A Coordination Commission inspection will take place at the Alpensia Resort Hotel ©Getty Images

Pyeongchang 2018 faces a major test on the road to the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games on Wednesday (October 5) when the first Coordination Commission under new President Lee Hee-beom gets underway.

Lee was announced as the new head of the Organising Committee in May following the shock resignation of Korean Air boss Cho Yang-ho.

He has since met with the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Coordination Commission chair Gunilla Lindberg at several Project Review meetings, but this is the first time he has encountered the full panel.

It is also the first meeting since the end of Rio 2016, meaning the spotlight is intensifying given how the South Korean Games is now the next Olympics on the horizon.

Venue progress is likely to lead the agenda as the Coordination Commission meets at the Alpensia Resort Hotel at the bottom of the mountain cluster.

It comes ahead of a busy winter of test events, while testing is also due to take place on the newly constructed sliding track this month.

Lee Hee-beom is facing his first IOC Coordination Commission as Pyeongchang 2018 President ©Getty Images
Lee Hee-beom is facing his first IOC Coordination Commission as Pyeongchang 2018 President ©Getty Images

Huge progress has been made regarding construction over the last year, although concerns remain over some venues - like the International Broadcasting Centre and the Main Press Centre.

Other key topics of discussion are likely to include financial matters regarding sponsorship and budget.

The timetable to completing the new railway due to link Pyeongchang County with the capital city in Seoul is also likely to be considered following corruption allegations surrounding construction companies.

As well as Lindberg, other Coordination Commission members include IOC vice-president Yu Zaiqing of China and American Angela Ruggiero, head of the IOC Athletes' Commission.

Gian-Franco Kasper and René Fasel, the respective Presidents of the International Ski Federation and the International Ice Hockey Federation, are other members of the 13-strong panel.

Negotiations over the participation of National Hockey League (NHL) players in the Games could also be on the agenda after mixed reports during last month's World Cup of Hockey in Toronto.

The meetings are due to end on Friday (October 7).