Reuters — Wednesday (November 1) marks 100 days until the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea.
On Tuesday (October 31), the flame that will burn during the Games was handed over to organizers in Athens.
Following Tuesday’s handover, the flame is due to arrive in South Korea on November 1 for a 2,018-kilometer relay before reaching Pyeongchang for the opening ceremony on February 9.
The Games will take place from February 9-25 in the mountainous resort town of Pyeongchang, 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the heavily fortified border with North Korea.
The run-up has been overshadowed by an escalating crisis triggered by North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests, but organizers have said the Games will be safe.
South Korea staged the 1988 Summer Olympics and co-hosted the 2002 soccer World Cup with Japan.
Both events were marred by instances of aggression by North Korea.
