XIV Asian Games



The XIV Asian Games were held in Busan , South Korea from 2002 . A total number of 9782 participants, coming from 44 countries, in these edition of the Asiad. There were 38 sporting events and 18.000 newsmen, officers 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 ( OCA ) participated. That included North Korea and Afghanistan , which returned to the Asian Games for the first time since the Taliban came to power nearly a decade ago. Body building made its debut.

Participating Nations

44

Participants

9782

Sports/Events

38
Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Billiard & Snooker, Bowling, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Soccer, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Kabaddi, Karatedo, Rowing, Rugby, Sepaktakraw, Shooting, Softball, soft Tennis, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Wushu, Modern Pentathlon, Sailing and Body Building.

Was the largest Asian Games.

There were 38 sports and 420 events.

Afghanistan returned to the games and East Timor participated for the first time.

The top three winners were: China , Korea and Japan.


Medal Tally of XIV Asian Games

 

Rank

Nation

Medals

     Gold

      Silver

       Bronze

     Total

1

China

150

84

74

308

2

Korea

96

80

84

260

3

Japan

44

74

72

190

4

Kazakhstan

20

26

30

76

5

Uzbekistan

15

12

24

51

6

Thailand

14

19

10

43

7

Taipei

10

17

25

52

8

India

10

12

13

35

9

D.P.R. Korea

9

11

13

33

10

Iran

8

14

14

36

11

Saudi Arabia

7

1

1

9

12

Malaysia

6

8

16

30

13

Singapore

5

2

10

17

14

Indonesia

4

7

12

23

15

Vietnam

4

7

7

18

16

Hong Kong

4

6

11

21

17

Qatar

4

5

8

17

18

Philippines

3

7

16

26

19

Bahrain

3

2

2

7

20

Kyrgyzstan

2

4

6

12

21

Kuwait

2

1

5

8

22

Sri Lanka

2

1

3

6

23

Pakistan

1

6

6

13

24

Myanmar

1

5

6

12

25

Turkmenistan

1

2

1

4

26

Mongolia

1

1

12

14

27

Lebanon

1

-

-

1

28

Tajikistan

-

2

4

6

29

Macau

 -

2

2

4

30

United Arab Emirates

-

2

1

3

31

Bangladesh

 -

1

-

1

32

Syria

-

-

3

3

32

Nepal

-

-

3

3

34

Laos

-

-

2

2

34

Jordan

-

-

2

2

36

Afghanistan

-

-

1

1

Total

427

421

502

1350

 

   Pakistan Medal Tally in XIV Asian Games

 

S.No.

Discipline

Medals

     Gold

      Silver

       Bronze

     Total

1.

Boxing

1

4

1

6

2.

Kabaddi

-

-

1

1

3.

Rowing

-

-

1

1

4.

Sailing

-

1

-

1

5.

Snooker

-

-

2

2

6.

Squash

-

1

1

2

Total

1

6

6

13

 

S.No.

Player

Name of Event

Medal

   Boxing

1.

Mr. Mehrullah

 

Gold

2.

Mr. Nouman Karim

 

Silver

3.

Mr. Asghar Ali Shah

 

Silver

4.

Mr. Ahmed Ali Khan

 

Silver

5.

Mr. Shoukat Ali

 

Silver

6.

Mirza Muzaffar Iqbal

 

Bronze

   Kabaddi

1.

Pakistan Team

Kabaddi (Men)

Bronze

   Rowing

1.

Mr. Muhammad Akram

 

Bronze

   Sailing

1.

M/s Arshad Shehryar & Muhammad Riaz

 

Silver

   Snooker

1.

M/s Saleh Muhammad & Naween Perwani

Double

Bronze

2.

M/s Muhammad Yousaf, Saleh Muhammad & Naween Perwani

Team

Bronze

   Squash

1.

Mr. Mansoor Zaman

 

Silver

2.

Mr. Shahid Zaman

 

Bronze