.The torch will travel over 2,018 km to 17 metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide.
There will be a total of 7,500 torchbearers, including national stars from sports, TV and film business. The final torchbearer, who will light the Olympic cauldron, will traditionally only be revealed during the Opening Ceremony in the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium. ©RWH2017

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INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 01: First torch bearer South Korean figure skater You Young hold the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics torch during a torch relay on November 1, 2017 in Incheon, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)