An open roof crowded baseball stadium with a match in progress.
Sajik Baseball Stadium hosted baseball.

The 2002 Asian Games (officially known as the 14th Asian Games) was a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan was the second South Korean city to host the Games, after Seoul in 1986. A total of 6,572 athletes—4,605 men and 1,967 women—from 44 Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 38 sports divided into 419 events. The number of competing athletes was higher than the 1998 Asian Games, in which 6,544 athletes from 41 NOCs participated.[1][2][3] It was the first time in the history of the Asian Games that all 44 member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) participated in the Games. Afghanistan returned after the fall of the Taliban government in the midst of ongoing war; East Timor, newest member of the OCA made its debut; and North Korea competed for the first time in an international sporting event hosted by South Korea. Both nations marched together at the opening ceremony with a Korean Unification Flag depicting the Korean Peninsula as United Korea.[4]

Athletes from 39 nations won at least one medal, and athletes from 27 of these nations secured at least one gold. Eight NOCs—Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India, Singapore, Vietnam, Qatar, Philippines and Kyrgyzstan—improved their position in the general medal table compared to the 1998 Asian Games.[5] China topped the medal table for the sixth consecutive time in the Asian Games, with 150 gold medals.[6] Athletes from China won the most silver medals (84) and the most medals overall (308). China became the first nation in the history of Asian Games to cross the 300 medal-mark in one edition.[6] Competitors from the South Korea led the bronze medal count with 84. South Korea also won 96 gold medals, 80 silver medals and a total of 260 medals, finishing second on the medal table. Japanese athletes claimed 189 medals in total (including 44 gold), earning third spot on the table.

Medal table

Ai Miyazato at golf field
Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato won a gold medal in the individual event, and was a member of the silver medalist Japanese team.
Leander Paes during his tennis match on grass court
Leander Paes from India won a gold in the men's doubles (paired with Mahesh Bhupathi) and bronze in mixed doubles (paired with Sania Mirza) tennis events.
Liu Xiang jumping through hurdle during his 110 meters hurdles race
Liu Xiang from China won a gold medal in the 110–meter hurdles.
Koji Murofushi at podium
Japanese athlete Koji Murofushi won a gold medal in the hammer throw event.

The ranking in this table is consistent with International Olympic Committee convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a nation is an entity represented by a NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, followed by the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given; they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code.

A total of 1,350 medals (427 gold, 421 silver and 502 bronze) were awarded. The total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold or silver medals, because two bronze medals were awarded per event in 10 sports: badminton,[7] boxing,[8] judo,[9] karate,[10] sepak takraw,[11] squash,[12] table tennis,[13] taekwondo,[14] tennis,[15] and wushu (sanshou event only).[16]

This discrepancy is also caused by ties. In men's artistic gymnastics, a three-way tie for the gold medal in the horizontal bar meant that no silver and bronze medals were awarded; in the pommel horse, rings and parallel bars ties for first positions resulted in two golds per event, and thus no silvers were awarded; and a tie for silver in the individual all-around resulted in no bronze being awarded.[17] In women's artistic gymnastics, ties for the gold medal in the uneven bars and floor meant that no silvers were awarded for those events.[18] In athletics, a three-way tie in the men's high jump, and ties in the men's 3,000 m steeplechase and the women's high jump for second place meant that no bronzes were awarded for those events.[19] In men's bowling, a tie for second place in the singles and trios resulted in two silver medals per event, and thus no bronzes were awarded; a tie for the bronze-medal position in the doubles and the team of five meant that two bronzes were awarded for each event.[20] In softball, due to rainy weather at the final competition the ranking was decided by the results of the preliminary round and semifinals.[21][22] Japan was awarded the gold medal based on its unbeaten record in the preliminary games; China and Chinese Taipei shared the silver. Those two were to have played to decide who would meet Japan in the gold-medal game.[23] In swimming, a tie for first position in the men's 50 m freestyle resulted in two gold medals and no silver was awarded; a tie for second position in the women's 100 m freestyle meant that no bronze medal was awarded.[24]

  *   Host nation (South Korea)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)1508474308
2 South Korea (KOR)*968084260
3 Japan (JPN)447372189
4 Kazakhstan (KAZ)20263076
5 Uzbekistan (UZB)15122451
6 Thailand (THA)14191043
7 India (IND)11121336
8 Chinese Taipei (TPE)10172552
9 North Korea (PRK)9111333
10 Iran (IRI)8141436
11 Saudi Arabia (KSA)7119
12 Malaysia (MAS)681630
13 Singapore (SIN)521017
14 Indonesia (INA)471223
15 Vietnam (VIE)47718
16 Hong Kong (HKG)461121
17 Qatar (QAT)45817
18 Philippines (PHI)371626
19 Bahrain (BRN)3227
20 Kuwait (KUW)2158
21 Sri Lanka (SRI)2136
22 Pakistan (PAK)16613
23 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)15612
 Myanmar (MYA)15612
25 Turkmenistan (TKM)1214
26 Mongolia (MGL)111214
27 Lebanon (LIB)1001
28 Tajikistan (TJK)0246
29 Macau (MAC)0224
30 United Arab Emirates (UAE)0213
31 Bangladesh (BAN)0101
32 Nepal (NEP)0033
 Syria (SYR)0033
34 Jordan (JOR)0022
 Laos (LAO)0022
36 Afghanistan (AFG)0011
 Brunei (BRU)0011
 Palestine (PLE)0011
 Yemen (YEM)0011
Totals (39 entries)4274215021350

Changes in medal standings

Ruling date Sport Event Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
October 7, 2002 Bodybuilding Men's +90 kg  Lebanon −1 −1
 South Korea +1 +1

On October 7, 2002, the Olympic Council of Asia announced that the bodybuilding bronze medalist in the +90 kg weight category Youssef El-Zein of Lebanon was relieved of his medal for not submitting to a drugs test. After El-Zein was disqualified, the bronze medal in the +90 kg category went to Choi Jae-Duck of South Korea (who had finished fourth).[25]

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: a gold in the 1,500 m (setting an Asian Games record) and a bronze in the 5,000 m, (in which Sunita jointly bettered the Games record set by Indonesian Suprianti Sutono in Bangkok during the 1998 Asian Games with six other athletes).[26][27] 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 m.[28][29]

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.[30] Both of Sunita's medals were reinstated on February 4, 2003, in a ceremony attended by the Secretary General of OCA Randhir Singh and the president of the IOA Suresh Kalmadi.[31]

See also

References

General

"Overall medal standings – Busan 2002". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2011.

Specific
  1. ↑ "Busan – Site of 2002 Asian Games". The Manila Standard Today. Manila. September 29, 2002. p. 14. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Asian Games – Busan 2002". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Asian Games – Bangkok 1998". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  4. ↑ "The Koreas united, for a day". The Economist. Westminster. October 3, 2002. Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Overall medal standings – Bangkok 1998". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  6. 1 2 Ransom, Ian (November 11, 2010). "China set for more shock-and-awe at Asian Games". Reuters. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Badminton – Past Medals". doha-2006.com. Doha Asian Games Organising Committee. November 28, 2006. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Boxing – Past Medals". doha-2006.com. Doha Asian Games Organising Committee. November 28, 2006. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Schedule (view by sport) – Judo". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Karate – Past Medals". doha-2006.com. Doha Asian Games Organising Committee. November 28, 2006. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Sepaktakraw – Past Medals". doha-2006.com. Doha Asian Games Organising Committee. November 28, 2006. Archived from the original on January 5, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Squash – Past Medals". doha-2006.com. Doha Asian Games Organising Committee. November 28, 2006. Archived from the original on January 5, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Table tennis – Past Medals". doha-2006.com. Doha Asian Games Organising Committee. November 26, 2006. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Taekwondo – Past Medals". doha-2006.com. Doha Asian Games Organising Committee. November 26, 2006. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Tennis – Past Medals". doha-2006.com. Doha Asian Games Organising Committee. November 28, 2006. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Schedule (view by sport) – Wushu". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
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  18. ↑ Azawi, Salih al. "All Asian Games – Artistic Gymnastics Women". gymnasticsresults.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  19. ↑ "International Athletics Championships, Games and Cups – Asian Games". gbrathletics.com. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Bowling – Past Medals". doha-2006.com. Doha Asian Games Organising Committee. November 28, 2006. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Schedule (view by sport) – Softball". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on January 10, 2003. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Start lists – Softball Final". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on January 10, 2003. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Final result – Softball". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on May 17, 2003. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  24. ↑ "Swimming – Past Medals". doha-2006.com. Doha Asian Games Organising Committee. November 26, 2006. Archived from the original on January 5, 2007. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  25. ↑ "Lebanese bodybuilder stripped of bronze". The Daily Times. Lahore. Agence France-Presse. October 8, 2002. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  26. ↑ Mohan, K. P. (October 14, 2002). "Sunita Rani tests positive". The Hindu. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  27. ↑ "Asian Games records". asianathletics.org. Asian Athletics Association. November 27, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  28. ↑ Halarnkar, Samar (October 17, 2002). "Sunita stripped of her medals while her officials run for cover". The Indian Express. New Delhi. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  29. ↑ "Sunita Rani stripped of medals". The Hindu. October 17, 2002. Archived from the original on November 2, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  30. ↑ "OCA to return Sunita Rani's medals". Rediff.com. January 7, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  31. ↑ Unnikrishnan, M. S. (February 4, 2003). "Sunita Rani gets back her Asiad medals". The Tribune. New Delhi. Retrieved August 26, 2011.

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