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“the next Asian winter sport centre”, according to IOC President Thomas Bach. “Hosting the Olympic Winter Games is giving new economic impetus to PyeongChang and Gangwon Province,” he says. “The new high- speed train connection will bring the eastern and western parts of the country closer together than ever before. In this sense, the Games are a catalyst for transformation and development. PyeongChang now has the unique chance to make its own mark on history and everyone has high hopes that it will create its own Olympic legacy, benefi ting the people of the entire region and country.” In particular, POCOG is hoping the Games will boost tourism in the region, and that PyeongChang will follow in the footsteps of other relatively small host cities of past Olympic Winter Games. “Japan’s Nagano and Norway’s Lillehammer are both cases where Above There will be a record 102 medal events in PyeongChang Left The Olympic Torch Relay is covering 2,018km on its journey across Korea 34 OLYMPIC REVIEW