Champion Choi Mu-Gyeom to carry Olympic Torch

2018-01-17 19:00

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ROAD FC SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION CHOI MU-GYEOM TO CARRY OLYMPIC TORCH

 


 


 

ROAD Fighting Championship is proud to announce that ROAD Featherweight Champion Choi Mu-Gyeom has been selected to be a torchbearer for the 2018 Winter Olympics tomorrow, November 18th.


Coinciding with the 100-days-to-go mark on November 1, 2017, and following the lighting of the Olympic flame in Olympia, Greece, the Olympic flame arrived in the city of Incheon, South Korea. The Olympic flame will pass through 17 cities and provinces across the Republic of Korea during the Olympic Torch Relay.   A total of 7,500 torchbearers will take part in the Olympic Torch Relay. 

 

Tomorrow, November 18th, at 2:00PM, ROAD Champion Choi Mu-Gyeom will be a torchbearer for approximately 200 meters during the Ilsan Culture Park Stop in the Goyang area. More details can be found on the official Olympic website (https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018-torch-relay).


Choi stated, “I am so humbled to be chosen as a torchbearer for the Olympics. The honor was awarded to me because of my athletic perseverance to overcome the odds and become the ROAD FC Champion.”


The identity of the final torchbearer, who will have the honour of lighting the Olympic cauldron, will only be revealed on 9 February, the day of the Opening Ceremony for PyeongChang 2018.

The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Torch Relay will inspire a generation and bring people together from different cultures, races, and religions,” promised POCOG President Lee Hee-beom. “As the torchbearers carry the torch for 101 days, we are confident that the flame will truly ‘Let Everyone Shine’ and spark passion and excitement before the Games.”

 

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