The Games, starting in February, are also faced with an escalating North Korean crisis that has now become a major hurdle in preparations. "Today there are no legacy plans ready for the sliding centre, the ice oval and one of the hockey venues. Games chief Lee Hee-beom said he was communicating with local governments and schools to boost lagging sales and achieve "full stadia". Lee said organisers were now enforcing their backup plan and trying to mobilise 17 local governments and schools to boost sales. While international sales look stronger with half of the 320,000 international tickets gone, the escalating North Korean crisis threatens to affect them, according to international winter sports federation officials.

Source: The Star September 13, 2017 21:56 UTC