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Busan 2002

The 14th Asian Games were held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. A total number of 6572 athletes competed, coming from 44 countries.

There were 38 sporting events and 18,000 journalists, officials and athletes. It was the first time in the history of the Asian Games that all 44 member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia participated. That included North Korea, which sent an unprecedented delegation to South Korea, and Afghanistan, which returned to the Asian Games for the first time since the Taliban had come to power.

Body building made its debut as an event. Officially opened by President Kim Dae-jung Stadium Busan Asiad Stadium

14th Asian Games Busan 2002

Opening Ceremony

29 Sep 2002

Closing Ceremony

14 Oct 2002

Host City

Busan

Country

Korea

Nations Participating

Athletes

Female 1967 Male 4605

Events

419

Sports

Sports/Disciplines

Volunteers

16086

Media

6406

Participating NOCs

Afghanistan	Korea	Qatar
Bahrain	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh	Kyrgyzstan	Singapore
Bhutan	Laos	Sri Lanka
Brunei Darussalam	Lebanon	Syria
Cambodia	Macau	Chinese Taipei
China	Malaysia	Tajikistan
DPR Korea	Maldives	Thailand
Hong Kong	Mongolia	Timor-Leste
India	Myanmar	Turkmenistan
Indonesia	Nepal	United Arab Emirates
Iran	Oman	Uzbekistan
Japan	Pakistan	Vietnam
Jordan	Palestine	Yemen
Kazakhstan	Philippines