1997 East Asian Games

II East Asian Games
Host city	Busan, South Korea
Nations	9
Athletes	1283
Events	13 sports
Opening	May 10, 1997
Closing	May 19, 1997
Opened by	President Kim Young-sam
Main venue	Busan Gudeok Stadium
	← 1993 Shanghai 2001 Osaka →

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. 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. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

Rowing featured as a demonstration sport for the first time and it was later taken up at the 2005 and 2009 Games. ^[3]

Sports [ edit ]

Aquatics ( details )
- Swimming
Athletics (43) ( details )
Badminton ( details )
Basketball ( details )
Bowling ( details ) †
Boxing ( details )
Football ( details )
Gymnastics ( details )
- Artistic gymnastics
- Rhythmic gymnastics
Judo ( details )
Rowing ( details ) ††
Soft tennis ( details )
Taekwondo ( details )
Weightlifting ( details )
Wrestling ( details )
Wushu ( details )

† ? Exhibition sport

†† ? Demonstration sport

Medal table [ edit ]

* Host nation ( South Korea )


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	62	59	64	185
2	Japan (JPN)	47	53	53	153
3	South Korea (KOR) *	45	38	51	134
4	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	24	12	22	58
5	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	8	22	19	49
6	Mongolia (MGL)	3	2	19	24
7	Hong Kong (HKG)	1	2	2	5
8	Guam (GUM)	0	0	1	1
8	Macau (MAC)	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		190	188	232	610

References [ edit ]

^ 2nd EAG Busan 1997 Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine . Olympic Council of Asia . Retrieved on 2010-03-11.
^ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games . McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4 .
^ East Asian Games in retrospect . People's Daily (2005-10-27). Retrieved on 2010-03-11.

[1] 2nd EAG Busan 1997 Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine . Olympic Council of Asia . Retrieved on 2010-03-11.

[2] Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games . McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4 .

[3] East Asian Games in retrospect . People's Daily (2005-10-27). Retrieved on 2010-03-11.

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¹ Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa. ² Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.