Afghanistan at the 2002 Asian Games explained

Noc:AFG
Nocname:Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
Year:2002
Games:Asian Games
Location:Busan
Competitors:44
Sports:7
Officials:12
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:1
Rank:36
Appearances:auto

Afghanistan participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. This marked Afghanistan's return to international sporting events after the fall of the Taliban regime. The Afghan delegation consisted of 12 officials (11 men and one woman) and 44 competitors (40 men and four women) participating in seven different sports. The Afghanistan national football team played its first international match since the 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification phase. An English teacher from Kabul, Roia Zamani, won a bronze medal in the 72 kg middleweight class of taekwondo without winning a single match. Zamani was the only medalist for the Afghan side and the first Afghan medalist in 20 years.[1] None of the remaining athletes advanced past the qualifying stages.[2]

Background

See also: Afghanistan at the Asian Games. Afghanistan is a member of the South Asian zone of the Olympic Council of Asia, and has competed in the Asian Games since the inaugural edition of the Games in 1951 in New Delhi.[3] On September 26, 1996, the Taliban annexed the Kabul and established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.[4] Under the Taliban regime all types of sporting activities were deprecated, as according to the Taliban, most of them were against the teachings of Islam and Islamic law. Many stadiums, like Ghazi Stadium of Kabul, were either destroyed or converted into venues for public executions and punishments.[5] Women were banned from taking part in any type of sport; male athletes were allowed to participate in a few sports, but were forced to wear long sleeves, trousers and beards. Following such incidents and discrimination against women, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned Afghanistan National Olympic Committee and barred them from taking part in the Olympic Games.[6]

A few months before the 2000 Summer Olympics, the IOC offered the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee the opportunity to send a contingent to the Games without the Taliban flag. The Committee declined to take part on this condition.[4] Afghanistan did not send any delegation to the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand, due to economic difficulties. Laws implemented by the Taliban government also made it impossible for Afghan athletes to compete. For example, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) does not allow players to have beards and mustaches, but Afghan males were forbidden to cut their facial hair.[7] [8] Afghanistan returned to the Asian Games after the fall of the Taliban government in the midst of ongoing war.[9] In June 2003, the IOC lifted the suspension imposed on Afghanistan during the 115th IOC Session in Prague.[10]

Delegation

The delegation of Afghanistan for the 14th edition of the Asian Games was composed of 12 officials (11 men and one woman) and 44 competitors (40 men and four women) participating in seven different sports—boxing (6), cycling (1), football (20), karate (1), shooting (1), taekwondo (7) and wrestling (8).[9] [11]

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2002 Asian Games. Six Afghan pugilists went to the Games, competing in six out of the 12 boxing events. No Afghan competitor made it past the preliminary stages of competition. Three—Dawood Mahmoude (light flyweight), Rohullah Mustafa (flyweight) and Tamim Ahmed Akhtari (lightweight)—out of six boxers lost after RSCO (Referee Stopped Contest – Outclassed Opponent). Abdullah Shekib retired during his bout against Kazakhstani Gennady Golovkin. Sadeq Naqshbande lost to Sergey Rychko of Kazakhstan after referee stopped the contest (RSC). Sayed Haroon Sadat was the only Afghan boxer who completed his bout, losing to Kumar Adhikari of Nepal by a points difference of 11–13.

AthleteEventPreliminaryQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRef
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Dawood MahmoudeLight flyweight (48 kg)
L RSCO
align=center colspan=4 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance[12]
Rohullah MustafaFlyweight (51 kg)
L RSCO
align=center colspan=4 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance[13]
Tamim Ahmed AkhtariLightweight (60 kg)
L RSCO
align=center colspan=4 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance[14]
Sayed Haroon SadatLight welterweight (63.5 kg)
L 11–13
align=center colspan=4 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance[15]
Sadeq NaqshbandeWelterweight (67 kg)
L RSC
align=center colspan=4 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance[16]
Abdullah ShekibLight middleweight (71 kg)
L RET
align=center colspan=4 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance[17]

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2002 Asian Games. Mohammad Bahrooz was the only cyclist in the delegation of Afghanistan. He represented his nation in the men's 169.4 km individual road race event held on October 3 at the Road Cycle Race Stadium.[18] A total of 28 competitors participated in the event; Bahrooz was one of six who did not finish the race. The event was won by Sergey Krushevskiy of Uzbekistan with a time of 4:17:59.[19]

Football

See main article: Football at the 2002 Asian Games. Afghanistan sent its men's national team to compete in the football event of the Games. The last international match played by Afghanistan against any nation was during the qualification stage for the AFC Asian Cup in 1984.[20] For the 2002 Asian Games, the international governing body of football, FIFA, provided financial aid to the Afghanistan Football Federation to make their trip to Busan possible.[9] The team did not advance beyond the preliminary round, losing all three of their matches.

Team roster
No. Player Position
1JamshedGK
2Mehdi AmirvabadiMF
3Mohammad NasimDF
4Bashir Ahmad SaadatDF
5Ratil AhmadDF
6Mohammad Nasim HossaniMF
7Mohamed ZakiFW
8Ateeq UllahMF
9Sayed Dawood ShahMF
10Najebullah KarimiMF
11Mir Shafiq UllahMF
12Mohammad SadiqGK
13Mohammad KhalidMF
14Mohammad ZarifDF
15Abolfazl Hajizadeh KojabadiMF
16Rahman Ali NzariMF
17Khalil AhmadDF
18Sayed MaqsoodMF
19Elias Ahmed MnucherFW
20Ahmad Zia AzimiDF
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
3210131+127
3120132+115
3111123+94
3003032−320
The first match of the Afghan team was scheduled with Iran on September 28 at the Busan Gudeok Stadium. The Iranian team dominated the match, winning by a score of 10 to 0. Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht scored five goals in the match.[21] This was the largest margin of victory for Iran in the tournament. Iran would win the gold medal after defeating Japan in the final.[22] ----Afghanistan and Qatar played on October 1 at the Munsu Cup Stadium. The Qatar team registered their biggest win of the tournament, defeating Afghan team by a score of 11 to 0. Qatari striker Sayed Ali Bechir scored four goals in the match.[23] ----The last match for the Afghan team was with Lebanon on October 5 at the Changwon Civic Stadium. The Lebanese team defeated Afghanistan by 11–0, Lebanon's largest margin of victory in the tournament. Lebanon scored five goals in the first half and six in the second.[24]

Karate

See main article: Karate at the 2002 Asian Games. Wahid Ahmad Joya competed in the kumite −75 kg event of karate held in the Yangsan College Gymnasium. Joya received a bye in the preliminary round.[25] In the next round, the quarterfinals, Joya met with Farman Ahmed of Pakistan, but Joya was officially disqualified for being overweight.[26]

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2002 Asian Games. Malalai Afzali was scheduled to compete in the women's 10 m air pistol event held in the Changwon International Shooting Range on October 3, but did not start the event.[27]

Taekwondo

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2002 Asian Games. Afghanistan's taekwondo squad consisted of seven athletes, four of which were men: Farhad Qraishi (−58 kg), Ziaullah Aimal (−62 kg), Hamed Stanekzai (−72 kg) and Parwiz Nazari (−84 kg), and three women: Hakima Khashai (−55 kg), Fatima Hamidi (−63 kg) and Roia Zamani (−72 kg). Qraishi, Aimal and Stanekzai were eliminated in their respective first round matches.[28] [29] [30] Nazari received a bye in his first match, and lost to Dindo Simpao of Philippines in the second round.[31] [32]

Hakima Khashai and Fatima Hamidi both were defeated by Malaysian opponents after the referee stopped the contest (RSC).[33] [34] Roia Zamani, an English teacher from Kabul, won a bronze medal in the 72 kg middleweight class without winning a single match.[35] Only five athletes participated in the middleweight class event, making first round a quarterfinal match. She received a bye in her first round match.[36] In the semifinal, she withdrew in the middle of match due to severe injuries, in which she was lagging behind by nil to four points.[37] Zamani was beaten by her Korean opponent, Choi Jin-Mi, who left a cut over her right eyebrow.[38] But the semifinal appearance of Zamani guaranteed her a bronze medal, which she shared with Sally Solis of Philippines.[39] Zamani considered her participation in the Games as a "first step" for Afghan women.[38]

Men
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3SemifinalFinal
Farhad Qraishi−58 kg
L 0–7
align=center colspan=4 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance
Ziaullah Aimal−62 kg
L 1–1
align=center colspan=4 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance
Hamed Stanekzai−72 kg
L 1–5
align=center colspan=4 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance
Parwiz Nazari−84 kgBye
L 1–5
align=center colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinal
Hakima Khashai−55 kg
L RSC
align=center colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance
Fatima Hamidi−63 kg
L RSC
align=center bgcolor="wheat"NAalign=center colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance
Roia Zamani−72 kgByealign=center bgcolor="wheat"NA
L WD
align=center colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 2002 Asian Games. Eight Afghan wrestlers entered the competition: six for freestyle events and two for Greco-Roman events. Only two freestyle competitors—Mirdad Mir and Iqbal Ahmad Mancher—achieved victories. Mancher advanced to a repechage round, but lost to Wang Yuanyuan of China by a points difference of 0–10. Both the Greco-Roman wrestlers—Abdullahbik Baikzada and Mohammad Ashraf Timori—were eliminated in the preliminary rounds without winning a single bout.

Freestyle
AthleteEventPreliminary roundsRepechage1/2 finalsFinalRank
Round 1Round 2Round 3
Mohammad Nader Mir60 kg
L 0–11[40]
align=center bgcolor="wheat"NA
L 0–11[41]
align=center bgcolor="wheat"NAalign=center colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance
Mirdad Mir66 kg
L 0–8[42]

W 9–0[43]

W 3–2[44]
align=center bgcolor="wheat"NAalign=center colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance
Shirjan Ahmadi74 kgalign=center bgcolor="wheat"NA
L 1–3[45]

L 7–2[46]
align=center bgcolor="wheat"NAalign=center colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance
Jumakhan Ahmadi84 kgalign=center bgcolor="wheat"NA
L 0–10[47]

L 1–4[48]
align=center bgcolor="wheat"NAalign=center colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance
Iqbal Ahmad Mancher96 kgalign=center bgcolor="wheat"NA
L 0–10[49]

W 5–4[50]

L 0–10[51]
align=center colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance
Mohammad Alam Nooristani120 kgalign=center bgcolor="wheat"NA
L 0–7[52]

L 0–11[53]
align=center colspan=4 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance
Greco-Roman
AthleteEventPreliminary roundsRepechage1/2 finalsFinalRank
Round 1Round 2Round 3
Abdullahbik Baikzada74 kg
L 0–4 (Fall)[54]

L 0–10[55]

L 0–11[56]
align=center bgcolor="wheat"NAalign=center colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance
Mohammad Ashraf Timori84 kg
L 0–4 (Fall)[57]

L 0–4 (Fall)[58]

L 0–15[59]
align=center colspan=4 bgcolor="#ffcccc"Did not advance

See also

Notes and References

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  12. Web site: Game Result – Light flyweight(48 kg) Preliminary Bouts . https://web.archive.org/web/20021202172044/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?GM_STATUS=2&GM_ID=BOM01&GM_FG=BO00&Gm_No=31&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=KOR&GM_DATE=20021004 . December 2, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 4, 2002.
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  14. Web site: Game Result – Lightweight (60 kg) Preliminary Bouts . https://web.archive.org/web/20021202174358/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?GM_STATUS=2&GM_ID=BOM05&GM_FG=BO00&Gm_No=69&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=KOR&GM_DATE=20021007 . December 2, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 7, 2002.
  15. Web site: Game Result – Light welterweight (63.5 kg) Preliminary Bouts . https://web.archive.org/web/20021202193641/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?GM_STATUS=2&GM_ID=BOM06&GM_FG=BO00&Gm_No=9&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=KOR&GM_DATE=20021002 . December 2, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 2, 2002.
  16. Web site: Game Result – Welterweight (67 kg) Preliminary Bouts . https://web.archive.org/web/20021202172437/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?GM_STATUS=2&GM_ID=BOM07&GM_FG=BO00&Gm_No=25&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=KOR&GM_DATE=20021003 . December 2, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 3, 2002.
  17. Web site: Game Result – Light middleweight (71 kg) Preliminary Bouts . https://web.archive.org/web/20021202173714/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?GM_STATUS=2&GM_ID=BOM08&GM_FG=BO00&Gm_No=35&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=KOR&GM_DATE=20021004 . December 2, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 4, 2002.
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  21. Web site: Game Result – AFG : IRI/League-E Group No. 9. https://web.archive.org/web/20021218085950/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?GM_STATUS=2&GM_ID=FBM01&GM_FG=FBST&Gm_No=9&Gm_Grp=E&Gm_Part=&Language=KOR&GM_DATE=20020928 . December 18, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 3, 2012 . September 28, 2002.
  22. Web site: Games Result – JPN : IRI Final (gold medal match) Group No. 44. https://web.archive.org/web/20021202173625/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?GM_STATUS=2&GM_ID=FBM01&GM_FG=FB01&Gm_No=44&Gm_Grp=Z&Gm_Part=&Language=KOR&GM_DATE=20021013 . December 2, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 3, 2012 . October 13, 2002.
  23. Web site: Game Result – QAT : AFG/League-E Group No. 19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021223105256/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?GM_STATUS=2&GM_ID=FBM01&GM_FG=FBST&Gm_No=19&Gm_Grp=E&Gm_Part=&Language=KOR&GM_DATE=20021001 . December 23, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 3, 2012 . October 1, 2002.
  24. Web site: Game Result – LIB : AFG/League-E Group No. 31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021218102617/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?GM_STATUS=2&GM_ID=FBM01&GM_FG=FBST&Gm_No=31&Gm_Grp=E&Gm_Part=&Language=KOR&GM_DATE=20021005 . December 18, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 3, 2012 . October 5, 2002.
  25. Web site: Start Lists – Men's Kumite −75Kg 1st Preliminary Round . https://web.archive.org/web/20021229145051/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_st.asp?Gm_Status=2&GM_ID=KRM05&Gm_Fg=KR05&Gm_No=&Gm_Grp=&Language=ENG&GM_DATE=20021011 . December 29, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 3, 2012 . October 11, 2002.
  26. Web site: Start Lists – Men's Kumite −75Kg Quarter-Final . https://web.archive.org/web/20030524105200/http://www.busanasiangames.org/eng/ag/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=KRM05&Gm_Fg=KR03&Gm_No=&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . May 24, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 3, 2012 . October 11, 2002.
  27. Web site: Start Lists – 10 m Air Pistol Women Qualification . https://web.archive.org/web/20021218080500/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_st.asp?Gm_Status=2&GM_ID=SHW04&Gm_Fg=SH02&Gm_No=&Gm_Grp=&Language=ENG&GM_DATE=20021003 . December 18, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 3, 2012 . October 3, 2002.
  28. Web site: Game Result – Men's Fly weight −58 kg 1 Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030516102939/http://www.busanasiangames.org/eng/ag/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=TAM02&Gm_Fg=TA01&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . May 16, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 4, 2012 . October 11, 2002.
  29. Web site: Game Result – Men's Bantam weight −62 kg 1 Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030515090906/http://www.busanasiangames.org/eng/ag/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=TAM03&Gm_Fg=TA01&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . May 15, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 4, 2012 . October 12, 2002.
  30. Web site: Game Result – Men's Light weight −72 kg 1 Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030521112642/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=TAM05&Gm_Fg=TA01&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . May 21, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 4, 2012 . October 10, 2002.
  31. Web site: Start Lists – Men's Middle weight −84 kg 1 Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20021229150615/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_st.asp?Gm_Status=2&GM_ID=TAM07&Gm_Fg=TA02&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Language=ENG&GM_DATE=20021012 . December 29, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 4, 2012 . October 12, 2002.
  32. Web site: Game Result – Men's Middle weight −84 kg 2 Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20021229122943/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_st.asp?Gm_Status=2&GM_ID=TAM07&Gm_Fg=TA03&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Language=ENG&GM_DATE=20021012 . December 29, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 4, 2012 . October 12, 2002.
  33. Web site: Game Result – Women's Bantam weight −55 kg 1 Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030515070612/http://www.busanasiangames.org/Eng/ag/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=TAW03&Gm_Fg=TA02&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . May 15, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . March 9, 2012 . October 12, 2002.
  34. Web site: Final Result – Women's Light weight −63 kg 1 Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030520153342/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=TAW05&Gm_Fg=TA03&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . May 20, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . March 9, 2012 . October 10, 2002.
  35. News: Beaten Zamani gives Afghanistan first medal . . October 12, 2002 . . March 9, 2012 .
  36. Web site: Start Lists – Women's Middle weight −72 kg 1 Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20021229123228/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_st.asp?Gm_Status=2&GM_ID=TAW07&Gm_Fg=TA03&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Language=ENG&GM_DATE=20021012 . December 29, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . March 9, 2012 . October 12, 2002.
  37. Web site: Game Result – Women's Middle weight −72 kg Semi Final. https://web.archive.org/web/20030526070453/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=TAW07&Gm_Fg=TA04&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . May 26, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . March 9, 2012 . October 12, 2002.
  38. News: Afghanistan wins first medal . . October 12, 2012 . . March 9, 2012 . Chandigarh.
  39. Web site: Final Result – Women's Middle weight −72 kg. https://web.archive.org/web/20030526062758/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_total_result.asp?Gm_Id=TAW07&Gm_Fg=TA04 . May 26, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . March 9, 2012 . October 12, 2002.
  40. Web site: Game Result – Free Style 60 kg(M) Preliminary 1Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20021218084614/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_st.asp?Gm_Status=2&GM_ID=WRM12&Gm_Fg=WR21&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Language=ENG&GM_DATE=20021007 . December 18, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 7, 2002.
  41. Web site: Game Result – Free Style 60 kg(M) Preliminary 3Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030128053410/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM12&Gm_Fg=WR23&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . January 28, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 8, 2002.
  42. Web site: Game Result – Free Style 66 kg(M) Preliminary 1Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20021218075833/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM13&Gm_Fg=WR21&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . December 18, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 6, 2002.
  43. Web site: Game Result – Free Style 66 kg(M) Preliminary 2Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20021223115220/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM13&Gm_Fg=WR22&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . December 23, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 6, 2002.
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  45. Web site: Game Result – Free Style 74 kg(M) Preliminary 2Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20021218084733/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_st.asp?Gm_Status=2&GM_ID=WRM14&Gm_Fg=WR22&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Language=ENG&GM_DATE=20021007 . December 18, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 7, 2002.
  46. Web site: Game Result – Free Style 74 kg(M) Preliminary 3Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030128052744/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM14&Gm_Fg=WR23&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . January 28, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 8, 2002.
  47. Web site: Game Result – Free Style 84 kg(M) Preliminary 2Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030110050508/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM15&Gm_Fg=WR23&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . January 10, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 6, 2002.
  48. Web site: Game Result – Free Style 84 kg(M) Preliminary 3Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030110050508/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM15&Gm_Fg=WR23&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . January 10, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 6, 2002.
  49. Web site: Game Result – Free Style 96 kg(M) Preliminary 2Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030128050437/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM16&Gm_Fg=WR22&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . January 28, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 7, 2002.
  50. Web site: Game Result – Free Style 96 kg(M) Preliminary 3Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030520163350/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM16&Gm_Fg=WR23&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . May 20, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 7, 2002.
  51. Web site: Game Result – Free Style 96 kg(M) Repechage 1Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20021218084838/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_st.asp?Gm_Status=2&GM_ID=WRM16&Gm_Fg=WR31&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Language=ENG&GM_DATE=20021007 . December 18, 2002 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 8, 2002.
  52. Web site: Game Result – Free Style 120 kg(M) Preliminary 2Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030110052302/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM17&Gm_Fg=WR22&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . January 10, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 6, 2002.
  53. Web site: Game Result – Free Style 120 kg(M) Preliminary 3Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030526075252/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM17&Gm_Fg=WR23&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . May 26, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 6, 2002.
  54. Web site: Game Result – Greco Roman Style 74 kg(M) Preliminary 1Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030516103041/http://www.busanasiangames.org/eng/ag/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM04&Gm_Fg=WR21&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . May 16, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 3, 2002.
  55. Web site: Game Result – Greco Roman Style 74 kg(M) Preliminary 2Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030516103114/http://www.busanasiangames.org/eng/ag/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM04&Gm_Fg=WR22&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . May 16, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 3, 2002.
  56. Web site: Game Result – Greco Roman Style 74 kg(M) Preliminary 3Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030128045713/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM04&Gm_Fg=WR23&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . January 28, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 4, 2002.
  57. Web site: Game Result – Greco Roman Style 84 kg(M) Preliminary 1Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030128055508/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM05&Gm_Fg=WR21&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . January 28, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 2, 2002.
  58. Web site: Game Result – Greco Roman Style 84 kg(M) Preliminary 2Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030520161342/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM05&Gm_Fg=WR22&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . May 20, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 2, 2002.
  59. Web site: Game Result – Greco Roman Style 84 kg(M) Preliminary 3Round. https://web.archive.org/web/20030128053307/http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/AG/ba_scd_game_re_1.asp?Gm_Status=2&Gm_Id=WRM05&Gm_Fg=WR23&Gm_No=0&Gm_Grp=&Gm_Part=&Language=ENG . January 28, 2003 . busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee . January 5, 2012 . October 2, 2002.