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===Torch relay=== {{Main|2018 Winter Olympics torch relay}} The torch relay started on 24 October 2017 in Greece and lasted for 101 days, ending at the start of the Olympics on 9 February 2018. The Olympic torch entered South Korea on 1 November 2017. There were 7,500 torch bearers to represent the combined [[Korea]]n population of approximately 75 million people. There were also 2,018 support runners to guard the torch and act as messengers. The torch and its bearers traveled by a diverse means of transportation, including by [[turtle ship]] in Hansando Island, [[sailboat]] on the [[Baengmagang River]] in [[Buyeo County|Buyeo]], marine [[Aerial lift|cable car]] in [[Yeosu]], [[Zip line|zip-wire]] over [[Bamseom]] Island, [[Steam locomotive|steam train]] in the [[Gokseong]] Train Village, marine [[Draisine|rail bike]] along the east coast in [[Samcheok]], and by [[yacht]] in [[Busan]] Metropolitan City. There were also robot torch relays in [[Jeju City|Jeju]] and [[Daejeon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Torch Relay|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/torch-relay/olympic-torch-relay/overview|work=PyeongChang 2018|access-date=23 January 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204451/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/torch-relay/olympic-torch-relay/overview|archive-date=30 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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