Basketball
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was one of the many sports which was held at the
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games, officially known as the XIV Asian Games and also known as Busan 2002 (), were an international multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Due to schedule impediments the football tour ...
in
Busan
Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
between 28 September and 14 October 2002. The competition took place at Geumjeong Gymnasium and
Sajik Arena
The Sajik Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Busan, South Korea. Built in 1985, the seating capacity of the arena is 14,099.[1998 Asian Games
The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games () and the XIII Asiad,, or simply Bangkok 1998 (), were an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and di ...]
.
Men
;Group A
* (1)
* (11)
*
*
;Group B
* (2)
* (10)
**
*
;Group C
* (3)
* (8)
*
*
;Group D
* (4)
* (5)
*
* Lebanon and India withdrew, India was replaced by North Korea and Kuwait moved to Group A to balance the number of teams in each group.
Women
;Group A
* (1)
* (4)
*
*
*
*
;Group B
* (2)
* (3)
*
*
* Lebanon and India withdrew, The remaining teams played in a round-robin competition.
Final standing
Men
Women
References
Results Men
External links
Official website
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Basketball
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2002
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2002–03 in Asian basketball
International basketball competitions hosted by South Korea