As the Organizing Committee President for the next Olympic Winter Games, President Kim Jin-sun of the PyeongChang 2018 Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games participated in the Torch Relay of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games.
On February 5 at 13:29 (local time), President Kim received the Olympic torch at the 200m mark of Sochi’s Lenina, krugovoe dvizhenie, vneshnyaya storona, Adler in the imminent surrounding area of Olympic Park.
After passionately being a messenger of the Olympic Torch, President Kim stated to reporters at a post-event interview that "This was a memorable legacy moment for me. The successful hosting of the Sochi Olympic Winter Games will have significant influence and provide great inspiration for the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games. The scope and depth of the preparations carried out by the Sochi Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee will certainly contribute to the overall success of the event," added Kim.
President Kim reaffirmed his resolve for the success of the PyeongChang Games by stating, "With the thought that the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games will soon begin in just four years’ time, I will closely study and observe the operation of the Sochi Games, in order to enhance and fine tune our own preparations in PyeongChang."
Since October 7, 2013, 14,000 runners have passed through 2,900 cities and towns throughout Russia with the Olympic torch, heightening the spirit of the Games. The Torch, after being carried through a long four-month relay, finally will enter the Olympic Stadium on February 7th. It will ignite the global winter festival during the entire course of the celebrations.
For more information, contact The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games at +82.2.2076.2000 (telephone), +82.2.2076.2119 (fax), or at Yj.kim@pyeongchang2018.com.
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