Anchor: With 100 days to go until the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the Olympic flame has arrived in Seoul. Now the torch relay in South Korea has begun and will wrap up on February ninth, the opening day of the winter games.
Our Park Jong-hong has this report.
 
Report: 

[Sound bite: Olympic flame handover ceremony in Greece (Oct. 31)]

The flame for the PyeongChang Games was first lit at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, on October 24th.
 
After an eight-day relay through Greece, it made its way into South Korean hands having traveled over 8,500 kilometers.

[Sound bite: Olympic flame arrival event (Incheon Int'l Airport / Nov. 1)]
 
Some 750 people were on hand to welcome the Olympic flame to the country at the ceremony in Incheon International Airport, including key officials from the organizing committee and sports stars like 2010 Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yuna. 

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon in his speech stressed the significance of hosting the Winter Games 30 years after the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

[Sound bite: Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon (Korean)]
"This is the first time in 30 years the Olympic Games will be held in South Korea since 1988. Through the Seoul Olympics in 1988, South Korea made a leap towards the world and the world broke down the Cold War structure. Now as the name PyeongChang indicates, the PyeongChang Games will contribute to the peace and prosperity of South Korea and the world." 
 
The festive mood reached its peak with singer Insooni singing the theme song "Let Everyone Shine."
 
The torch relay kicked off Wednesday with the first torch bearer being You Young, who made headlines for becoming the youngest national ladies' singles figure skating champion at age eleven last year.
 
The 101 torchbearers on the first day included popular comedian Yoo Jae-suk, singer and actress Suzy and speed skating champion Lee Sang-hwa.

The flame will travel a total of two-thousand-18 kilometers across South Korea -- signifying the 2018 games -- until it is delivered to the PyeongChang Olympic stadium on February ninth.
Park Jong-hong, KBS World Radio News.