said Wednesday it will send 659 athletes and 196 officials to the Asian Games beginning later this month in Pusan, South Korea.
The 855-strong delegation is the largest formed by the JOC for an international sporting event held outside Japan, outnumbering the 819 delegates sent to the Asian Games in Bangkok four years ago.
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