Part 2 - LA84 Foundation

The Olympic flame lit up the world for 16
days at the 24th Seoul Olympic Games
and all the activities surrounding the flame
were carried out flawlessly by the SLOOC
with the great cooperation of the Hellenic
Olympic Committee (HOC).
The lighting of the flame at the Temple of
Hera in Olympia and the torch relay in
Greece were conducted under an agreement
signed between the SLOOC and the
HOC.
The Olympic flame was flown from the
Greek capital of Athens to Korea's southernmost
point, Cheju Island, aboard a special
Korean Air flight on an air route between
the two cities that included a stopover at
Bangkok, Thailand.
The torch relay, originating from Cheju,
took a 4,167.8-kilometer route to Seoul,
passing through 21 major cities.
The torch relay route, divided into a total of
1,595 running sections, was covered by
1,467 torchbearers, 2,782 assistant torchbearers,
and 16,640 escort runners over 21
nights and 22 days.
During the 22-day odyssey, the torch was
relayed in various ways on foot, on horseback,
aboard ships, cars, bicycles, and
motorcycles. The torchbearers were from
all walks of life, including politicians,
artists, clergymen, athletes, handicapped
people, children and the elderly, as well as
overseas Korean residents, journalists
from various countries and representatives
of NOCs. Each took their turn to make the
torch relay an event truly symbolic of
harmony and progress.
The torches and other equipment used in
the relay such as safety lamps and mobile
cauldrons were all developed domestically
with unique designs.
In each city through which the torch relay
passed, art troupes from Korea and abroad
celebrated by performing their traditional
folklore as a tribute to the success of the
Games.