ATR Podcast -- "Seamless Transition" for Cho at POCOG

(ATR) Sarah Lewis, International Ski Federation secretary general, on the future for POCOG president Yang Ho Cho.

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DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 04: PyeongChang bid chairman Yang Ho Cho listens to questions from the media during the PyeongChang 2018 Bid Committee press conference on July 4, 2011 in Durban, South Africa. The annual general meeting of the members of the International Olympic Committee held in Durban will decide on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, which of the three candidate cities, Munich, Annecy and PyeongChang, will host the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

(ATR) Sarah Lewis, International Ski Federation (FIS)secretary general, givesAround the Ringsher perspective on Yang Ho Cho, the newly-appointed chief of POCOG, and the progress being made in PyeongChang for the 2018 Olympics.

Cho began work as POCOG president on Monday.

Lewis attended the Sochi 2014 debrief last month in PyeongChang and had the opportunity to tour venues for the 2018 Games.

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