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.
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.
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]
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 steroidnandrolone. 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]
^Mohan, K. P. (October 14, 2002). . The Hindu. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^"Asian Games records". asianathletics.org. Asian Athletics Association. November 27, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^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.
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^"OCA to return Sunita Rani's medals". Rediff.com. January 7, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^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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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 Sajik Baseball Stadium hosted baseball 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 Contents 1 Medal table 2 Changes in medal standings 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksMedal table edit nbsp Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato won a gold medal in the individual event and was a member of the silver medalist Japanese team nbsp 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 nbsp Liu Xiang from China won a gold medal in the 110 meter hurdles nbsp 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 RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp China CHN 15084743082 nbsp South Korea KOR 9680842603 nbsp Japan JPN 4473721894 nbsp Kazakhstan KAZ 202630765 nbsp Uzbekistan UZB 151224516 nbsp Thailand THA 141910437 nbsp India IND 111213368 nbsp Chinese Taipei TPE 101725529 nbsp North Korea PRK 911133310 nbsp Iran IRI 814143611 nbsp Saudi Arabia KSA 711912 nbsp Malaysia MAS 68163013 nbsp Singapore SIN 52101714 nbsp Indonesia INA 47122315 nbsp Vietnam VIE 4771816 nbsp Hong Kong HKG 46112117 nbsp Qatar QAT 4581718 nbsp Philippines PHI 37162619 nbsp Bahrain BRN 322720 nbsp Kuwait KUW 215821 nbsp Sri Lanka SRI 213622 nbsp Pakistan PAK 1661323 nbsp Kyrgyzstan KGZ 15612 nbsp Myanmar MYA 1561225 nbsp Turkmenistan TKM 121426 nbsp Mongolia MGL 11121427 nbsp Lebanon LIB 100128 nbsp Tajikistan TJK 024629 nbsp Macau MAC 022430 nbsp United Arab Emirates UAE 021331 nbsp Bangladesh BAN 010132 nbsp Nepal NEP 0033 nbsp Syria SYR 003334 nbsp Jordan JOR 0022 nbsp Laos LAO 002236 nbsp Afghanistan AFG 0011 nbsp Brunei BRU 0011 nbsp Palestine PLE 0011 nbsp Yemen YEM 0011Totals 39 entries 4274215021350Changes in medal standings editRuling date Sport Event Nation Gold Silver Bronze TotalOctober 7 2002 Bodybuilding Men s 90 kg nbsp Lebanon 1 1 nbsp South Korea 1 1On 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 edit nbsp Asia portal nbsp Sports portalAll time Asian Games medal tableReferences editGeneral Overall medal standings Busan 2002 ocasia org Olympic Council of Asia Archived from the original on March 8 2012 Retrieved August 14 2011 Specific Busan Site of 2002 Asian Games The Manila Standard Today Manila September 29 2002 p 14 Retrieved July 3 2011 Asian Games Busan 2002 ocasia org Olympic Council of Asia Archived from the original on December 8 2011 Retrieved July 3 2011 Asian Games Bangkok 1998 ocasia org Olympic Council of Asia Archived from the original on November 7 2010 Retrieved July 3 2011 The Koreas united for a day The Economist Westminster October 3 2002 Retrieved July 3 2011 Overall medal standings Bangkok 1998 ocasia org Olympic Council of Asia Archived from the original on June 16 2010 Retrieved July 4 2011 a b Ransom Ian November 11 2010 China set for more shock and awe at Asian Games Reuters Retrieved July 5 2011 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 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 Schedule view by sport Judo busanasiangames org Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee Archived from the original on February 28 2003 Retrieved August 13 2011 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 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 Squash Past Medals doha 2006 com Doha Asian Games Organising Committee November 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