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Korean Porcelain-Inspired Olympic Torch Begins Long Journey from Olympia to Pyeongchang

Korean Porcelain-Inspired Olympic Torch Begins Long Journey from Olympia to Pyeongchang

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The symbolic countdown to the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics began when the Olympic torch, lit at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, passed into South Korean football legend Park Ji-sung’s hands from those of Greek cross-country skier Apostolos Angelis, the first recipient in a line 7,500 torch bearers-strong.  The [...]