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In the News (Wed 30 May 12)

  
  Cover Story : Looking Toward the Recovery - Vol. 20, NO. 1 January-Febuary 2002
Therefore, the city of Busan is seizing on the opportunity presented by the Games to boost its development by improving and expanding basic city facilities, and to heighten its level of recognition in the international community.
Busan City and local business are projecting that the direct and indirect economic repercussions and improved worldwide recognition through hosting the Games will add steam to Busan¡¯s efforts to become an international hub city and the center of business in the Asia/Pacific.
Busan has actually been at something of a disadvantage through not having a sufficiently well defined identity in spite of the city¡¯s history and its status as Korea¡¯s second city.
www.kisc.org /kti/sep_oct_02/economy/coverstory.htm   (3058 words)

  
 Khaleej Times - Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
BUSAN, South Korea - The United Arab Emirates maintained their hopes of booking an automatic place in the quarter-finals of the Asian Games football competition here on Monday with a 2-1 win over Yemen.
BUSAN, South Korea - Baichung Bhutia took his personal tally of Asian Games goals to four as India fought back to beat Turkmenistan 3-1 here on Monday to stay on track for the quarter-finals.
BUSAN (South Korea) - Athletes from North and South Korea struck a sporting blow for peace yesterday, marching together in a show of unity at the Asian Games opening ceremony.
www.khaleejtimes.co.ae /ktarchive/300902/sports.htm   (5325 words)

  
 Must-win for RP vs Nokors ... - Sept. 30, 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
BUSAN, South Korea -- The Philippine Basketball Team will play the role of the fisherman without a net when it battles North Korea on Monday in the 14th Asian Games here.
The coaching staff headed by Jong Uichico have not seen a single tape of any game played by the North Koreans, except a faded copy of one taken 12 years ago in the 1990 Beijing Asian Games.
Caidic, who would see two more Asiads in 1994 in Hiroshima (RP placed fourth) and in 1998 Bangkok (third), is now one of four deputies of Uichico.
www.inq7.net /gbl/2002/sep/30/text/gbl_8-1-p.htm   (408 words)

  
 India's best and worst moments
That really is unfortunate just as it was uncharitable of the official Games bulletin in Busan to suggest that India was a country with no history in athletics and suddenly the country had started winning gold medals.
Bobby Aloysius came directly from Moscow, where she had shifted to indoor training, was stranded at the Busan airport close to midnight, found a taxi, thanks to a police officer and then waited a whole week before her competition arrived.
Usha, a veteran of six Asiads (including that unforgettable Seoul Games where she had won four golds and a silver), was proved right of course, as Beenamol sprinted to the gold after trailing in the first half of the race.
www.hinduonnet.com /tss/tss2544/25440570.htm   (3122 words)

  
 Gajah Emas - World Sepaktakraw News in English 2002
The Busan disgrace seemed to show that STAM was not serious in rooting out the drug menace although they had promised Hishammuddin and the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) that they would stamp out the menace.
It is hoped that the two-year suspension imposed on the three players would not be repeated, unlike the ganja episode where the players were freed from their suspension after several months and returned to represent the nation.
At the very least, the conduct of Malaysian officials and athletes at Busan might be seen in a better light now that the NSC has taken stern and swift measures to remove errant athletes from competition.
www.gajahmas.com /eng2.html   (17717 words)

  
 2002 Frontpage Hosting Daa Extension   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Football World Cup 2002 (qualification) - 197 teams took part in the qualification rounds, divided in 6 Continental Zones, every team trying to snatch a place in the first Football World Cup realized in Asia.
Unfortunately for them, only 32 places were available - and 3 of them were already taken by the defending champions and the co-hosts.
Asiad Main Stadium - The Asiad Main Stadium is a stadium in Busan, South Korea that was home to some of the games in the 2002 World Cup.
www.fpuser.com /2002frontpagehosting.html   (203 words)

  
 Welcome To Korea Now !!!-Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
During the three Asiads since the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, South Korea won every gold in the bow and arrow sport.
North Korea, however, is hopeful for golds in the marathon title with female runners Kim Chang-ok, the Bangkok Asiad silver medallist and Ham Pong-sil, who won the 5,000 m and 10,000 m races at this year's Asian championships.
The nation's baseball, handball and hockey squads are also optimistic about defending their Asiad titles.
kn.koreaherald.co.kr /SITE/data/html_dir/2002/10/05/200210050003.asp   (1180 words)

  
 14 August - GupShup Forums
Kalim called it quits within seven years of his debut, captaining pakistan to a disasterous twin toutnament loss.In the '86 Asiad at Seoul the Greenshirts were reduced to silver and two weeks later succumbed to rock bottom in the 86 World Cup.
Famous for his delightful dribbing and a defence-shattering body dodge,Hassna's class and calibre cannot be measured simply by the number of goals he scored, though he put away as many as 180 in a career which lasted a mere half a dozen years.
There was never a dull moment as long as Javed Miandad was at the crease: scintillating cover drives and exquisite late cuts, cheeky running between the wickets, improvised shots not found in any coaching manual, the keenly anticipated big one clearing the ropes, combined with amusing antics and pranks, were his forte.
www.paklinks.com /gs/showthread.php?t=46396   (12609 words)

  
 Filipino Champions in Athletics, Golf, Chess, Tennis, Martial Arts, and Other Philippine Sports
As Asia's sprint queen, she ran away with the gold medal in the 100-meter dash in the 1982 New Delhi Asiad and duplicated the feat in the 1986 Seoul Asiad where she was clocked 11.53 seconds.
She won the silver medals in women's high jump event at the 1958 Tokyo Asiad and 1966 Bangkok Asiad and the bronze in the same event at the 1970 Bangkok Asiad.
In September 2002, Barreto was a part of a three-man team that won the championship in Le Mans Classic in France.
www.txtmania.com /trivia/sports.php   (4897 words)

  
 PakDef Forums - Pakistan & Asian Games News/Results
BUSAN: Pakistan were assured of two bronze medals as Asghar Ali Shah and Mehrullah breezed to the semifinals of the Busan Asian Games Boxing championship after beating their respective rivals here on Tuesday.
According to a message received from Busan, South Korea, on Wednesday, 161 pugilists from 32 countries are involved in fiercely-contested bouts for 12 gold, as many silvers and 24 bronze medals that are at stake at the Masan Gymnasium, 85 km away from Busan.
At Busan, the Pakistani pugilists have won a total of six medals -- one gold, four silver and a bronze.
www.pakdef.info /forum/printthread.php?t=2605&pp=40   (4597 words)

  
 Sun.Star Cebu - EDITORIAL: Fostering myths
And that point should guide us in viewing this so-called telenovela, or we would be making these theories take the appearance of myths and thereby forever distort our view of the characters of the story’s protagonists and the story itself.
If the rather stiff competition were to be used as gauge, the Philippine delegation to the Asian Games in Busan, South Korea may not really be able to snare the projected 6-10 gold medal haul.
This just shows that despite our previous debacles—in the past few Asiads and the Olympics, and even in some instances in the Southeast Asian Games—the country’s sports program is still drifting.
www.sunstar.com.ph /static/ceb/2002/10/08/oped/editorial.html   (556 words)

  
 Athletes dropped from Busan Asian Games -DAWN - Sport; August 14, 2002
In the meeting convened specifically to decide the size of the Asiad party, the sports managers agreed to a pattern to be followed in finalising the contingent for Asiad.
Saulat said that boxing and weightlifting, two disciplines that earned Pakistan a gold and three silvers at the Commonwealth Games, would be given the importance they deserve.
Meanwhile Latif Butt, secretary of POA who attended the meeting, said that priority would be given to sports that have earned medals at the past three Asiads, followed by disciplines that have a medal chance in the SAF Games that Pakistan host next year.
www.dawn.com /2002/08/14/spt3.htm   (366 words)

  
 Philippine Sports Trivia - About Filipino Champions in Sports and Games
On October 1, 1975, the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City was the venue of the infamous "Thrilla in Manila", the thrilling boxing match between Heavyweight champions, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
Mikee Cojuangco, an actress, was 28 years old and had two sons when she won a gold medal and a silver medal in equestrian at the 2002 Busan Asiad.
He was a part of the basketball team that won the Jones Cup in 1985 and 1998 and played a large part in clinching the Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) championship in 1986.
www.txtmania.com /trivia/sportstrivia.php   (5798 words)

  
 Asian Games : Asiad
The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.
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It has been a long and gradual process to thoroughly republicanize history of the Congregationalists in New England would show us how open to all sorts of purposes, the pulpit come down to the level of.
www.factspider.com /as/asiad.html   (213 words)

  
 China Aims for 120 Gold Medals at Busan Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In the last five Asiads, Japan won twice, in 1982 and in 1994 on home soil in Hiroshima.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) decided to participate in the Asiad at the last minute, the first time for it to join an international sporting event on the soil of its peninsular neighbor.
DPRK and the ROK are to jointly march at the opening ceremony, and earlier, the DPRK's flag was hoisted for the first time in public in the ROK during a ceremony to open the Games village.
china.org.cn /english/China/44563.htm   (463 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories
She saw the fulfillment of her dream when she won gold medal in ‘gliding’ competition organised at the All-India Vayu Sainik Camp 2002, held in Bangalore.
The fruits of Busan have roots in Ludhiana.
The father of the deceased, Darshan Singh, had sent her daughter to her in-laws’ house on November 5, 2002.
www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20021108/ldh1.htm   (4627 words)

  
 101402 Tennis India weekly notes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
As for Asiad, here is the point table that I had put in after the Bangkok games, now updated with points from the medals this time..
He is undefeated in men's doubles in Asiad, actually (he had the Gold with Gaurav Natekar in 94)..
Two Olympics and one Asiad have gone by since they teamed up, but they fell to the world's best (Woodies) in both the Olympics and an injured LP could not make the last Asiad..
www.its.uci.edu /~jaykay/paesnotes/101402.html   (5828 words)

  
 The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
There was a contrast of emotions in the medals ceremony when winners of the Busan 2002 Asian Games men's beach volleyball were on stage at Haeundae beach on Friday.
The gold medalists Katsuhiro Shiratori and Satoshi Watanabe of Japan and even bronze medalists Li Hua and Zhao Chicheng from China were smiling and waving their flower bouquets and Duria mascots to cheering spectators and clicking photographers.
In the first full medal participation at the Hiroshima '94 Asiad, Indonesia was beaten by host Japan and in Bangkok Asiad four years ago, it was the Chinese standing atop the dais.
www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20021005.K01   (643 words)

  
 Sports News  The Kathmandu Post (Nepal)
In taolu, a player demonstrates his skills either by bare hand or by a sword while sanshou, held between two players, resembles that of contact karate.
The five players selected for the Asiad – Birendra Bika (52kg), Narayan Shrestha (60kg), Shyam Bista (65kg) for sanshou and Suraj Shrestha (taolu) and Raju Thapa (Taiji Quan) – are attending a closed-session training in two shifts in the wushu hall at Dashrath Stadium.
Nepal have participated in wushu in all three previous Asiads but without a single medal.
nepalnews.com /contents/englishdaily/ktmpost/2002/aug/aug13/sports.htm   (729 words)

  
 Planet Field Hockey.com - 2002 Asian Games: Pakistan eye another win over India
BUSAN, South Korea: Pakistani hockey player Rehan Butt on Sunday said any match against India brought out the best in him and that he was looking forward to an Asian Games face-off here.
2002 Asian Games Hockey schedule Pakistan play China in their first match of the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, today (Monday) at 12.00 noon Pakistan Time, a Group B fixture at the Gangseo Hockey Stadium 1.
Pakistan, who have won seven gold medals in the 11 hockey tournaments played at the Asian Games, were restricted to bronze medals at the last two Asiads -- at Hiroshima 1994 as well as Bangkok 1998.
www.planetfieldhockey.com /PFH/Item-View-5203   (1226 words)

  
 China Seizes Men's Foil Team Title at Busan Asiad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Wu Hanxiong, China's individual bronze medalist of both Lisbon World Fencing Championship and Busan Asian Games, spearheaded the Chinese team and earned the flying start with 5-3 lead in the first set against Kim Sang-hun, the individual silver medalist of the Busan Asiad who beat Wu in that semifinal.
Zhang Jie, who did not attend the men's foil individual competition at Busan Asiad, beat South Korean Lee Kwan-hang 5-2 in the third set to extend the Chinese lead to 15-5.
Kim Young-ho, who had announced his retirement after the Busan Asiad, fought fiercely in the seventh set which was certainly his last chance for international games, and collected seven points against Zhang Jie's five.
english1.peopledaily.com.cn /200210/02/eng20021002_104341.shtml   (802 words)

  
 Busan Asiads of 2002 - Wiktionary
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 Planet Field Hockey.com - 2002 Asian Games: Korea crush Hongkong
The Korea Vs Hongkong affair turned out to be the 2nd most once sided affair of the Asian Games history followed by Pakistan's 17-0 win over Bangladesh in 1978.
They had beaten Bangladesh by 14-0 in 1998 Bangkok Asiads.
Pakistan had also beaten Hongkong by 14-0 in the 1990 Beijing Asiads.
www.planetfieldhockey.com /PFH/Item-View-5233   (394 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Career Guide
Name the winner of the women’s 200m athletics event at the Busan Asiad.
Name the winner of the women’s 800m athletics event at the Busan Asiad.
Name the winner of the men’s individual golf title at the Busan Asiad.
www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20021018/career.htm   (2367 words)

  
 Indiainfo.com -> News -> The news as, when and where it happens
Shikha: 17 years old and two Asiads in her bag
At 17 years of age Shikha Tandon has had the exposure and experience of two Asian Games (Bangkok 1998 and Busan 2002).
This by itself is no mean achievement, but there is more to it in this modestly quiet second year pre-university student of Mahaveer Jain College, Bangalore.
news.indiainfo.com /2002/11/09   (184 words)

  
 :: Malaya - The National Newspaper ::
Task Force member Tom Carrasco of triathlon said the P30 million initially allocated by the PSC for the country’s Asian Games participation would be fine, as long as training expenses and overseas exposure would not be taken from that amount.
The regular ballpark figure we spent in the past (Asiads) is between P20 to P30 million, so tama lang ‘yan kung para lang sa actual participation.
Kung kasama ‘yung training, kulang," said Carrasco, the country’s chef de mission during the Busan Games in 2002.
www.malaya.com.ph /mar09/spor4.htm   (339 words)

  
 10Questions
The Indian Olympic Association secretary-general on India’s chances in the Busan Asian games, starting next week
Many say Indians do well at the Commonwealth Games, but fail at the Asiads.
In shooting and women's lifting, Asian standards are as good as world standards.
www.outlookindia.com /10question.asp?fodname=20021007   (326 words)

  
 PakDef Forums - Pakistan & Asian Games News/Results
I hope they had genuine reasons not to go!!
Pakistan bronze total at Asiad up to four now
(c) 2002 MediaCorp News Pte Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
www.pakdef.info /forum/printthread.php?t=2605   (4597 words)

  
 China Aims for 120 Gold Medals in Asian Games
Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Sunday, September 29, 2002
China is set to retain first place in the overall medal tally at the Busan Asian Games, which will open in Busan Sunday night.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) decided to participate in the Asiad at the last minute, the first time for it to join an international sporting event on the soil of its peninsular neighbour.
english.peopledaily.com.cn /200209/28/eng20020928_104077.shtml   (561 words)

  
 LOGOs & MASCOTs of Selected Sport Games and Sports
Mascot I - Bholu, a Himalayan brown bear
SAF Games 2001 have been postponed to March and April 2002, then again to 2003 and finally held in March-April of 2004.
South Asian Games, scheduled to be hosted by Sri Lanka in August 2005, has been postponed by a year in the wake of the December 26, 2004 tsunami disaster.
www.aldaver.com /other.html   (1106 words)

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