1997 East Asian Games

II East Asian Games 1997 Busan.png 200 Busan, South Korea 9 1283 13 sports May 10, 1997 May 19, 1997 President Kim Young-sam Busan Gudeok Stadium 2001 Osaka 1993 Shanghai The 2nd East Asian Games were held in Busan, South Korea from May 10 to May 19, 1997. Originally, the second edition of the East Asian Games was to be held in Pyongyang, North Korea, in September 1995 but an postponed. However, North Korea dropped the games due to the unstable policial situation in the Korean Peninsula. The 1997 edition featured nine nations competing in events in 13 sports.2010-06-13 Olympic Council of Asia : Games http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=41 https://web.archive.org/web/20100613112429/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=41 2010-06-13 2024-07-03 North Korea was the only East Asian member nation which did not field a team. The Busan Gudeok Stadium was the main venue for the Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the athletics and football competitions.Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. 0-7864-1026-4. Rowing featured as a demonstration sport for the first time and it was later taken up at the 2005 and 2009 Games.2022-04-22 East Asian Games in retrospect http://en.people.cn/200510/27/eng20051027_217092.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220422044349/http://en.people.cn/200510/27/eng20051027_217092.html 2022-04-22 2024-07-03 People's Daily Online Sports 22em Aquatics 20px Swimming Athletics 43 Badminton Basketball Bowling† Boxing Football Gymnastics 20px Artistic gymnastics 20px Rhythmic gymnastics Judo Rowing†† Soft tennis Taekwondo Weightlifting Wrestling Wushu † – Exhibition sport †† – Demonstration sport Medal table KOR flagIOC2team 1997 East Asian Games 62 59 64 47 53 53 45 38 51 yes 24 12 22 8 22 19 3 2 19 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 References E East Asian Games E Category:Sports competitions in Busan Category:Multi-sport events in South Korea Category:East Asian Games