The torch that will light up the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games arrived in Pyeongchang, the main host city, on the 21st. The torch event held at the gymnasium of Jinbu High School in Pyeongchang-gun at 10 a.m. on this day was attended by about 200 people, including Pyeongchang County Governor Shim Jae-guk, Pyeongchang Office of Education Superintendent Jeong Jang-ho, Jinbu Middle and High School Principal Jeong Myeong-jin, and Jinbu High School students.The torch runners included Daegwallyeong-myeon resident Kim Bong-rae, ski instructor Kim Yong, representative cross-country athlete Kim Ga-on, and Jinbu High School students Seung-hye Choi and Dong-hyeon Hwang who continued lighting the torch.

Afterwards, the torch lamp will be delivered to Yanggu-gun. Kim Jae-bong, head of the Olympic Sports Department, said, “It is very meaningful to have the opportunity to share the values, respect, and friendship of the Olympics with youth through this event.” He added, “We will do our best to prepare to inherit the successful hosting of the 2018 Winter Olympics.” “he said.The 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics will be held in 9 stadiums in 4 regions, including Gangneung and Pyeongchang, for 14 days from January 19 to February 1 next year.During this period, sliding sports such as bobsleigh, skeleton, and luge, and snow sports such as biathlon, 카지노사이트킹 cross-country, Nordic combined, and ski jumping will be held in Pyeongchang.