Ending days of suspense, the government has cleared a 679-member squad for the Incheon Asiad. The mega sport event will be held from 19th September to 4th October. 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.