Zhang Jiandong, vice mayor of Beijing and executive vice president of BOCOG, said ensuring the health and safety of all participants is the top priority as the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games approach.Ī series of torch relay activities, including an Olympic flame display, is scheduled with the slogan 'Health, Joy and Energy'. The ignition and handover process of the Olympic flame in Greece was reviewed at the ceremony before Cai Qi, secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee and president of the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee (BOCOG), took over the flame and lit the cauldron. Some 1,900 young athletes are set to take part in the Games, with a 50–50 split between male and female competitors.A welcoming ceremony is held for the flame of Olympic Winter Games at the Olympic Tower in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 20, 2021. īEIJING - The Olympic flame, ignited for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Ancient Olympia in western Greece, arrived in Beijing on Wednesday morning.Ī welcoming ceremony was held at the Olympic Tower, an iconic landmark from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The Games will get under way with a spectacular Opening Ceremony on 19 January 2024. The Youth Olympic Flame began its journey to Gangwon on 3 October with a beautiful handover ceremony at Athens' historic Panathenaic Stadium, the venue for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.įor the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, enthusiastic crowds were present at the handover. Themed as a “Journey of Solidarity”, the Torch Tour aims to spread the importance of sport and the Olympic values to young people while also raising awareness of the Winter YOG Gangwon 2024 across this sports-mad nation. Jin Jong-oh will be joined by two-time Olympic speed skating champion and Gangwon 2024 Organising Committee Co-President, Lee Sang-hwa, Gangwon Province Governor Kim Jin-tae, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and others to mark this special moment.įollowing the ceremony, the Torch Tour will set out across the Republic of Korea, visiting five major cities – Seoul, Busan, Sejong, Jeju and Gwangju – before touring 18 cities and counties in Gangwon province.

The countdown celebrations at Seoul Plaza will feature two big names of the K-Pop scene superstar girl group Itzy and rising boy band Riize, along with performances from Korean rapper Lee Young-ji and punk group Crying Nut. The Youth Olympic Flame will make its way to Seoul Plaza for the first Torch Tour celebration on 11 October, which will simultaneously mark 100 days until the start of the Games. We very much look forward to seeing the flame brighten the country as it begins its Journey of Solidarity, containing a message of hope.” Gangwon 2024 Organising Committee Co-President Jin Jong-oh said at the ceremony: “It was a great honour to take part in the lighting ceremony for the Youth Olympic flame in Greece, and now we’re thrilled to see it safely arrive on home soil amidst the interest and support of the Korean people. Also part of the ceremony were the Gangwon 2024 Youth Supporters, a group of young people who are encouraging the nation to “Grow Together, Shine Forever” ahead of the Winter YOG.

Jin Jong-oh, Co-President of the Gangwon 2024 Organising Committee and a four-time Olympic champion in shooting, was joined by the Gangwon 2024 mascot, Moongcho. The Flame was welcomed to the Republic of Korea during a special ceremony at Incheon International Airport. The arrival of the flame takes place three days before the start of the Gangwon 2024 Torch Tour – which will get underway on 11 October – and exactly 100 days before the opening of the Games. The Youth Olympic Flame for the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024 has arrived at Incheon International Airport in the host nation of the Republic of Korea.

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