The Israeli Olympic Committee will field a 59-member team of athletes at the Asian games opening in Teheran Sept. 1. The contingent approved by the committee today includes 48 men and 11 women. They will compete in track and field events, swimming, weight lifting, fencing, sharpshooting, soccer and basketball. Chaim Wein, chairman of the Ninth Maccabiah Games, has been invited by the Asian Games Organizing Committee to attend the tournament as an official guest.
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