2002 Asian Games
asian game 년 아시아 경기대회년 아시안 게임 officially known xiv asian game 제회 아시아 경기대회제회 아시안 게임 also known busan 부산 international multisport event held busan south korea september october due schedule impediment football tournament started two day opening ceremony busan second city south korea seoul host game total event sport contested athlete country game also cohosted four neighbouring city ulsan changwon masan yangsan opened president south korea kim daejung busan asiad main stadium final medal tally led china followed host south korea japan china set new record became first nation history asian game cross medalmark one edition south korea set new record gold medal world record asian record broken game addition japanese swimming kosuke kitajima announced valuable player mvp game busan selected kaohsiung th olympic council asia oca general assembly seoul south korea may voting involved member sport governing body supporting busan total u billion spent game emblem emblem game motif sea japan blue wave shape taegeuk symbolising busan korea express image development unity asian people two dynamic power closely intertwined wave shape emblem indicates character b first character busan mascot mascot asian game sea gull city bird busan named duria whose name combination two word durative asia mean together everlasting asia korean language express ideal game promote harmony friendship prosperity among asian country thick black ink free line expression symbolize korean traditional culture white colour shade represents image powerful spirit great hope asia st century medal medal game featured topview design korean traditional octagonal building palgakjeong old olympic council asia logo obverse busan asia game flame logo oryukdo scenery reverse design represents solidarity membership eternity oca busan host game youth unity friendship athlete music conjunction game eight song released official music game dream asia – lee moonse frontiervoices east – yang bangean furee – baby box theme duria – hong jongmyung shin hyobum fanfare – busan city orchestra welcome busan korea – kim hyosoo let go – gang hyunsoo love u – relay started september two flame simultaneously lit hallasan south korea paektu mountain korean peninsula’s highest mountain north korea local flame participating nation also lit time two korean flame unified one imjingak pavilion truce village panmunjeom morning september dubbed unification flame nationwide torch relay totalling distance kilometre day held relay passed district city within country unification flame joined flame participating nation unified main cauldron base opening ceremony september torch design based korean traditional music instrument called taepyeongso competition venue used game twelve newly built including asiad sport complex completed july venue included athlete village main press centre asiad sport complex gangseo sport park geumjeong sport park gudeok sport complex isolated venue changwon sport park masan sport complex ulsan asian village property development area banyeodong haeundae district busan apartment building accommodate people host city busan existing subway bus service prior game opening ceremony theme beautiful meeting held september busan asiad main stadium participating nation marched stadium korean alphabetical order began nepal north korea south korea jointly entered stadium one flag first time asian game history second time summer olympics south korean president kim daejung declared game open two korean athlete — mun daesung taekwondo ryu ji hye table tennis — took oath behalf participating athlete south korean retired judoist ha hyungjoo north korean judoist kye sunhui lit game cauldron cultural part sixsegment show lasting minute enconter king kim suro queen heo hwangok main star event opera diva sumi jo member olympic council asia oca athlete took part game east timor participated first time since independence afghanistan returned action since taliban come power saudi arabia returned previously boycotted prior event due political tension thailand game host list participating noc number competitor per delegation indicated bracket total event sport contested game across day competition football basketball event began two day one day prior opening ceremony respectively bodybuilding debut game time korea standard time utc closing ceremony theme returning home held evening monday october busan asiad main stadium japanese swimmer kosuke kitajima announced valuable player mvp game samih moudallal vice president olympic council asia oca behalf oca president sheikh ahmad alfahad al sabah declared game closing asian game flag handed doha qatar host next edition cultural segment city also presented top ten ranked noc game listed host nation south korea highlighted host nation south korea busan asian game radio television organization barto joint venture korean broadcasting system kb munhwa broadcasting corporation mbc seoul broadcasting system sb served host broadcaster game covered sport event international broadcast centre located busan exhibition convention center bexco haeundae district october olympic council asia announced bodybuilding bronze medalist kg weight category youssef elzein lebanon relieved medal submitting drug test elzein disqualified bronze medal kg category went choi jaeduck south korea finished fourth six day later japanese news agency kyodo news reported indian middledistance runner sunita rani tested positive banned substance later confirmed lee choonsup deputy secretary general busan asian game organizing committee unofficial report stated substance anabolic steroid nandrolone sunita two medal athletics gold setting asian game record bronze sunita jointly bettered game record set indonesian suprianti sutono bangkok asian game six athlete indian chef de mission game backed sunita—who denied using banned drug—and asked b sample test bangkok test run asian games’ doping control center agdcc seoul laboratory accredited ioc october agdcc confirmed steroid nandrolone sunitas urine sample consequence oca stripped medal dismissed asian game record indian olympic association ioa requested intervention international association athletics federation ioc sample jointly reexamined world antidoping agency ioc subcommission doping biochemistry sport january oca announced ioc medical director cleared sunita doping charge appropriate action would taken agdcc sunitas medal reinstated february ceremony attended secretary general oca randhir singh president ioa suresh kalmadi three malaysian sepak takraw player sent home failing drug test testing positive morphine total athlete including nepalese three sri lankans one mongolian reported missing police sport official suspecting found illegal job south korea asian game fespic game list ioc country code asian game official website archived rediff game coverage site getty image