The IOC released its technical report on South Korea’s Pyeongchang — bidding for the third straight time — Germany’s Munich and France’s Annecy, less than two months before the July 6 vote but stopped short of giving any one candidate the edge.

“All three candidate cities could successfully host the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, with each city offering its own distinct vision and concept,” the IOC said.

Pyeongchang, which the report said could become a springboard to develop winter sports in Asia, came out on top in opinion polls conducted on site on behalf of the IOC, with 92 percent of city locals and 87 percent of South Koreans in favor of the Games being held there.

“We are confident that Pyeongchang would deliver an unforgettable Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games that have the power to inspire a new generation of winter sports athletes and provide a platform for winter sports to grow and thrive in new areas of the world,” bid leader Cho Yang-ho said in a statement.

Munich, which still has unresolved disputes with several land owners who refuse to release their properties for Olympic use, came second with 60 percent of Munich residents in favor of the Olympics, with Annecy scoring only 51 percent.

Pyeongchang, which looks to have maintained their slight overall advantage throughout the two-year campaign, and Munich received high marks for their short travel times with the vast majority of athletes able to stay within ten minutes of their competition venue.

“On very first reading, we are absolutely thrilled with the IOC Evaluation Commission’s report,” Munich bid CEO Bernhard Schwank said in a statement.

“Right now we want to offer our sincere thanks to the Commission members for their full and frank assessment of our bid’s strengths.”

The South Korean bid was also praised for a “very compact concept.” All their 13 proposed venues met or exceeded IOC spectator standards, the report said.

Munich was told it would need to improve plans to sustain high national support in the seven year run-up to the Games, with the bid surviving a referendum in the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, site of the skiing events, only two days ago.

Annecy won marks for its comprehensive environmental plan and what the IOC called a “workable model for Olympic winter Games sustainability.”

“Today’s report… is a real boost for the bid as it highlights the technical strengths of Annecy 2018’s vision of authentic Games in the heart of the mountains, with the athletes and for the future,” bid chief Charles Beigbeder said in a statement.

The bid could, however, present some issues regarding accommodation. Annecy’s accommodation plan was not as compact as their rivals which the report said would create “operational and financial challenges.”

Travel times were also longer than in the other two candidates.

All three bids were rated as low risk in terms of security.

The three cities will make their final presentation to IOC members next week in Lausanne before the vote at the IOC session in Durban, South Africa in July.