Anchor: The 100-day countdown to the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games began on Wednesday. Construction has been completed for all 12 venues for the winter sports event and trial operations of a KTX bullet-train service linking Incheon International Airport and Gangneung have also begun.
Our Bae Joo-yon has more.
 
Report: Final touches are being made to the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium which will see the opening and closing ceremonies of the first Olympics hosted by South Korea in 30 years.
 
Eyes around the world will be on the stage of the five-cornered stadium located in Daegwanryeong-myeon in Pyeongchang on February ninth. The venue can accommodate up to 35-thousand people.
 
Construction of all 12 venues where athletes will compete has been completed. Seven of the venues that are snow-related are housed in the PyeongChang Mountain Cluster, including the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center and Yongypong Alpine Center.
 
The remaining five venues are ice-related venues, housed in the Gangneung Coastal Cluster, including Gangneung Ice Arena and Kwandong Hockey Center.
 
Construction of a KTX bullet-train railway linking Incheon International Airport and Gangneung has also been completed. Services are set to begin at the end of the year. Currently, services are being operated on a trial basis.
 
Once the railway goes into service, it will only take one hour and 50 minutes to travel from South Korea's main airport to Gangneung.
 
With just 100 days left, the organizing committee of the winter games and Gangwon Province are exerting all-out efforts toward promoting the Olympics.
 
As of Wednesday afternoon, 31 percent of tickets to events have been sold. Online ticket sales began on September fifth. Starting next Monday, Olympic tickets will also be sold at Seoul City Hall, the Gangwon Provincial Government building, Incheon International Airport and KTX stations in 19 cities nationwide.
 
With the Olympic torch having arrived in South Korea from Greece on Wednesday, the organizing committee and Gangwon Province plan to actively sell tickets and gather support from various organizations and the people.
Bae Joo-yon, KBS World Radio News.