International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials will visit South Korea this week to inspect the country's preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
 
The inspection by the IOC’s Coordination Commission for the Pyeongchang Olympics will be held at Lakai Sandpine Resort in Gangneung, Gangwon Province from Monday to Wednesday.
 
The eleven-person commission includes secretary general of the International Ski Federation Sarah Lewis and will be joined by some 30 officials from the IOC and the International Paralympic Committee.
 
About 40 officials from the organizing committee of the Pyeongchang Olympics, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Korean Olympic Committee will also join.
 
On the first day of the inspection, the IOC delegation will tour the Olympic venues, media village and athletes’ residences in Gangneung.
 
On Tuesday, the IOC team will hold meetings with the organizers to discuss preparations for Olympic test events, venue construction, marketing strategies and transportation plans.
 
The commission will wrap up its visit with a news conference on Wednesday.