Brunei at the 2002 Asian Games

Brunei at the; 2002 Asian Games
IOC code	BRU
NOC	Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council
Website	www.bruneiolympic.org (in English)
in Busan
Medals ; Ranked 36th	Gold0Silver0Bronze1Total1
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Last updated September 23, 2019

Brunei participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Athletes from Brunei won only one bronze medal, and finished at the 36th spot in the medal table.^[1]

Brunei ( ), officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace, is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, the country is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state completely on the island of Borneo; the remainder of the island's territory is divided between the nations of Malaysia and Indonesia. Brunei's population was in.

The 2002 Asian Games, also known as the XIV Asiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002 with the football event commenced 2 days before the opening ceremony.

Busan, formerly Romanized as Pusan and now officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second most-populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.5 million inhabitants. It is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern Korea, with its port—Korea's busiest and the fifth-busiest in the world —only about 120 miles (190 km) from the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Honshu. The surrounding "Southeast Economic Zone" is South Korea's largest industrial area.

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References

↑ "Overall medal standings – Busan 2002". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 13 August 2011.

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[ocasia-1] "Overall medal standings – Busan 2002". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 13 August 2011.