INCHEON 2014

by the numbers

2,000,000,000

approximate cost in US dollars – roughly one-tenth of what China spent on the 2010 Guangzhou Games.

61,000

capacity of Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, venue for the opening and closing ceremonies and track and field.

30,000

staff working at the event, which finishes

on Oct 4.

13,000

athletes and officials taking part, similar to the Summer Olympics. 9,296 media personnel registered. 6,800 security guards on site. 900 Chinese athletes taking part, nearly onetenth of the total number of athletes.

439

gold medals up for grabs, down from 477 four years ago at Guangzhou 2010.

267

North Korean athletes and officials, one of the biggest delegations to South Korea since the end of Korean War hostilities in 1953.

49

sports venues to be used, ranging from the glittering main stadium to squash courts and the Chungju Tangeum Lake International Rowing Center.

45

countries and territories taking part, encompassing the Middle East, Central Asia and South, Southeast and East Asia.

36

different sports contested, including the full Olympic programme plus regional favourites like wushu and kabbadi.

15

days of full competition, starting on Sept 20 and finishing on Oct 4.

3

harbour seals, named Barame, Vichuon and Chumuro, who are the official Incheon Asian Games mascots.