2002 FESPIC Games

8th FESPIC Games VIII FESPIC Games 2002 FESPIC Games logo.gif A Challenge Towards Equality Busan, South Korea 40 2199 17 sports 26 October 1 November Kim Suk-sooPrime Minister of South Korea Ko Ki-sun Busan Asiad Stadium fespic.or.kr Bangkok 1999 Kuala Lumpur 2006 The 2002 FESPIC Games, officially known as the 8th FESPIC Games, was an Asia-Pacific disabled multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from 26 October to 1 November 2002, 12 days after the 2002 Asian Games. It was one of the two FESPIC Games to have held at the same host city as the Asian Games, the other being the 1999 FESPIC Games in Bangkok, Thailand. It was the first time South Korea hosted the games as it is the seventh FESPIC organisation member to host the FESPIC games after Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, China, Thailand. Around 2,199 athletes from 40 nations competed at the games which featured 17 sports. The games was opened by the Prime Minister of South Korea, Kim Suk-soo at the Busan Asiad Stadium.http://www.fespic.or.kr:80/eng/main/HeadlineNews/HeadlineNewsView.html?page=3&id=8 https://web.archive.org/web/20030120103545/http://www.fespic.or.kr/eng/main/HeadlineNews/HeadlineNewsView.html?page=3&id=8 dead 2003-01-20 Let the Games begin 2019-03-30 Development and preparation The Busan Fespic Games Organising Committee (BUFOC) was formed to oversee the staging of the games.http://www.fespic.or.kr:80/eng/01_general/summary/OrganizingCommitteeIntro/OrganizingCommitteeIntro.html https://web.archive.org/web/20021206044408/http://www.fespic.or.kr/eng/01_general/summary/OrganizingCommitteeIntro/OrganizingCommitteeIntro.html dead 2002-12-06 Organising committee 2019-03-30 Venues The 8th FESPIC Games had 16 venues for the games, 14 in Busan and 2 in South Gyeongsang. http://www.fespic.or.kr:80/eng/02_games/SportsFieldIntro/SportsFieldIntroMain.html https://web.archive.org/web/20021206043513/http://www.fespic.or.kr/eng/02_games/SportsFieldIntro/SportsFieldIntroMain.html dead 2002-12-06 Venues 2019-03-30 Province Competition Venue SportsBusanAsiad Sports ComplexBusan Asiad Stadium Athletics, Opening and closing ceremonies Sajik Field Hockey Stadium Lawn bowls Sajik Swimming Pool Swimming Sajik Gymnasium Table tennisGangseo Sports Park Gangseo Archery Field Archery Gangseo Gymnasium Fencing, BadmintonGudeok Sports Complex Gudeok Stadium Football 7-a-side Gudeok Indoor Gymnasium JudoGeumjeong Sports Park Geumjeong Gymnasium Wheelchair basketball Geumjeong Tennis Stadium Wheelchair tennisStanding Alone Venues Gangseo Road Cycling Course Road Cycling Gijang Gymnasium Sitting volleyball Dongju College Gymnasium Goalball Pukyong National University Gymnasium PowerliftingSouth Gyeongsang Changwon International Shooting Range ShootingYangsan Gymnasium Boccia Symbols thumb|right|Gwidong Ih, the turtle, the official mascot of the games. The logo of the 2002 FESPIC Games is a traditional Korean design image which resembles both a wave, the symbol of the host city, Busan, an adynamic 'Tae-geuk' mark, and a sportsman racing with a torch. It symbolizes the integration of the Asia-Pacific region through the interaction in sports and the determination of the disabled people to overcome the barriers. The sporty emblem in typical Korean colours and smooth brush strokes represents the desire for a society where those with disabilities and those without live together in harmony. The mascot of the 2002 FESPIC Games is a turtle named "Gwidongih" (귀동이 no) which literally means a cute child in Korean. The mascot's name also refers to a turtle which is pronounced "gwi" (龜, 귀 no) when written in Chinese characters. The use of turtle as the games' mascot is to symbolize the tireless effort of disabled people towards rehabilitation and social participation. Also, the "V" sign showed by the mascot, the initial for "victory", represents the Games as a celebration of victory of Humanity.http://www.fespic.or.kr:80/eng/01_general/summary/EmblemMascot/EmblemMascot.html https://web.archive.org/web/20021206042637/http://www.fespic.or.kr/eng/01_general/summary/EmblemMascot/EmblemMascot.html dead 2002-12-06 Emblem and mascot 2019-03-30http://www.fespic.or.kr:80/01_general/summary/EmblemMascot/EmblemMascot.html https://web.archive.org/web/20030205143436/http://www.fespic.or.kr/01_general/summary/EmblemMascot/EmblemMascot.html dead 2003-02-05 Emblem and mascot (Korean) 2019-03-30 The games Sports http://fespic.or.kr:80/05_resultM/main/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20021224231232/http://fespic.or.kr/05_resultM/main/index.html dead 2002-12-24 Result 2019-03-30http://www.fespic.or.kr:80/eng/05_resultM/main/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20021206051432/http://www.fespic.or.kr/eng/05_resultM/main/index.html dead 2002-12-06 Result (English) 2019-03-30 22em 20px Archery 20px Athletics 20px Powerlifting 20px Badminton 20px Bowling 20px Boccia 20px Cycling 20px Fencing 20px Football 7-a-side 20px Judo 20px Lawn bowls 20px Shooting 20px Swimming 20px Sitting volleyball 20px Table tennis 20px Wheelchair basketball 20px Wheelchair tennis Medal table http://www.fespic.or.kr:80/eng/05_resultM/main/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20021206051432/http://www.fespic.or.kr/eng/05_resultM/main/index.html dead 2002-12-06 Final medal table 2019-03-30 KOR flagteam Paralympic 191 90 50 62 68 60 yes 43 48 37 33 25 25 27 25 16 17 25 21 23px Chinese Taipei (TPE) 17 17 10 7 1 2 23px New Caledonia (NCL) 5 10 10 5 8 12 4 13 4 23px Myanmar (MYA) 3 2 4 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 0 1 2 28 37 2 3 2 2 2 2 23px Wallis et Futuna (WLF) 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 3 0 5 2 0 4 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 See also 2002 Asian Games References 2 External links 2002 FESPIC Games Official website Bangkok FESPIC Games Busan VIII FESPIC Games (2002) Kuala Lumpur Category:Asian Para Games FESPIC Games FESPIC Category:Multi-sport events in South Korea Category:International sports competitions hosted by South Korea Category:Sports competitions in Busan Category:October 2002 sports events in Asia Category:November 2002 sports events in Asia Category:FESPIC Games