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{{Short description|Multi-sport event in Busan, South Korea}}
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| name          = XIV Asian Games
| logo          = 14th asiad.svg
| size          = 175
| motto         = ''New Vision, New Asia''<ref>{{cite web|title=14th Asian Summer Games: Pusan 2002|url=http://en.olympic.cn/games/asian/2004-03-27/121740.html|publisher=Chinese Olympic Committee|access-date=2017-08-14}}</ref><br />({{Korean|hangul=새로운 비전, 새로운 아시아|rr=saeroun bijeon, saeroun asia}})
| host_city     = [[Busan]], South Korea
| nations       = 44
| athletes      = 7,711
| events        = 419 in 38 sports<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/09/29/stories/2002092904611900.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021122021235/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2002/09/29/stories/2002092904611900.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 November 2002|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Busan's hour of reckoning has arrived|date=28 September 2002}}</ref>
| opening       = 29 September 2002
| closing       = 14 October 2002
| opened_by     = [[Kim Dae-jung]]<br />{{small|[[President of South Korea]]}}
| closed_by     = Samih Moudallal<br/>{{small|Vice President of the [[Olympic Council of Asia]]}}
| athlete_oath  = [[Moon Dae-sung]], Ryu Ji-hye
| judge_oath    =
| torch_lighter = [[Ha Hyung-joo]], [[Kye Sun-hui]]
| stadium       = [[Busan Asiad Main Stadium]]
| SpreviousS     = [[1998 Asian Games|Bangkok 1998]]
| SnextS         = [[2006 Asian Games|Doha 2006]]
| Sprevious     = [[1999 Asian Winter Games|Gangwon 1999]]
| Snext         = [[2003 Asian Winter Games|Aomori 2003]]
| website       = [https://web.archive.org/web/20021029003522/http://busanasiangames.org/ENG/ busanasiangames.org (archived)] 
}}
{{2002 Asian Games}}
The '''2002 [[Asian Games]]'''{{efn|{{langx|ko|2002년 아시아 경기대회}}, {{transliteration|ko|2002-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe}} }}, officially known as the '''XIV Asian Games'''{{efn|{{langx|ko|제14회 아시아 경기대회}}, {{transliteration|ko|Je sipsa hoe Asia gyeonggi daehoe}} }} and also known as '''Busan 2002''' ({{langx|ko|부산2002|label=none}}), were an international [[multi-sport event]] held in [[Busan]], [[South Korea]] from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Due to schedule impediments the football tournament started two days before the opening ceremony.

Busan is the second city in South Korea, after [[Seoul]] in [[1986 Asian Games|1986]], to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=14th AG Busan 2002|url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=18|publisher=OCA|access-date=2010-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208185956/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=18|archive-date=2011-12-08|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2002/09/29/Asian-Games-open-in-South-Korea/UPI-17291033306424/?st_rec=3094654408000|title=Asian Games open in South Korea|publisher=[[United Press International]]|date=29 September 2002}}</ref> The Games were also co-hosted by its four neighbouring cities: [[Ulsan]], [[Changwon]], [[Masan]] and [[Yangsan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Neighboring Host Cities|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/|publisher=busanasiangames.org|access-date=2010-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030605111051/http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/|archive-date=2003-06-05}}</ref> It was opened by President of South Korea, [[Kim Dae-jung]], at the [[Busan Asiad Main Stadium]].

The final medal tally was led by [[China at the 2002 Asian Games|China]], followed by host [[South Korea at the 1998 Asian Games|South Korea]] and [[Japan at the 1998 Asian Games|Japan]]. China set a new record and became the first nation in the history of [[Asian Games]] to cross the 300 medal-mark in one edition. South Korea set a new record with 95 gold medals. 22 world records and 43 Asian records were broken during the Games.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030424190437/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=1&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=193|url=http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=1&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=193|title=See you in Doha!|date=15 October 2002|archive-date=24 April 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030228072614/http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=1&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=198|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=1&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=198|title=World records toppled en masse at Asian games|date=15 October 2002|archive-date=28 February 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030223091431/http://www.busanasiangames.org/eng/ag/ba_newrecord.asp|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/eng/ag/ba_newrecord.asp|title=New records|archive-date=23 February 2003|work=BAGOC}}</ref> In addition, Japanese Swimming [[Kosuke Kitajima]] was announced as the [[most valuable player]] (MVP) of the Games.

==Bidding process==
Busan was selected over [[Kaohsiung]] at the 14th [[Olympic Council of Asia]] (OCA) General Assembly in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] on 23 May 1995. The voting involved 41 members of the sports governing body, with 37 of them supporting Busan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/05/23/SKoreas-Pusan-to-host-Asian-Games/9346801201600/|title=S.Korea's Pusan to host Asian Games|website=upi.com|date=May 23, 1995|agency=[[United Press International]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1995052400209101004&editNo=45&printCount=1&publishDate=1995-05-24&officeId=00020&pageNo=1&printNo=22862&publishType=00010|title='Busan 2002 Asian Games held'|date=24 May 1995|website=News Library|language=ko|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=442ljo3SJes |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/442ljo3SJes |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=City of Pusan to stage 2002 Asian Olympic Games|date=21 July 2015|agency=Associated Press|website=Youtube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|+ 2002 Asian Games bidding result
|-
! City
! NOC
| style="background:silver;"|'''Votes'''
|-
|'''[[Busan]]''' || '''{{flag|South Korea}}''' || style="text-align:center;"|'''37'''
|-
|[[Kaohsiung]] || {{flag|Chinese Taipei}} || style="text-align:center;"|4
|}

==Development and preparations==

===Costs===
A total of US$2.9 billion was spent for the games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.todayonline.com/sports/high-price-asian-games|title=The high price of the Asian Games|date=6 May 2014|publisher=[[Today Online]]}}</ref>

===Marketing===
[[Image:14th asian games mascot.png|thumb|right|Official mascot]]

====Emblem====
The emblem of the Games is a motif of the [[Sea of Japan]]'s blue waves in the shape of [[Taegeuk]], symbolising Busan and Korea. It expresses the image of development and unity of the [[Asia]]n people and the two dynamic powers that are closely intertwined. The wave's shape in the emblem indicates the character B, the first character of Busan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Emblem, Busan 2002|url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/IAsianMarks.aspx?GPCode=18#|publisher=OCA|access-date=2010-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616234312/http://ocasia.org/Game/IAsianMarks.aspx?GPCode=18|archive-date=2010-06-16|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=OutLine|title=General Information|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030202005705/http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=OutLine|archive-date=2003-02-02}}</ref>

====Mascot====
The mascot of the 2002 Asian Games is a [[gull|Sea gull]], the city bird of [[Busan]] named "Duria", whose name is a combination of the two words 'Durative' and 'Asia', which means "You and Me Together" or Everlasting Asia in the [[Korean language]], which expresses the ideal of the Games: to promote harmony, friendship and prosperity among Asian countries. Its thick black ink and free line expression symbolize Korean traditional culture, while its white colour shade represents the image of a powerful spirit and the great hopes for Asia in the 21st century.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mascot, Busan 2002|url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/IAsianMarks.aspx?GPCode=18#|publisher=OCA|access-date=2010-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616234312/http://ocasia.org/Game/IAsianMarks.aspx?GPCode=18|archive-date=2010-06-16|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Medals====
The medal of the games featured a top-view design of the Korean traditional octagonal building, Palgakjeong, with the old Olympic Council of Asia logo on the obverse and Busan Asia Games Flame, logo, and [[Oryukdo]] scenery on the reverse. The design represents solidarity of membership and eternity of the OCA, Busan as host of the games and youth, unity, and friendship of the athletes.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030216230138/http://www.busanasiangames.org/eng/sports/Standard_Sports.asp?Events=MedalInfo|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/eng/sports/Standard_Sports.asp?Events=MedalInfo|title=Medals|archive-date=16 February 2003|agency=BAGOC}}</ref>

====Music====
In conjunction with the Games, eight songs were released as the official music for the Games:<ref>{{cite web|title=AG Official Music|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=Music|publisher=busanasiangames.org|access-date=2010-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704065831/http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=Music|archive-date=2003-07-04}}</ref>
*"The Dream of Asia" – [[Lee Moon-se]]
*"Frontier!-Voices from the East" – [[Yang Bang-ean]] & [[Furee]]
*"We are..." – Baby box
*"Theme from Duria" – [[Hong Jong-myung]], [[Shin Hyo-bum]]
*"The Fanfare" – [[Busan city Orchestra]]
*"Welcome to Busan Korea" – [[Kim Hyo-soo]]
*"Let's Go!!" – [[Gang Hyun-soo]]
*"Love to All of Us" – CAN

===Torch relay===
The relay itself started at 11 a.m. on 5 September 2002 when two flames were simultaneously lit at [[Hallasan]] in [[South Korea]] and [[Paektu Mountain]], the [[Korean peninsula]]’s highest mountain, in [[North Korea]]. 42 local flames in other participating nations were also lit at the same time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2002/sep/05asiad.htm|title=Asian Games torch lit in Delhi|date=5 September 2002|agency=Rediff}}</ref> The two Korean flames were unified into one at [[Imjingak Pavilion]] at the truce village of [[Panmunjeom]] during the morning of 7 September 2002, being dubbed the Unification flame. After that, a nationwide torch relay totalling a distance of 4,294 kilometres in 23 days was held. The relay passed through 904 districts in 16 cities within the country. The Unification flame, joined with the flames of 42 other participating nations, were unified at the main cauldron base during the opening ceremony on 29 September 2002.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030328074429/http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=3&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=78|title=Flame of peace lights up Busan|archive-date=28 March 2003|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=3&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=78|date=28 September 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030716120243/http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=3&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=93|title=Together at last!|archive-date=16 July 2003|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=3&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=93|date=30 September 2002}}</ref> The torch design was based on a Korean traditional music instrument called [[taepyeongso]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030705150916/http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=6&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=3|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=6&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=3|title=The design for the Sacred Fire|date=9 October 2001|agency=BAGOC|archive-date=5 July 2003}}</ref>

===Venues===
42 competition venues were used in the Games with twelve of them are newly built,<ref>{{cite web|title=Venues readiness|url=http://busanasiangames.org/eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=Status|publisher=busanasiangames.org|access-date=2010-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030705180508/http://busanasiangames.org/eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=Status|archive-date=2003-07-05|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pusanweb.com/asiangames/agschedule.htm|title=2002 Asian Games venues|publisher=Pusan Web}}</ref> including the Asiad Sports Complex which was completed on 31 July 2000.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030508130004/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=6&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=5|url=http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=6&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=5|title=Busan Asiad Main Stadium Completed|date=9 August 2001|archive-date=8 May 2003|agency=BAGOC}}</ref> Other venues included an athletes' village and a main press centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://busanasiangames.org:80/eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=MpcIbc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030717125031/http://busanasiangames.org/eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=MpcIbc|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-07-17|title=Main Press Centre|access-date=2019-03-30}}</ref>

====Asiad Sports Complex====
{| class="wikitable"
!Venue
!Events
!Capacity
!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|[[Busan Asiad Stadium]] || Athletics, Football (Final), Opening and closing ceremonies || ||
|-
|Sajik Swimming Pool || Aquatics (Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Diving) || ||
|-
|[[Sajik Gymnasium]] || Basketball, Gymnastics || ||
|-
|[[Sajik Baseball Stadium]] || Baseball || ||
|-
|[[Sajik Tennis Courts]] || Soft tennis and tennis || ||
|}

====[[Gangseo]] Sports Park====
{| class="wikitable"
!Venue
!Events
!Capacity
!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|Gangseo Archery Field || Archery || ||
|-
|Gangseo Gymnasium || Badminton, Fencing || ||
|-
|Gangseo Hockey Stadium || Hockey || ||
|}

====[[Geumjeong]] Sports Park====
{| class="wikitable"
!Venue
!Events
!Capacity
!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|[[Geumjeong Gymnasium]] || Basketball || ||
|-
|Geumjeong Velodrome || Cycling (Track) || ||
|-  
|Geumjeong Tennis Stadium || Tennis || ||
|}

====[[Gudeok]] Sports Complex====
{| class="wikitable"
!Venue
!Events
!Capacity
!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|[[Busan Gudeok Stadium]] || Football || ||
|-
|[[Gudeok Baseball Stadium]] || Baseball || ||
|-
|[[Gudeok Gymnasium]] || Judo, Taekwondo || ||
|}

====Isolated Venues====
{| class="wikitable"
!Venue
!Events
!Capacity
!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|[[Nakdong River]] Rowing and Canoeing Courses || Canoeing, Rowing || ||
|-  
|[[Gijang Gymnasium]] || Volleyball (Indoor) || ||
|-
|[[Haeundae Beach]] || Volleyball (Beach) || ||
|-
|[[Dongju College]] Gymnasium || Cue sports || ||
|-
|Gijang Streets || Cycling (Road) || ||
|-
|Gijang Mountain Bike Race Stadium || Cycling (Mountain, Down hill)|| ||
|-
|[[Busan Citizen's Hall]] || Bodybuilding || ||
|-
|Homeplus Asiad Bowling Alley || Bowling || ||
|-
|Busan Equestrian Grounds || Equestrian, Modern pentathlon (Riding) || ||
|-
|Asiad Country Club || Golf || ||
|-
|[[Tongmyong University]] Stadium || Kabaddi || ||
|-    
|[[Samnak River]] Athletic Park || Modern pentathlon (Running) || ||
|-
|[[Busan Yachting Center]] || Sailing || ||
|-         
|[[Pukyong National University]] Gymnasium || Weightlifting || || 
|-
|[[Dongseo University]] Minseok Sports Center || Wushu, Sepak takraw || ||
|}

====[[Changwon Sports Park]]====
{| class="wikitable"
!Venue
!Events
!Capacity
!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|Changwon Swimming Pool || Aquatics (Water polo), Modern pentathlon (Swimming)|| ||
|-
|[[Changwon Stadium]]|| Football || ||
|-
|Changwon Gymnasium || Handball || ||
|}

====[[Masan]] Sports Complex====
{| class="wikitable"
!Venue
!Events
!Capacity
!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|Masan Gymnasium || Boxing || ||
|-
|[[Masan Stadium]] || Football || ||
|-
|[[Changwon]] Evergreen Hall || Modern pentathlon (Fencing) || ||
|-
|Changwon International Shooting Range || Shooting, Modern pentathlon (Shooting)|| ||
|-
|[[Yangsan College]] Gymnasium || Karate, Wrestling, Squash|| ||
|-
|[[Yangsan Stadium]] || Football || ||
|}

====[[Ulsan]]====
{| class="wikitable"
!Venue
!Events
!Capacity
!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|[[Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium]] || Football || ||
|-
|[[Ulsan Stadium]] || Rugby || ||
|-
|[[Dongchun Gymnasium]] || Table tennis || ||
|}

The Asian Village in Property Development Area, Banyeodong, [[Haeundae District]], [[Busan]] had 2,290 apartments in 20 buildings which can accommodate 14,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://busanasiangames.org:80/eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=Athlete|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030717120326/http://busanasiangames.org/eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=Athlete|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-07-17|title=Athlete's village|access-date=2019-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030228073200/http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=5&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=30|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=5&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=30|title=AV officially opens on Sept. 23|archive-date=28 February 2003}}</ref>

===Transport===
The host city Busan had existing subway and bus services prior to the games.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030223091130/http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=Traffic5|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=Traffic5|title=Transportation|archive-date=23 February 2003}}</ref>

==The games==
===Opening ceremony===
The opening ceremony with the theme ''A Beautiful Meeting'' was held on 29 September 2002 at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium. Participating nations marched into the stadium in [[Hangul#In South Korea|Korean alphabet]]ical order began with [[Nepal at the 2002 Asian Games|Nepal]]. [[North Korea at the 2002 Asian Games|North Korea]] and [[South Korea at the 2002 Asian Games|South Korea]] jointly entered the stadium [[Korean Unification Flag|under one flag]] for the first time in Asian Games history and the second time after the [[2000 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Asian-Games-begin-in-Busan/articleshow/23671625.cms|title=Asian Games begin in Busan|website=[[The Times of India]] |agency=Times of India|date=29 September 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/ag/2002/sep/29open.htm|title=Games open with 'Beautiful meeting'|agency=Rediff|date=29 September 2002}}</ref> South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung declared the Games open, Two Korean athletes — [[Mun Dae-Sung]] (taekwondo) and [[Ryu Ji -Hye]] (table tennis) — took the oath on behalf of all the participating athletes while South Korean retired judoist [[Ha Hyung-joo]] and North Korean judoist [[Kye Sun-hui]] lit the games' cauldron. The cultural part was a six-segment show lasting 40 minutes and was about the encounter between King [[Suro of Geumgwan Gaya|Kim Suro]] and the Queen [[Heo Hwang-ok]]. The main star of the event was the opera diva [[Sumi Jo]]. 

===Participating National Olympic Committees===
All 44 members of the [[Olympic Council of Asia]] (OCA) with 7,711 athletes took part in the Games. [[Timor-Leste at the Asian Games|East Timor]] (Timor-Leste) participated for the first time since its independence, [[Afghanistan at the Asian Games|Afghanistan]] returned to the action since [[Taliban]] had come to power,<ref>{{cite news|title=History of the Asian Games|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/16th-asian-games-2010/History-of-the-Asian-Games/articleshow/6909206.cms|access-date=2010-11-20|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=2010-11-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125042733/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/16th-asian-games-2010/History-of-the-Asian-Games/articleshow/6909206.cms|archive-date=2010-11-25}}</ref> and [[Saudi Arabia]] returned after previously boycotted prior event due to [[Blue Diamond Affair|political tension]] with [[Thailand]] as the [[1998 Asian Games|1998 Games]] host.<ref>{{cite news|title=World: Asia-Pacific Saudis pull out of Asian Games|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/222641.stm|access-date=2023-09-22|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=1998-10-26}}</ref> Below is a list of all the participating NOCs; the number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets.<ref>{{cite web|title=Each National & Regional|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/eng/ag/ba_elist_by_nat.asp|publisher=busanasiangames.org|access-date=2010-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030216231708/http://www.busanasiangames.org/eng/ag/ba_elist_by_nat.asp|archive-date=2003-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Participating Countries and Regions|url=http://busanasiangames.org/eng/sports/Standard_Sports.asp?Events=Country|publisher=busanasiangames.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021229212947/http://busanasiangames.org/eng/sports/Standard_Sports.asp?Events=Country|archive-date=2002-12-29}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Participating [[:Category:Nations at the 2002 Asian Games|National Olympic Committees]]
|-
|
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*{{flagIOC2|AFG|2002 Asian Games|44}}
*{{flagIOC2|BRN|2002 Asian Games|84}}
*{{flagIOC2|BAN|2002 Asian Games|63}}
*{{flagIOC2|BHU|2002 Asian Games|20}}
*{{flagIOC2|BRU|2002 Asian Games|27}}
*{{flagIOC2|CAM|2002 Asian Games|17}}
*{{flagIOC2|CHN|2002 Asian Games|688}}
*{{flagIOC2|TPE|2002 Asian Games|359}}
*{{flagIOC2|HKG|2002 Asian Games|218}}
*{{flagIOC2|IND|2002 Asian Games|356}}
*{{flagIOC2|INA|2002 Asian Games|102}}
*{{flagIOC2|IRI|2002 Asian Games|151}}
*{{flagIOC2|JPN|2002 Asian Games|659}}
*{{flagIOC2|JOR|2002 Asian Games|23}}
*{{flagIOC2|KAZ|2002 Asian Games|284}}
*{{flagIOC2|KUW|2002 Asian Games|163}}
*{{flagIOC2|KGZ|2002 Asian Games|72}}
*{{flagIOC2|LAO|2002 Asian Games|13}}
*{{flagIOC2|LIB|2002 Asian Games|73}}
*{{flagIOC2|MAC|2002 Asian Games|78}}
*{{flagIOC2|MAS|2002 Asian Games|212}}
*{{flagIOC2|MDV|2002 Asian Games|23}}
*{{flagIOC2|MGL|2002 Asian Games|181}}
*{{flagIOC2|MYA|2002 Asian Games|63}}
*{{flagIOC2|NEP|2002 Asian Games|50}}
*{{flagIOC2|PRK|2002 Asian Games|184}}
*{{flagIOC2|OMA|2002 Asian Games|42}}
*{{flagIOC2|PAK|2002 Asian Games|141}}
*{{flagIOC2|PLE|2002 Asian Games|39}}
*{{flagIOC2|PHI|2002 Asian Games|220}}
*{{flagIOC2|QAT|2002 Asian Games|228}}
*{{flagIOC2|KSA|2002 Asian Games|69}}
*{{flagIOC2|SIN|2002 Asian Games|96}}
*{{flagIOC2|KOR|2002 Asian Games|770}} '''(host)'''
*{{flagIOC2|SRI|2002 Asian Games|84}}
*{{flagIOC2|SYR|2002 Asian Games|21}}
*{{flagIOC2|TJK|2002 Asian Games|43}}
*{{flagIOC2|THA|2002 Asian Games|267}}
*{{flagIOC2|TMP|2002 Asian Games|15}}
*{{flagIOC2|TKM|2002 Asian Games|47}}
*{{flagIOC2|UAE|2002 Asian Games|91}}
*{{flagIOC2|UZB|2002 Asian Games|182}}
*{{flagIOC2|VIE|2002 Asian Games|121}}
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===Sports===
A total of 419 events in 38 sports was contested in the Games across 16 days of competition. The [[Association football|football]] and [[basketball]] events began two days and one day prior to the opening ceremony respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Competition Schedules|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/ag/ba_scd_all.asp|publisher=busanasiangames.org|access-date=2010-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030621155144/http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/ag/ba_scd_all.asp|archive-date=2003-06-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Bodybuilding]] had its debut at the Games.<ref>{{cite news|title=South Korea catches Japan in medals race|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/2002/10/05/asian_games_ap/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050427142854/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/2002/10/05/asian_games_ap/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2005|access-date=2010-11-20|newspaper=CNNSI.com|date=2002-10-05}}</ref>
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*Aquatics
**[[Synchronized swimming at the 2002 Asian Games|Synchronized swimming]]
**[[Diving at the 2002 Asian Games|Diving]]
**[[Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games|Swimming]]
**[[Water polo at the 2002 Asian Games|Water polo]]
*[[Archery at the 2002 Asian Games|Archery]]
*[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games|Athletics]]
*[[Badminton at the 2002 Asian Games|Badminton]]
*[[Baseball at the 2002 Asian Games|Baseball]]
*[[Basketball at the 2002 Asian Games|Basketball]]
*[[Cue sports at the 2002 Asian Games|Cue sports]]
*[[Bodybuilding at the 2002 Asian Games|Bodybuilding]]
*[[Bowling at the 2002 Asian Games|Bowling]]
*[[Boxing at the 2002 Asian Games|Boxing]]
*[[Canoeing at the 2002 Asian Games|Canoeing]]
*[[Cycling at the 2002 Asian Games|Cycling]]
**Mountain bike
**Road
**Track
*[[Equestrian at the 2002 Asian Games|Equestrian]]
*[[Fencing at the 2002 Asian Games|Fencing]]
*[[Field hockey at the 2002 Asian Games|Field hockey]]
*[[Football at the 2002 Asian Games|Football]]
*[[Golf at the 2002 Asian Games|Golf]]
*[[Gymnastics at the 2002 Asian Games|Gymnastics]]
**Artistic gymnastics
**Rhythmic gymnastics
*[[Handball at the 2002 Asian Games|Handball]]
*[[Judo at the 2002 Asian Games|Judo]]
*[[Kabaddi at the 2002 Asian Games|Kabaddi]]
*[[Karate at the 2002 Asian Games|Karate]]
*[[Modern pentathlon at the 2002 Asian Games|Modern pentathlon]]
*[[Rowing at the 2002 Asian Games|Rowing]]
*[[Rugby union at the 2002 Asian Games|Rugby union]]
**Union
**Sevens
*[[Sailing at the 2002 Asian Games|Sailing]]
*[[Sepaktakraw at the 2002 Asian Games|Sepaktakraw]]
*[[Shooting at the 2002 Asian Games|Shooting]]
*[[Softball at the 2002 Asian Games|Softball]]
*[[Soft tennis at the 2002 Asian Games|Soft tennis]]
*[[Squash at the 2002 Asian Games|Squash]]
*[[Table tennis at the 2002 Asian Games|Table tennis]]
*[[Taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games|Taekwondo]]
*[[Tennis at the 2002 Asian Games|Tennis]]
*Volleyball
**[[Beach volleyball at the 2002 Asian Games|Beach volleyball]]
**[[Volleyball at the 2002 Asian Games|Volleyball]]
*[[Weightlifting at the 2002 Asian Games|Weightlifting]]
*[[Wrestling at the 2002 Asian Games|Wrestling]]
*[[Wushu at the 2002 Asian Games|Wushu]]
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=== Calendar ===
:''All times are in [[Korea Standard Time]] ([[UTC+9]])''

{{2002 Asian Games calendar}}

===Closing ceremony===
The closing ceremony with the theme ''Returning to Home'' was held on the evening of Monday, 14 October 2002 at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium. Japanese swimmer [[Kosuke Kitajima]] was announced as the [[most valuable player]] (MVP) of the Games. Samih Moudallal, vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), on behalf of OCA President Sheikh [[Ahmad Al-Fahad Al Sabah]] declared the games closing. The Asian Games flag was handed over to Doha, Qatar, host of the [[2006 Asian Games|next edition in 2006]]. A cultural segment of the city was also presented.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030515063015/http://busanasiangames.org/eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=Ceremony|url=http://busanasiangames.org/eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=Ceremony|title=Ceremony|archive-date=15 May 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/today-history/october-14-2002-curtain-falls-on-asian-games-in-busan-1.2105304|title=October 14 2002 Curtain falls on Asian Games in Busan|agency=Gulf News|date=13 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/ag/2002/oct/14close.htm|title=South Koreans bid touching farewell|agency=Rediff|date=14 October 2002}}</ref>

==Medal table==
{{main|2002 Asian Games medal table}}
The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, South Korea, is highlighted.
{{:2002 Asian Games medal table}}

==Broadcasting==
Busan Asian Games Radio and Television Organization (BARTO), a joint venture between [[Korean Broadcasting System]] (KBS), [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation]] (MBC) and [[Seoul Broadcasting System]] (SBS), served as the host broadcaster of these Games, covered 28 of the 38 sports during the event.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030328073356/http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=6&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=9|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=6&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=9|title=BARTO- selected a host broadcast company for rebroadcasting|archive-date=28 March 2003|date=15 December 2001|agency=BAGOC}}</ref> The International Broadcast Centre was located at [[Busan Exhibition and Convention Center]] (BEXCO) in [[Haeundae District]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030328075036/http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=5&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=44|url=http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/Today/TodayNews/Standard_Note.asp?Notes=NewsView&Page=5&Word=&CheckBox=0&Id=44|title=MMC, pivotal broadcasting center, opens|archive-date=28 March 2003|date=16 September 2002|agency=BAGOC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030404211026/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=MpcIbc|url=http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/2002AG/Standard_2002AG.asp?PageName=MpcIbc|title=Main Press Centre/International Broadcast Centre|archive-date=4 April 2003|agency=BAGOC}}</ref>

==Concerns and controversies==
===Doping issues===
On October 7, 2002, the Olympic Council of Asia announced that the [[Bodybuilding at the 2002 Asian Games|bodybuilding]] bronze medalist in the [[Bodybuilding at the 2002 Asian Games#+90 kg|+90&nbsp;kg]] weight category [[Youssef El-Zein]] of [[Lebanon]] was relieved of his medal for not submitting to a [[Use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport#Drug testing|drugs test]]. After El-Zein was disqualified, the bronze medal in the +90&nbsp;kg category went to Choi Jae-Duck of South Korea (who had finished fourth).<ref name="daily ">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_8-10-2002_pg2_5 |title=Lebanese bodybuilder stripped of bronze |work=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|The Daily Times]] |date=October 8, 2002 |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |access-date=July 4, 2011 |location=[[Lahore]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022124830/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_8-10-2002_pg2_5 |archive-date=October 22, 2012 }}</ref>

Six days later, Japanese news agency [[Kyodo News]] reported that Indian middle-distance runner [[Sunita Rani]] had tested positive for a banned substance, which was later confirmed by Lee Choon-Sup, Deputy Secretary General of the Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee; an unofficial report stated that the substance was the [[anabolic steroid]] [[nandrolone]]. Sunita had won two medals in [[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games|athletics]]: a gold in the 1,500&nbsp;m (setting an [[List of Asian Games records in athletics|Asian Games record]]) and a bronze in the 5,000&nbsp;m, (in which Sunita jointly bettered the Games record set by [[Demographics of Indonesia|Indonesian]] Suprianti Sutono in Bangkok during the [[1998 Asian Games]] with six other athletes).<ref name="hindu ">{{cite news | url=http://hindu.com/2002/10/14/stories/2002101402902100.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004075109/http://hindu.com/2002/10/14/stories/2002101402902100.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 4, 2012 | title=Sunita Rani tests positive | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=October 14, 2002 | access-date=July 10, 2011 | author=Mohan, K. P.}}</ref><ref name="aaa">{{cite web | url=http://www.asianathletics.org/records/ag.htm | title=Asian Games records | publisher=asianathletics.org. [[Asian Athletics Association]] | date=November 27, 2010 | access-date=July 10, 2011}}</ref> The Indian Chef de Mission at the Games backed Sunita—who denied using any banned drug—and asked for a "B" sample test from Bangkok, but tests were run only at the Asian Games’ Doping Control Center (AGDCC) in Seoul (the laboratory accredited by the IOC). On October 16, the AGDCC confirmed the steroid nandrolone in Sunita's urine sample; as a consequence, the OCA stripped her of both medals and dismissed her Asian Games record for the 1,500&nbsp;m.<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/11451/ | title=Sunita stripped of her medals while her officials run for cover | work=[[The Indian Express]] | date=October 17, 2002 | access-date=July 10, 2011 | author=Halarnkar, Samar | location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref><ref name="hindu1">{{cite news | url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/10/17/stories/2002101700342100.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031102220602/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/10/17/stories/2002101700342100.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 2, 2003 | title=Sunita Rani stripped of medals | work=The Hindu | date=October 17, 2002 | access-date=July 10, 2011}}</ref>

The [[Indian Olympic Association]] (IOA) requested the intervention of the [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] and the IOC; the samples were jointly reexamined by the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]] and the IOC Sub-Commission on Doping and Biochemistry of Sport. In January 2003, the OCA announced that the IOC Medical Director had cleared Sunita of the doping charge and that appropriate action would be taken against the AGDCC.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/jan/07rani.htm | title=OCA to return Sunita Rani's medals | work=[[Rediff.com]] | date=January 7, 2003 | access-date=July 10, 2011}}</ref> Both of Sunita's medals were reinstated on February 4, 2003, in a ceremony attended by the Secretary General of OCA [[Randhir Singh (sport shooter)|Randhir Singh]] and the president of the IOA [[Suresh Kalmadi]].<ref name="tribuneindia">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030205/sports.htm#12 | title=Sunita Rani gets back her Asiad medals | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | date=February 4, 2003 | access-date=August 26, 2011 | author=Unnikrishnan, M. S. | location=New Delhi}}</ref>

Three Malaysian [[sepak takraw]] players were sent home for failing drug tests after testing positive for morphine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/ag/2002/oct/03malay.htm|title=Malaysian athletes pilloried at home|agency=Rediff|date=3 October 2002}}</ref>

===Missing athletes===
A total of 16 athletes including 12 Nepalese, three Sri Lankans and one Mongolian were reported to be missing, with police and sports officials suspecting them to have found illegal jobs in South Korea.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/ag/2002/oct/09miss.htm|title=Jobs better than medals for some Asiad athletes|agency=Rediff|date=9 October 2002}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Asia|Sports|South Korea}}
* [[1986 Asian Games]]
* [[2002 FESPIC Games]]
*[[List of IOC country codes]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20021004102404/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/ 2002 Asian Games official website (archived)]
* [http://www.rediff.com/sports/ag/index.htm Rediff games coverage site]
* [https://www.gettyimages.dk/photos/the-14th-asian-games?mediatype=photography&phrase=the%2014th%20asian%20games&recency=anydate&sort=mostpopular&license=rf,rm&page=1&suppressfamilycorrection=true Getty Image]

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