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SAMSUNG's Digital World - Sports & Sponsorship | Continued from the 13th Bangkok 1998 Asian Games SAMSUNG was an official sponsor of the 14th Busan 2002 Asian Games in multiple categories including audio-visual equipment, home appliances and wireless communication devices. Busan 2002 Asian Games were hosted in the beautiful port city of Busan from September 29th through October 14th, with 18,000 athletes, relevant personnel, and journalists representing 43 Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) member nations. The basic motif for the Busan 2002 Asian Games official emblem is a blue wave, symbolizing the host city Busan, combined with the Yin-Yang symbol, representing the Korean nation as a whole. www.samsung.com /AboutSAMSUNG/WeLoveSports/Events/Asian_Busan_Overview.htm   (311 words)

Encyclopedia: 2002 Asian Games Asian Games Far Eastern Championship Games Logo The Far Eastern Championship Games (also known as Far East Games) was a small Asian multi-sport competition considered to be a precursor to the Asian Games. The elephant was the hit of the 1982 Asian Games, when the nation fell in love with the playful five year old, the youngest of the 36 elephants that participated in the opening ceremonies at the games. Games organizers are hoping to start the Asian Games torch relay from the peak of Mt. Paektu in the North to Busan in the South. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2002-Asian-Games   (572 words)

Asian Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) under the supervision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In August 1948, during the 14th Olympic Games in London, Indian IOC representative Guru Dutt Sondhi proposed to sports leaders of the Asian teams the idea of having discussions about holding the Asian Games. Asian Games host Indonesia opposed the participation of Republic of China due to the existence of People's Republic of China and Israel due to its unfair treatment of Arabs. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Asian_Games   (846 words)

Asian Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) The modern Asian Games began in 1951, but these international games have their roots in the Far East Championships, a competition primarily between China, Japan and the Philippines between 1913 and 1934. The Asian Games village for the 2006 Asian Games in Doha is progressing as planned and will be ready in April 2006, well ahead of the December opening of the games the Doha Asian Games Organizing Committee announced yesterday. Asian Games organizers are taking the information an putting plans into place to make the necessary changes for the 2006 games. www.internationalgames.net /asian.htm   (12296 words)

Asian Development Outlook 2003 - Republic of Korea - ADB.org The economy performed strongly in 2002, led by vigorous expansion in exports of goods and services, particularly in the second half of the year. Gross FDI inflows in 2002 fell by 44.1% to $2.0 billion, as foreign investors bought only five Korean companies under major restructuring, compared with 18 in 1999, partly reflecting the previous success in postcrisis recovery. The Financial Supervisory Commission is continuing to closely monitor loans to households to prevent the higher consumer debt from disrupting the financial sector, and the ceiling for new mortgages was lowered from 80% to 60% of the value of the property. www.adb.org /documents/books/ado/2003/kor.asp   (2783 words)

The Telegraph - Calcutta : Sports Here she created Asian Games records in three of the five events she participated in. When golf was introduced at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi and Laxman Singh won the gold, everyone felt it was only a ploy on the part of the host country to add a gold medal to their tally. Before this, Bengal ’s Sachin Nag won a gold in 100m freestyle in the first Asian Games in 1951, but the competition then was not of very high standard. www.telegraphindia.com /1061201/asp/sports/story_7075175.asp   (967 words)

FH Hong Kong - Longines Busan Asian Game 2002 Since they were first held in 1951 in New Delhi (India), the Asian Games have been growing in popularity and reputation, and have become the most important sports event in Asia. The most recent Asian Games, held in 1998 in Bangkok (Thailand), and also sponsored jointly by Tissot and Longines, have attracted a cumulative television audience of over 3 billion viewers worldwide. Any major event on the scale of the Asian Games creates an immense amount of data, times and scores that need to be processed and distributed to a watching world. www.theartoftime.com /Archives/longines_busan_en.htm   (728 words)

Cho, Eun-Jung from Korea most elegant rhythmic gymnast at 14th Asian Games 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) In cooperation with the Busan Asian Games Organization Committee (BAGOC), official timekeeper Longines awarded Cho, Eun-Jung from Korea its prestigious Longines Prize for Elegance for the tenth time in the history of gymnastics. The Prize honors the athlete judged to be the most elegant during the Asian Games 2002 rhythmic gymnastics competition. At this year's Asian Games rhythmic gymnastics event, the eleven gymnasts entering the final round of the individual all-round competition automatically became nominees for the Longines Prize for Elegance. www.ipan.com /PRESS/2002Oct/1110swo.htm   (627 words)

Longines and Tissot: Official partners and timekeepers of the 2002 Asian Games in Busan (Korea)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) Through this partnership both companies underline their commitment not only to international sport and timekeeping but also to ensuring a global presence, as the Asian continent represents, economically and in terms of population, one of the leading markets of the world. At the 14th Asian Games in Busan, Korea, seven thousand athletes from 42 nations will join together to present a celebration of sporting excellence. During the 2002 Asian Games, Longines will handle time and score keeping in rhythmic and artistic gymnastics, swimming, synchronized swimming, diving, soccer, volleyball, baseball and horse show jumping. www.ipan.com /PRESS/2002Aug/1908swo.htm   (814 words)

Busan Asian Games 2002 In his reply, Murata said the scheduling of matches was a Busan Asian Games Organising Commitee prerogative because of the various events involved but it was ensured that all final matches within the group would be played simultaneously. July 7, 2002: East Bengal club have asked for four of their eight players to be released from the camp for the start of the Calcutta league in less than two weeks time. June 21, 2002: Senior team Captain Baichung Bhutia and Jo Paul Ancheri (India's Footballer of the Year 2001) are among the 33 probables shortlisted by the all india football federation (aiff) for the coaching camp in preparation for the Asian Games to be held in Busan (South Korea) in September/October. www.indianfootball.com /specials/ag2002/news.html   (1745 words)

Asian Games in Iran in 1974 Stamp Collection - Persian Stamps - Asian Games History - Winners of Soccer Match in Asian ... The modern Asian Games began in 1951, but these international games have their roots in the Far East Championships, a competition primarily between China, Japan and the Philippines between 1913 and 1934. The 2002 Games were held in Busan, South Korea. The games are sanctioned by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). www.farsinet.com /tambr/asiangames74.html   (284 words)

Taipei Times - archives South Korean eventer Kim Hyung-chil died after falling from his horse during the equestrian competition on a slippery course yesterday at the Asian Games, becoming the first athlete to die in competition in the games' history. Kim, a silver medalist at home in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, fell from his horse, which tumbled on top of him, causing severe trauma to his head, neck and upper chest, according to Abduluahab al-Museh, of the organizing committee's doping and medical staff. Organizers said that Kim was the first athlete to die in competition at the Asian Games that were first held in New Delhi in 1951. www.taipeitimes.com /News/sport/archives/2006/12/08/2003339645/print   (471 words)

The 2nd West Asian Games 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) A considerable part of the success of the 2nd West Asian Games is assigned to the role played by the Ministry of Interior with its various departments... West Asian individual and team Squash lot was conducted today in the Olympic Committee Meeting halls at Hawalli in the presence of the representatives... The Asian Handball Federation is due to hold the technical meeting with the directors/coaches of the participating teams Thursday morning at El-Messil... www.westasiangames.com /latestnews/news.asp   (2628 words)

Taipei Times - archives Midori Shintani, last year's open-weight world champion, was eliminated in the first round, paving the way for current world champion and the defending Asian Games gold medalist Tong Wen of China to cruise to the title. Yasuyuki Muneta defended his gold from the 2002 Asian Games in Busan by outscoring Iranian giant Mohammad Reza Rodaki, who stands 2m tall, with one waza-ari and two yuko in the men's over-100kg class. Jang, silver medalist at the 2002 Asian Games, threw Ishii to the mat 4 minutes and 49 seconds into their final bout for an ippon victory and the under-100kg gold. www.taipeitimes.com /News/sport/archives/2006/12/04/2003339109/print   (431 words)

International Games News November 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17) The East African Games for secondary students, originally to be held Sept. 30 to Oct. 5, in Nairobi, have been rescheduled. The 2002 Asian Games and 2002 FESPIC games proved once again that it is much easier to win medals in international disabled competitions than in non-disabled competitions, and that it would not be reasonable to pay the same amounts of money for medals at disabled competitions because the competition is not equal. Just after the Paralympic Games, a Spanish magazine writer revealed that he, and several other basketball players on the Spanish team were not intellectually disabled, and that a few other members of Spain's delegation in table tennis, swimming and track and field were also not intellectually disabled. www.internationalgames.net /november2002.html   (4298 words)

2002 Seoul Asian Games The highlight of the 2002 Asian Games hockey was undoubtedly the India - Pakistan semi-final. This was the first time in 36 years (after the 1966 final) that India had beaten Pakistan in Asian Games hockey. Superstar Dhanraj Pillai at the Seoul 2002 Asian Games www.bharatiyahockey.org /jhanda/seoul2002.htm   (96 words)

The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News South Korea had been selected to host the 2002 Asian Games in Pusan but it expressed its helplessness in providing free board and lodging or picking up the mind-boggling air travel bill for the athletes and other sportspersons. Mr Vajpayee and the IOA are confident that India can host the Asian Games without any hiccups despite stout resistance from the finance ministry and certain other quarters that it will cost the exchequer upwards of Rs 500 to Rs 600 crore. With the 2002 Asian Games seemingly in India’s grasp, it will be third time that this country will be staging such a sporting spectacle. www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20000830/main4.htm   (549 words)

Asia rejects TV fee hike for Games - Sport - www.theage.com.au Lauren Hewitt, Jana Pittman and Cathy Freeman at the 2002 Games. The 2006 Commonwealth Games could face an Asian television flout unless organisers reduce their "brazen" asking prices for exclusive broadcast rights in the region. Losing television exposure in the Asian market would not be a devastating blow in itself to the Games budget, but could hurt sponsorship and seriously damage hopes of using the event to promote Victoria's tourism and business sector to foreign markets. www.theage.com.au /news/Sport/Asia-rejects-brazen-fee-for-Games/2004/12/19/1103391638030.html   (634 words)

The Manila Times Internet Edition | SPORTS > Asiad criteria OK’ed The guidelines, recommended by the Asian Games Task Force cochaired by Go Teng Kok and sports commissioner Richie Garcia, did not give weight or credit to the gold medalists in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, which the country ruled last year. In any Asian championships held in 2005 and 2006, an athlete must at least finish sixth before he can join the RP delegation, according to the criteria. But medalists during the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, led by equestrienne Mikee Cojuangco, bowlers Paeng Nepumeceno and RJ Bautista and Django Bustamante of billiards have been seeded to the team, provided they remain active in their particular events. www.manilatimes.net /national/2006/mar/16/yehey/sports/20060316spo4.html   (219 words)

Sports and Recreation The second National Games were held in Kaohsiung in December 2001 in the southern part of Taiwan. The games are held each year between March and May, and last from four to six days. During the Third East Asian Games held in Osaka, Japan, between May 18 and May 28, 2001, the ROC Kuoshu delegation won one silver and two bronze medals. www.gio.gov.tw /taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/2002/chpt23-5.htm   (885 words)

Koreas Seek Unified Olympic Team The rivals, who have agreed in principle to field one team for the games, have struggled to find a blueprint on how to combine their squads. Athletes from South and North Korea marched together at the opening ceremonies of the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, and at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, but they competed separately. The two countries also are committed to fielding a combined team for the 2006 Asian Games this December at Doha, Qatar. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090500614_pf.html   (307 words)

Channelnewsasia.com - Special Reports He won Pakistan's only gold medal in the 2002 Asian Games held in South Korea and further built his reputation when he won a silver medal in the featherweight category in Melbourne. Ali, who won a gold medal in the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1998, lost interest and ducked out of the 2002 edition but has been persuaded to come back to the fold. Once Asian powers in athletics with Asia's fastest man Abdul Khaliq in the 1950s, Pakistan is now among the also-rans with a token representation of one male and one female athlete. www.channelnewsasia.com /stories/specialreport/afpnews/64_14/1/.html   (641 words)

IGDA Forums - Chinese or Asian Type of advance Dungeon and Dragon Look at one of the current game which develop by Waei, the Renewal, the Avatars used in there are too dull and stiff, that really put me off when playing it even it is free for playing, look like it is not much different compare to Virgin's 4th coming. I start playing console game at the age of 5 and that is 22 years ago As the game developing become a mature business, this database will mean even more to those who are trying to develop games. One of the basic problems with a game that incorporates Chinese martial arts is the number of animations required to visually represent such a great variety of moves and combinations. www.igda.org /Forums/showthread.php?threadid=3630&perpage=15&highlight=&pagenumber=1   (1929 words)

China prepares Asian Games in NBA China's basketball team, preparing for the Asian Games that open in Qatar in less than a month, will play two tune-up games against a team from the National Basketball Association's development league. In 2002, Asian Games host South Korea upset China in over-time in the championship match in Yao Ming's last game before joining the National Basketball Association's Houston Rockets. · Asian Games torch relay held in Jakarta www.chinadaily.com.cn /sports/2006-11/03/content_723612.htm   (348 words)

The Swiss Watch Industry - 2002 Asian Games: Swiss Timekeeping This partnership will allow both firms in the Swatch Group not only to confirm their commitment to sport at an international level, but also to affirm their presence across the globe, starting in Asia, a market that is already large and extremely promising both in economic and demographic terms. These games are unrivalled in their capacity to attract representatives from all peoples of Asia. During the games, some 40 technicians will devote the equivalent of around 1,200 working days to the 35 tonnes of equipment and 30 kilometres of cables needed to ensure that timekeeping goes without a hitch. www.fhs.ch /en/news/news.php?id=180   (254 words)

Newindpress.com - Asian Games Doha 2006 Ravinder was sixth at the 2006 Asian championships in Wuhan, fourth at the 2003 Asians and fifth in the 2005 Asian meet. The central Asian countries -- Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan -- are expected to hold sway in the men’s event, and Japan are tipped to dominate the women’s competition. In men’s freestyle, two Iranian wrestlers to watch out for are the 2002 Asian Games gold medallist Alireza Heidari (96kg) and the 26-year-old Seyed Morad Mohammedi Pahnehkalaei, who won bronze at the 2005 world championships in the 60kg division. www.newindpress.com /sports/Doha2006/News.asp?Topic=-476&Title=&ID=IES20061208104514&nDate=&Sub=&Cat=&   (533 words)

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