Britain's Adam Pengilly has also been included on the 11-person Commission, his first major role since joining the IOC Athletes' Commission in Vancouver last year.

The South Korean resort was awarded the Games last month, beating bids from Munich and Annecy.

Lindberg had led th IOC Evaluation Commission which inspected the three bids earlier this year and was widely praised for the role she carried out.

It is further recognition for the 63-year-old Lindberg, a former figure skater who competed in the 1963 World Championships.

At the IOC Session in Durban - where Pyeongchang was awarded the Games - she was voted back onto the ruling Executive Committee.

She had previously served as a member of the Executive Committee from 2000 until 2004 and was IOC vice-president between 2004 and 2008.

An IOC member since 1996 and secretary general of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) since 2004, Lindberg brings vast experience from her time spent on Coordination Commissions for five Olympic Games, including London 2012 and Rio 2016.

"Ms Lindberg has all the qualities and charisma to lead the team who will be responsible for assisting Pyeongchang in the next seven years", said Jacques Rogge, the President of the IOC.

"She knows exactly what it takes to stage successful Olympic Winter Games and through the work that she carried out while leading the 2018 Evaluation Commission.

"She is already well acquainted with Pyeongchang's Olympic project and immediate priorities.

"She will be a strong ally to the Organising Committee and will ensure that we see great Games in 2018."

Lindberg was delighted to have been chosen to lead the Commission.

"Having chaired the 2018 Evaluation Commission, I have first-hand knowledge of the many strengths that Pyeongchang and South Korea have to offer to the Olympic Movement," she said.

"I am confident that, with the assistance of my very experienced colleagues, we will help Pyeongchang deliver outstanding Winter Games in 2018."

The appointment of Pengilly (pictured) is probably reward for the strong impression he made during the IOC Session in Durban where he asked all the candidates the most informed and searching questions of any member.

The 33-year-old from Somerset, who finished second in the 2009 World Skeleton Championships, was elected by his fellow Olympic athletes to IOC Athletes Commission along with American ice hockey player Angela Ruggiero during Vancouver 2010.

Ruggiero, who has won four Olympic medals, including a gold in 1998, is also included on the Commission

Other IOC members on Commission include Gian-Franco Kasper, the President of the International Ski Federation who is the representative of the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) and Rene Fasel, the President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), who chaired the Coordination Commission for Vancouver 2010.

There is also a place for Crown Prince Frederik, Denmark's heir apparent, who was elected as an IOC member in 2009.

The other IOC members are Barry Maister, the former secretary general of the New Zealand Olympic Committee and a gold medallist in hockey at Montreal in 1976, and Zhaiqing Yu, the vice-president of the Chinese Olympic Committee.

The panel announced today is completed by Tsunekazu Takeda, the President of the Japanese Olympic Committee who is expected to be elected to the IOC in London next year, and Gilbert Felli, the IOC's Executive Director for the Olympic Games.

Other experts, including on the Paralympics, transport and environment, will be added at a later date.

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