Pyeongchang 2018 Games struggle with tickets and legacy

FILE PHOTO - Britain Winter Olympics - Media roundtable with POCOG President Lee Hee-beom - Korean Embassy, Buckingham Gate, London - 18/5/17 POCOG President Lee Hee-Beom during the media roundtable Action Images via Reuters / Matthew Childs Livepic

LIMA (Reuters) - The basics for next year's Pyeongchang winter Olympics are in place but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged Games organisers on Wednesday to boost promotion and ticket sales and ensure no white elephants were left standing after the event.

The Games, starting in February, are also faced with an escalating North Korean crisis that has now become a major hurdle in preparations.