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Fourteenth Asian Games |
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Opening
date:
02 September 2002
Closing date:
16 September 2002
Country of the host city:
Korea
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BUSAN
2002 |
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Participating Nations
44
Participants
7556
Sports/Events
38 / 420
Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball,
Billiard & Snooker, Bowling, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing,
Soccer, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Kabaddi, Karatedo,
Rowing, Rugby, Sepaktakraw, Shooting, Softball, soft Tennis,
Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Volleyball,
Weightlifting, Wrestling, Wushu, Modern Pentathlon, Sailing
and Body Building
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- 44 NOC's
Participated.
- Afghanistan
returned after long interval
- New NOC:
East Timor
- 38 Sports
and 420 events.
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Participation of North Korea
- 38 Sports
and 420 events.
- For the
second time held in non capital city
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Medals Tally
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Rank |
Nation |
G |
S |
B |
Total |
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1 |
China |
150 |
84 |
74 |
308 |
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2 |
Korea |
96 |
80 |
84 |
260 |
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3 |
Japan |
44 |
74 |
72 |
190 |
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4 |
Kazakhstan |
20 |
26 |
30 |
76 |
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5 |
Uzbekistan |
15 |
12 |
24 |
51 |
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6 |
Thailand |
14 |
19 |
10 |
43 |
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7 |
Taipei |
10 |
17 |
25 |
52 |
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8 |
India |
10 |
12 |
13 |
35 |
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9 |
D.P.R. Korea |
9 |
11 |
13 |
33 |
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10 |
Iran |
8 |
14 |
14 |
36 |
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11 |
Saudi Arabia |
7 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
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12 |
Malaysia |
6 |
8 |
16 |
30 |
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13 |
Singapore |
5 |
2 |
10 |
17 |
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14 |
Indonesia |
4 |
7 |
12 |
23 |
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15 |
Vietnam |
4 |
7 |
7 |
18 |
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16 |
Hong Kong
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4 |
6 |
11 |
21 |
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17 |
Qatar |
4 |
5 |
8 |
17 |
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18 |
Philippines |
3 |
7 |
16 |
26 |
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19 |
Bahrain |
3 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
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20 |
Kyrgyzstan |
2 |
4 |
6 |
12 |
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21 |
Kuwait |
2 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
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22 |
Sri Lanka |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
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23 |
Pakistan |
1 |
6 |
6 |
13 |
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24 |
Myanmar |
1 |
5 |
6 |
12 |
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25 |
Turkmenistan |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
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26 |
Mongolia |
1 |
1 |
12 |
14 |
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27 |
Lebanon |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
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28 |
Tajikistan |
- |
2 |
4 |
6 |
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29 |
Macau |
- |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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30 |
United Arab
Emirates |
- |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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31 |
Bangladesh |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
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32 |
Syria |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
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32 |
Nepal |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
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34 |
Laos |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
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34 |
Jordan |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
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36 |
Afghanistan |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
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36 |
Yemen |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
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36 |
Brunei
Darussalam |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
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36 |
Palestine |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
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Total |
427 |
421 |
502 |
1350 |
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Emblem
The Great Absolute
symbolizes Korea while the blue sea stands for Busan. The
emblem expresses the image of development and unity of the
Asian people; two dynamic power are closely intertwined, while
the wave's shape indicates the character B, the first
character of Busan.
Mascot
It represents a
sea gull, the city bird of Busan, and denotes its dynamic and
pure image.
The name of the mascot is "Duria", which means "you and me
together" in the Korean language, and expresses the ideal of
the Games: To promote unity and partnership among Asian
countries.
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