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The 1988 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from August 23 until September 17, prior to the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The route covered around 4,526 kilometres (2,812 mi) and involved over 1,856 torchbearers. Sohn Kee-chung, Chung Sun-man and Kim Won-tak lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony.^[1]

Route in South Korea

Shinsan Park Busan Jinju Suncheon Mokpo Gwangju Daegu Pohang Gumi Daejeon Jeonju Gongju Cheongju Chungju Gangneung Chuncheon Wonju Suwon Incheon Uijeongbu class=notpageimage| August 27 (day 1): Shinsan Park August 28 (day 2): Busan August 29 (day 3): Jinju August 30 (day 4): Suncheon August 31 (day 5): Mokpo September 1 (day 6): Gwangju September 2 (day 7): Daegu September 3 (day 8): Pohang September 4 (day 9): Gumi September 5 (day 10): Daejeon September 6 (day 11): Jeonju September 7 (day 12): Gongju September 8 (day 13): Cheongju September 9 (day 14): Chungju September 10 (day 15): Gangneung September 11 (day 16): Chuncheon September 12 (day 17): Wonju September 13 (day 18): Suwon September 14 (day 19): Incheon September 15 (day 20): Uijeongbu

Seoul City Hall Olympic Stadium class=notpageimage| Route in Seoul September 16 (day 21): Seoul City Hall September 17 (day 22): Olympic Stadium

Yongdusan Park Busan Yachting Center class=notpageimage| Route in Busan September 19 (day 24): Yongdusan Park September 19 (day 24): Busan Yachting Center

References

External links

• 1988 torch relay via IOC website