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Na Kyung-won, chairwoman of the 2013 PyeongChang Special Olympics Organizing Committee, right, hands over the Olympic Torch that arrived in Korea, Wednesday, to swimmer An Jin-yong, second from left, at a ceremony in Gwanghwamun, Seoul. The 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games will get under way in PyeongChang from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5. About 3,300 athletes with intellectual disabilities from 113 countries will participate in the event. / Yonhap