Government
clears 679-member Indian squad for Asian Games
The government of India cleared a 679-member squad for the Incheon
Asiad, to be held from September 19 to October 4. Sports Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal took the decision in consultation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
There will be a total of 516 athletes and sportsmen and 163 coaches and
supporting staff as against the original list of 942 participants including 662
athletes and 280 officials sent by the Indian Olympic Association. India will
take part in 28 disciplines as compared to the 35 in the last edition of the
Games. India had sent a contingent of 609 athletes plus 324 officials in the
2010 Asiad in Guangzhou, China.
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