Pyeongchang can't afford to lose focus, says IOC commission

Head of the IOC Evaluation Commission Gunilla Lindberg is seen during her visit in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, south of Munich March 2, 2011. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

SEOUL (Reuters) - Pyeongchang's preparation for the 2018 Winter Olympics received a thumbs-up from International Olympic Committee's coordination commission but the organisers were told they cannot afford to relax yet.

"The venues continue to progress rapidly," Gunilla Lindberg, who chairs the commission, said in a statement after the commission concluded its three-day visit.