How many torch bearers are involved with the 2018 Winter Olympic Games?

The 2018 Winter Olympic torch relay involved 7,500 torch bearers. The relay was held in South Korea ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics and was designed as a nationwide celebration of the Games.

The torch traveled 2,018 kilometers, a distance chosen to echo the year of the Olympics. It passed through all of South Korea's provinces and major cities over 101 days, allowing people from many communities to participate in the relay.

The 7,500 bearers represented the 75 million Koreans living in North and South Korea. That symbolism was especially important because the Games took place during a period of heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula. The relay ended at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium, where the flame was used during the opening ceremony to ignite the Olympic cauldron.

The number refers to the torch relay participants, not the number of athletes or volunteers involved in the entire Winter Olympics.