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April 5. 2003 (SAT)
Games Ideology
New Vision, New Asia

Games Slogan
One Asia Global Busan

Goal
To faster friendship exchange and unity among the Asian countries. 
To elevate Busan as a leader of Asian prosperity in the 21 century. 
To cultivate a feeling of commonality among the people of Busan and to elevate the city's ability to accommodate international sporting events.  
Basic Objectives
To give a spur to the local economy by developing sports complex, and boost the city’s resources, and industries related to sports events. 
 
To ensure profitable operations though efficient management, resulting in maximum result at a minimum cost, while maximizing output. 
To achieve confidence in game management and expand local facilities. 
To encourage the participation of voluntary workers. 
To provide a meeting place for the various traditional cultures of Asia. 

Period
September 29 ~ October 14 (16 days)

Venue
Busan Metropolitan City, as well as Ulsan Metropolitan City, Changwon City, Masan City and Yangsan City 

Organizer
The 14th Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee (BAGOC) 

Sports Events : 38
Athletics Swimming Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball Billiards
Bodybuilding Bowling Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing
Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Hockey Judo Kabaddi
Karatedo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Rugby Sailing Sepak Takraw Shooting
Softball Soft Tennis Squash Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Volleyball
Weightlifting Wrestling Wushu        

Anticipated number of Participants
About 9,900 athletes and officials from the 44 member countries and regions of the OCA.
Nepal Korea East Timor Laos Lebanon
Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar
Bahrain Bangladesh Vietnam Bhutan Burnei Darussalam
Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Syrian Singapore U.A Emirates
Afghanistan Yemen Oman Jordan Uzbekistan
Iran India Indonesia Japan D.P.R. Korea
China Chinese Taipei Kazakhstan Qatar Cambodia
Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan
Pakistan Palestine Philippines Hong Kong China  

 

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