1998 Winter Olympics torch relay
The 1998 Winter Olympics torch relay was run from December 19, 1997 until February 7, 1998 prior to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. The route covered around 1,612 kilometres (1,002 mi) and involved over 6,916 torchbearers. Midori Ito lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony.
| Host city | Nagano, Japan |
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| Countries visited | Greece, Japan |
| Distance | 1,612 kilometres (1,002 mi) |
| Torch bearers | 6,916 |
| Start date | December 19, 1997 |
| End date | February 7, 1998 |
| Torch designer | Akio Haruhara |
| No. of torches | 69,010 |
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