PyeongChang Olympic Torch to Arrive in Gangwon Province
2018-01-19

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The torch for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics that flew from Greece via Incheon International Airport in November will finally arrive in its host province on Sunday. 

Starting from Cherwon on Sunday, the Olympic flame will travel around 350 kilometers stopping off in 18 cities or counties within Gangwon Province, including PyeongChang, where the opening ceremony for the Winter Games will be held on February ninth. 

On Friday of next week, the torch will be carried by bicycle riders from the Unification Observatory in Goseong to express South Koreans’ wish for an Olympics of Peace. 

Hollywood action star Jackie Chan will take part in the final torch relay in PyeongChang on February ninth. 



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