2002 BMW Open – Doubles
Petr Luxa and Radek Štěpánek were the defending champions and won in the final 6–0, 6–7(4–7), [11–9] against Petr Pála and Pavel Vízner.


2002 BMW Open – Singles
Jiří Novák was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Julien Boutter.


2002 BMW Open – Singles
Younes El Aynaoui won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Rainer Schüttler.


2002 BNP Paribas Masters
The 2002 BNP Paribas Masters was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 30th edition of the Paris Masters and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. It took place at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris in France from 28 October through 3 November 2002.


2002 BNP Paribas Masters
The singles draw was headlined by ATP No. 1, San Jose, Indian Wells, Queen's, Wimbledon champion and Cincinnati finalist Lleyton Hewitt, Scottsdale, Miami, Rome and Los Angeles winner Andre Agassi and Australian Open, Hamburg runner-up and 2000 Paris champion Marat Safin. Other top seeds were Hong Kong and Monte Carlo winner Juan Carlos Ferrero, Madrid finalist Jiří Novák, Tim Henman, Sébastien Grosjean and Roger Federer.


2002 BNP Paribas Masters, Finals, Doubles
Nicolas Escudé /  Fabrice Santoro defeated  Gustavo Kuerten /  Cédric Pioline 6–3, 7–6(8–6)


2002 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles
Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Ferreira with Pavel Vízner and Leach with Brian MacPhie.


2002 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles
Ferreira and Vízner lost in the quarterfinals to Leach and MacPhie.


2002 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles
Leach and MacPhie lost in the semifinals to Nicolas Escudé and Fabrice Santoro.


2002 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles
Escudé and Santoro won in the final 6–3, 7–6(8–6) against Gustavo Kuerten and Cédric Pioline.


2002 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All eight seeded teams received byes to the second round.


2002 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles
Sébastien Grosjean was the defending champion but lost in the third round to Carlos Moyá.


2002 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles
Marat Safin won in the final 7–6(7–4), 6–0, 6–4 against Lleyton Hewitt.


2002 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.


2002 BYU Cougars football team
The 2002 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.


2002 BYU Cougars football team, Schedule
•SportsWest Productions (SWP) games were shown locally on KSL 5.


2002 Bahamian general election
General elections were held in the Bahamas on 2 May 2002. The opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) won 29 of the 40 seats in the House of Assembly to defeat the governing Free National Movement (FNM). Voter turnout was 90.2%.


2002 Bahamian general election, Background
In the 1992 election the Free National Movement came to power after defeating the then governing Progressive Liberal Party. Their leader Hubert Ingraham served as Prime Minister from 1992 until he announced his intention to step down as Prime Minister at the 2002 general election. Tommy Turnquest was then narrowly elected as the next leader of the FNM and would be the party's candidate for Prime Minister at the election.


2002 Bahamian general election, Background
The FNM government suffered a setback in February 2002 when an attempt to amend the constitution was rejected in a referendum. The referendum had been contested between the two main parties after the PLP reversed their earlier support and campaigned against the changes.


2002 Bahamian general election, Campaign
A record 132 candidates stood in the election for the 40 seats in the House of Assembly that were being contested. These were from 4 political parties and included 40 from the governing FNM and 37 from the opposition PLP. As well as the candidates from political parties there were also 14 independents.


2002 Bahamian general election, Campaign
The FNM defended their time in government, pointing to the strong economic growth over the period and the large amount of foreign investment that had come into the Bahamas. Their new leader Tommy Turnquest pledged to continue as they had been doing under Hubert Ingraham. However the opposition PLP criticised the FNM as being out of touch and attacked them for being too quick to comply with the OECD's Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering. The PLP said that they would help the less well off and develop islands they said had been neglected by the FNM.


2002 Bahamian general election, Campaign
Both parties made fierce attacks on each other with the FNM reminding voters of the scandals over drug money that had led to the PLP losing power back in 1992. Meanwhile, the PLP accused the FNM's Tommy Turnquest of corruption over the awarding of government contracts. Despite the harsh campaign, outside commentators expected little change in policies whichever party was successful in the election.


2002 Bahamian general election, Campaign
There was no trouble on election day, with schools and liquor stores being closed and polling stations seeing a high turnout.


2002 Bahamian general election, Results
The results saw the PLP win over half of the vote and 29 of the seats in the House of Assembly. The FNM conceded defeat, with their leader Tommy Turnquest being one of several cabinet ministers to lose their seats. The leader of the PLP, Perry Christie, became the new Prime Minister of the Bahamas on 3 May 2002.


2002 Bahamian referendum
A multiple referendum with five questions was held in the Bahamas on 27 February 2002. Voters were asked whether they approved of:


2002 Bahamian referendum
All five questions were rejected by voters, with between 62.8 and 70.9% voting against.


2002 Bahraini Classification League, Overview
It was contested by 18 teams, playing in a single round-robin format. Muharraq Club won the championship. The top 10 teams would go to the next Premier League season, while the bottom 8 teams would form the 2nd Division of the next season.


2002 Bahraini Crown Prince Cup
The 2002 Bahraini Crown Prince Cup was the 2nd edition of the cup tournament in men's football (soccer). This edition featured the top four sides from the Bahraini Premier League 2001-02 season. The tournament was also slimmed down after featuring 8 sides in the first edition.


2002 Bahraini general election
General elections were held in Bahrain on 24 October 2002 to elect the forty members of the Council of Representatives. They were the second general elections in the country's history, and the first since the dissolution of the 1973 National Assembly.


2002 Bahraini general election
The elections were the first to be held under the 2002 constitution, with voter turnout reported to be 53.2%. For the first time, women had the right to vote and the right to stand in national elections.


2002 Bahraini general election, Campaign
The elections were boycotted by Al Wefaq, the country's largest political party, as well as the National Democratic Action Society, the Nationalist Democratic Rally Society, and Islamic Action Society. They claimed that the 2002 constitution gave too much power to the unelected Consultative Council, and demanded a reform of the constitution.


2002 Bahraini general election, Results
Although all candidates ran as independents due to the ban on political parties, six political societies gained representation in the Council of Representatives. The Islamic Forum and al Asalah both won six seats, Rabita al-Islami won three seats, the Shura Society and the National Democratic Assembly both won two seats, whilst al Meethaq won one.


2002 Bali bombings
The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The attack killed 202 people (including 88 Australians, 38 Indonesians, 23 Britons, and people of more than 20 other nationalities). A further 209 people were injured.


2002 Bali bombings
Various members of Jemaah Islamiyah, a violent Islamist group, were convicted in relation to the bombings, including three individuals who were sentenced to death. The attack involved the detonation of three bombs: a backpack-mounted device carried by a suicide bomber; a large car bomb, both of which were detonated in or near popular nightclubs in Kuta; and a third much smaller device detonated outside the United States consulate in Denpasar, causing only minor damage. An audio-cassette purportedly carrying a recorded voice message from Osama bin Laden stated that the Bali bombings were in direct retaliation for support of the United States' War on Terror and Australia's role in the liberation of East Timor.


2002 Bali bombings
On 8 November 2008, Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Huda bin Abdul Haq were executed by firing squad on the island prison of Nusakambangan. On 9 March 2010, Dulmatin, nicknamed "the Genius"—believed to be responsible for setting off one of the Bali bombs with a mobile phone—was killed in a shoot-out with Indonesian police in Jakarta.


2002 Bali bombings, Attack
At 11:05pm on 12 October 2002, a suicide bomber inside the nightclub Paddy's Pub (sometimes referred to as Paddy’s Irish Bar) detonated a bomb in his backpack, causing many patrons, with or without injuries, to immediately flee into the street. Twenty seconds later, a second and much more powerful car bomb hidden inside a white Mitsubishi van was detonated by another suicide bomber outside the Sari Club, a renowned open-air thatch-roof bar located opposite Paddy's Pub.


2002 Bali bombings, Attack
The bombing occurred during one of the busiest tourist periods of the year in Kuta Beach, driven in part by many Australian sporting teams making their annual end-of-season holiday.


2002 Bali bombings, Attack
Damage to the densely populated residential and commercial district was immense, destroying neighbouring buildings and shattering windows several blocks away. The car bomb explosion left a one metre deep crater.


2002 Bali bombings, Attack
The local Sanglah Hospital was ill-equipped to deal with the scale of the disaster and was overwhelmed with the number of injured, particularly burn victims. There were so many people injured by the explosion that some of the injured had to be placed in hotel pools near the explosion site to ease the pain of their burns. Many of the injured were forced to be flown extreme distances to Darwin (1,800 km or 1,100 mi) and Perth (2,600 km or 1,600 mi) for specialist burn treatment.


2002 Bali bombings, Attack
A comparatively small bomb detonated outside the U.S. consulate in Denpasar, which is thought to have exploded shortly before the two Kuta bombs, caused minor injuries to one person and property damage was minimal. It was reportedly packed with human excrement.


2002 Bali bombings, Attack
A report released in August 2005 by the United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO) described the events as follows:


2002 Bali bombings, Attack
The investigators were thus able to recreate the bombers activities. Amrozi, Idris and Ali Imron had simply walked into a dealership and purchased a new Yamaha motorbike, after asking how much they could re-sell it for if they returned it in a few days. Imron used the motorbike to plant the small bomb outside the U.S. Consulate. Idris then rode the motorbike as Imron drove two suicide bombers in the Mitsubishi to the nightclub district in Kuta.


2002 Bali bombings, Attack
He stopped near the Sari Club, instructed one suicide bomber to put on his explosives vest and the other to arm the vehicle bomb. The first bomber headed to Paddy's Pub. Idris then left the second bomber, who had only learned to drive in a straight line, to drive the minivan the short distance to the Sari Club. Idris picked up Imron on the Yamaha and the duo headed back into Denpasar. Idris dialed the number of the Nokia to detonate the bomb at the Consulate. The two suicide bombers exploded their devices. Imron and Idris dropped the motorbike at a place where it eventually attracted the attention of the caretaker.


2002 Bali bombings, Attack
The final death toll was 202, mainly comprising Western tourists and holiday-makers in their 20s and 30s who were in or near Paddy's Pub or the Sari Club, but also including many Balinese Indonesians working or living nearby, or simply passing by. Hundreds more people suffered horrific burns and other injuries. The largest group among those killed were tourists from Australia with 88 fatalities. On 14 October, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1438 condemning the attack as a threat to international peace and security.


2002 Bali bombings, Attack, Awards
Kusitino 'Kossy' Halemai, a Wallis and Futuna-born Australian citizen who was managing the Bounty Hotel in Kuta at the time of the attacks, sheltered survivors in the immediate aftermath of the blasts. He was singled out for praise with the award of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on 13 June 2005.


2002 Bali bombings, Attack, Awards
Husband and wife Richard and Gilana Poore, who organized a makeshift triage area in the Bounty Hotel's reception area, were both honored with an OAM.


2002 Bali bombings, Attack, Awards
James Parkinson, an emergency nurse, worked alongside Doctor Hogg from Wollongong in the Denpasar Sanglah Hospital running the trauma centre for the bombing victims. After he disappeared in Africa and Europe for three years, the Governor General's department finally tracked him down and awarded Parkinson the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2005.


2002 Bali bombings, Attack, Awards
Senior Constable Timothy Britten and Mr Richard Joyes of Western Australia were both awarded the Cross of Valour for their actions during the course of the day. The Cross of Valour is the highest civilian honor and is equivalent to the Victoria Cross for Australia which is the highest military honor.


2002 Bali bombings, Attack, The bomb
The Mitsubishi L300 van bomb was initially thought to have consisted of C4, a military grade plastic explosive which is difficult to obtain. However, investigators discovered the bomb was made from potassium chlorate, aluminium powder, and sulfur. For the Sari club bomb with the L300 van, the terrorists assembled 12 plastic filing cabinets filled with explosives. The cabinets, each containing a potassium chlorate, aluminum powder, sulfur mixture with a TNT booster, was connected by 150 metres (490 ft) of PETN-filled detonating cord. Ninety-four RDX electric detonators were fitted to the TNT. The total weight of the van bomb was 2,250 pounds (1,020 kg). The large, high-temperature blast damage produced by this mixture was similar to a thermobaric explosive, although the bombers may not have known this.


2002 Bali bombings, Suspects
The organization suspected of responsibility for the bombing was Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamist group allegedly led by radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir. A week after the blasts, Arab satellite channel Al-Jazeera put to air an audio-cassette purportedly carrying a recorded voice message from Osama Bin Laden saying that the Bali bombings were in retaliation for support of the United States' war on terror and Australia's role in the liberation of East Timor.


2002 Bali bombings, Suspects
"You will be killed just as you kill, and will be bombed just as you bomb", "Expect more that will further distress you."


2002 Bali bombings, Suspects
The recording did not however claim responsibility for the Bali attack. However, former FBI agent Ali Soufan confirmed in his book, The Black Banners, that al-Qaeda did in fact finance the attack. In addition, Hambali confessed that al-Qaeda had sent him US$30,000 to fund the bombings of the two nightclubs.


2002 Bali bombings, Suspects
The Indonesian chief of police, General Da'i Bachtiar said that the bombing was the "worst act of terror in Indonesia's history".


2002 Bali bombings, Suspects
Aris Munandar (aka Sheik Aris) is a Jemaah Islamiyah associate linked to Bashir. He is believed to have assisted the Bali bomber Amrozi in acquiring some of the explosives used in the Bali bombings. Philippine intelligence considers Munandar to be associated with Mohammad Abdullah Sughayer, a Saudi national Abu Sayyaf Group in southern Philippines. Munandar is still at large. A report by the United States-Indonesia Society describes the arrest of Amrozi and other suspects.


2002 Bali bombings, Suspects
General Pastika ordered his men to make the arrest early the next morning, November. Amrozi was asleep in the rear of the house. According to Greg Barton's account, Amrozi did not attempt to escape, but laughed instead, later exclaiming,''Gosh, you guys are very clever, how did you find me?" Amrozi's mobile phone, a particularly important piece of evidence, was seized during his arrest. Bags of chemical ingredients for bombs were found in his workshop and soil samples taken from outside his home showed traces of the primary chemical used in the Sari Club bomb.


2002 Bali bombings, Suspects
Police found receipts for the purchase of chemicals used to make the bombs, as well as a list of expenses incurred in making the bombs. Further search of Amrozi's home revealed copies of speeches by Osama bin Laden, and Abu Bakar Bashir, the radical Indonesian Muslim cleric reputed to be the leader of Jemaah Islamiyah. The speeches exhorted listeners to wage jihad. Police also uncovered training manuals on ambush techniques and numerous articles on jihad. Under questioning Amrozi revealed the names of six others involved in the bombing: Ali Imron, Imam Samudra, Dul Matin, Idris, Abdul Ghani and Umar Patek.


2002 Bali bombings, Suspects
But Amrozi's mobile phone proved to be the real catch. Indonesian investigators were able to print out a list of calls he had made immediately before, during and after the bombing, as well as the names and telephone numbers in the phone's memory. Pastika kept Amrozi's arrest secret for two days. After it was announced, Polri monitored the sudden flurry of communications among numbers listed in Amrozi's telephone before the calls abruptly ceased. The investigators were able to identify the location of a number of the telephones, leading to a series of arrests.


2002 Bali bombings, Suspects
Indonesian authorities also believe more suspects remain at large. In 2005, Indonesian police arrested 24 additional people suspected of involvement in the Bali attacks and a 2003 bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.


2002 Bali bombings, Suspects
On 12 October 2005, a story in Australian broadcaster SBS's documentary series Dateline, called "Inside Indonesia's War on Terrorism", argued that the Indonesian military or police may have been involved in executing the attack.


2002 Bali bombings, Suspects
On 13 June 2007, it was reported that Abu Dujana, who might have headed a terrorist cell in Bali, was captured.


2002 Bali bombings, Suspects
Just past midnight on 9 November 2008, the three convicted of carrying out the bombings (Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim, and Ali Ghufron) were executed by a firing squad.


2002 Bali bombings, Suspects
Umar Patek was finally arrested in Abbottabad Pakistan in early 2011. The U.S. government had offered a US$1 million reward for his arrest. Patek is a suspect in other bombings as well as the one in Bali.


2002 Bali bombings, Suspects
Another suspect named Zulkarnaen was finally arrested in Lampung on 10 December 2020. He was also stated to have orchestrated numerous Jemaah Islamiyah-related incidents in the past and been one of the executives of said terrorist group.


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Initial charges and trials
In April 2003, Indonesian authorities charged Abu Bakar Bashir (also rendered "Ba'asyir"), the alleged spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, with treason. It was alleged that he tried to overthrow the government and establish an Islamic state. The specific charges against Bashir related to a series of church bombings on Christmas Eve in 2000, and to a plot to bomb United States and other Western interests in Singapore. He was initially not charged over the Bali attack, although he was frequently accused of being the instigator or inspirer of the attack.


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Initial charges and trials
On 2 September, Bashir was acquitted of treason but convicted of lesser charges and sentenced to a prison term of four years. He said he would appeal. On 15 October 2004, he was arrested by the Indonesian authorities and charged with involvement in another bomb attack, which killed 14 people at the J. W. Marriott hotel in Jakarta on 5 August 2003. Secondary charges in this indictment accused him of involvement in the Bali bombing, the first time he faced charges in relation to this attack.


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Initial charges and trials
On 3 March 2005, Bashir was found not guilty of the charges surrounding the 2003 bombing, but guilty of conspiracy over the 2002 attacks in Bali. He was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment. The Australian, US, and many governments expressed its disappointment that the sentence was too short; in the outcome, Bashir was freed 14 June 2006 having served less than 26 months for his conspiracy, and on 21 December 2006, Bashir's conviction was overturned by Indonesia's Supreme Court.


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Initial charges and trials
On 30 April 2003, the first charges related to the Bali bombings were made against Amrozi bin Haji Nurhasyim, known as Amrozi, for allegedly buying the explosives and the van used in the bombings. On 8 August, he was found guilty and sentenced to death. Another participant in the bombing, Imam Samudra, was sentenced to death on 10 September. Amrozi's brother, Ali Imron, who had expressed remorse for his part in the bombing, was sentenced to life imprisonment on 18 September. A fourth accused, Ali Ghufron, the brother-in-law of Noordin Mohammed Top was sentenced to death on 1 October. Ali Ghufron, alias Mukhlas, told police that he was the head of one of Jemaah Islamiyah's four cells and had ordered the Bali bombings. He also confessed that a fellow leader Riduan Isamuddin, known as Hambali, had provided the funds for the attacks. He told police,


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Initial charges and trials
I do not know for sure the source of the aforementioned money from Hambali; most probably it was from Afghanistan, that is, from Sheikh Usama bin Laden. As far as I know, Hambali did not have a source of funds except from Afghanistan.


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Initial charges and trials
Another operative, Wan Min bin Wan Mat, revealed to police that he had given Mukhlas money, at Hambali's request and that he understood part of the money had come directly from al-Qaeda.


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Initial charges and trials
As noted below, all three were executed on 9 November 2008. The Australian, US, and many other foreign governments expressed satisfaction with the speed and efficiency with which the Indonesian police and courts dealt with the bombings primary suspects, despite what they characterized as light sentences. All Australian jurisdictions abolished the death penalty more than 30 years ago, but a poll showed that 77% of Australians approved of the death sentence for Amrozi. The Australian government said it would not ask Indonesia to refrain from using the death penalty.


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Initial charges and trials
On 15 August, Riduan Isamuddin, generally known as Hambali, described as the operational chief of Jemaah Islamiyah was arrested in Ayutthaya, Thailand, the old capital one hour's drive north of Bangkok. He is in American custody in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Constitutional appeals
On 23 July 2004, one of the convicted bombers, Maskur Abdul Kadir, successfully appealed his conviction. He had been tried under retroactive laws which were introduced after the bombing and which were employed to aid the prosecution of those involved in the attack. These laws were used by the prosecution instead of existing criminal laws as they allowed the death penalty to be imposed and lowered certain evidentiary restrictions.


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Constitutional appeals
The highest court in Indonesia, the Constitutional Court, found by a margin of five to four that trying the terrorist suspects under these retroactive laws violated Article 28I(1) of the constitution [2]. The minority judges argued that international human rights documents such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights allowed an exception to not applying retrospective legislation in the prosecution of crimes against humanity. The majority found that this argument was inconsistent with the text of Article 28I(1) which states that the rights listed there "cannot be limited under any circumstances."


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Constitutional appeals
Following this decision, charges related to the bombings against Idris, who had confessed to participating in the attacks to the police and court, were dismissed. The legal status of Kadir, Idris and others who might have their convictions quashed following the ruling on the retrospective law is unclear.


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Constitutional appeals
The Constitutional Court is a relatively new body, created after the fall of Suharto, and this decision was one of the first to overrule the constitutionality of the government's application of a law.


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Execution of perpetrators
On 24 October 2008, Bali officials announced that three men convicted of carrying out the bombings would be executed by firing squad in November 2008. On 25 October 2008, Communications and Information Minister asked the Indonesian media to stop calling the three "heroes".


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Execution of perpetrators
The Denpasar District Court, on 3 November, accepted a reprieve motion to reconsider the death sentences. Fahmi Bachmid, a lawyer for the family of Jafar Sodiq, a brother of Amrozi and Mukhlas, stated: "We lodged the judicial review to Denpasar court to question (previous) decisions." Lawyer Imam Asmara Hadi stated: "We have lodged an appeal because we haven't received a copy of the Supreme Court rejection of our previous appeal."


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Execution of perpetrators
Indonesia's Supreme Court denied previous petitions for judicial review amid the constitutional court's dismissal of the bombers' appeals. Denpasar court official Nengah Sanjaya said the 3-page appeal would be sent to a Cilacap, central Java court. But the Attorney General's office said on 1 November the execution was "very close." Supreme Court judge Djoko Sarwoko, however, said a "last-minute legal challenge by the relatives of Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron will not change or delay the execution." They were moved to isolation cells, and execution spots were ready on the Nusakambangan island prison where they were being held. Local chief prosecutor Muhammad Yamin said they would be "executed simultaneously" but at different locations.


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Execution of perpetrators
Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron were executed by firing squad after midnight on 9 November 2008 (West Indonesian time). In the final moment, there was no remorse or repentance, and they shouted: Allahu Akbar, or "God is great!" For burial, Mukhlas and Amrozi's bodies were flown by helicopter to Tenggulan, Lamongan, East Java, while Imam Samudra's body was flown to Serang, Banten, amid "welcome martyrs" banner displayed at the cemetery.


2002 Bali bombings, Legal proceedings, Execution of perpetrators
The execution caused high tension and sparked clashes in Tenggulan between hundreds of police and supporters. Indonesian singer and TV presenter Dorce Gamalama attended the funeral of Imam Samudra. After praying with the crowd, she spent half an hour in the house of the executed man and spoke with his mother. On leaving she was quoted as saying "I'm certain he's gone to heaven". Ma'ruf Amin, deputy chairman of the Indonesian Ulemas Council, the chief body for Islamic clerics in Indonesia said of the men: "They did not die a holy death. That can only be in a war and Indonesia is not at war."


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Bali
A permanent memorial was built on the site of the destroyed Paddy's Pub on Legian Street. (A new bar, named "Paddy's: Reloaded", was reopened further along Legian Street). The memorial is made of intricately carved stone, set with a large marble plaque, which bears the names and nationalities of each of those killed. It is flanked by the national flags of the victims. The monument is well-maintained and illuminated at night.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Bali
The memorial was dedicated on 12 October 2004, the second anniversary of the attack. The dedication included a Balinese Hindu ceremony and the opportunity for mourners to lay flowers and other offerings. The Australian ambassador and Indonesian officials attended the ceremony.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Bali
The Balinese mark their commitment in a nine-day-long event. After major cleansing ceremonies, establishing a memorial for the lost lives, and paying respect to those who left loved ones behind, the people of Kuta look forward to restoring Bali's image through an event named "Kuta Karnival — A Celebration of Life". The community event consists of traditional art performances such as Balinese Sunset Dances, sports on the beach as well as in the water for young and old plus rows and rows of culinary displays along the one kilometre of sandy beach.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Bali
In line with the return of tourism to Kuta, Kuta Karnival has grown into a tourism promotional event with major coverage from television and newspapers from across the globe. Companies, embassies, Non-Government Organizations, associations and even individuals come forth to get involved in the various events such as a Balinese dance competition presented by a surf-wear company, an environment exhibition presented by an embassy, a fun cycle presented by a group of individuals, a seminar presented by an association and a parade on the streets presented by an NGO. Tourists and locals alike, more than ninety thousand people participates in the numerous events, year after year.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Bali
A repeated tragedy in Bali in 2005 did not reduce the Kuta community's determination to carry out this annual event. Kuta Karnival is conducted to commemorate and give respect to the victims of human violence and show the world the true spirit of local community survival despite terrorism attacks.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Bali
On 12 October 2010, Australian and Indonesian survivors of the 2002 bombings attended a solemn commemoration service to mark the eighth anniversary of the devastating attacks.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Melbourne
In Lincoln Square on the western side of Swanston Street, Melbourne, is a memorial representing the 88 Australians who died in the bombings, and notably the 22 from Victoria.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Melbourne
There are 88 jets in the fountain; at night, there are lights representing all those who died. The fountain shuts off and becomes a reflecting pool on 12 October each year.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Melbourne
This was one of the very few fountains allowed to operate during the drought in 2007.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Melbourne, Jason McCartney
One Melburnian survivor of the bombings was North Melbourne Football Club (Australian rules) defender Jason McCartney. He suffered second-degree burns to over 50% of his body while helping carry others to safety and nearly died during surgery after being transported back to Melbourne.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Melbourne, Jason McCartney
But what a moment this is, for not only Australia, not only for AFL football, but for the free world as well. Now, I'm not trying to overdramatize things...this shows terrorism, as I said, will never beat courage. Welcome back indeed, Jason McCartney, an inspiration to all.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Melbourne, Jason McCartney
Commentator and Collingwood president Eddie McGuire on Nine Network's television call of McCartney's return after the bombings (North Melbourne vs. Richmond, Round 11, 2003)


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Melbourne, Jason McCartney
On 6 June 2003, after a long rehabilitation process, McCartney successfully returned to AFL action for the Kangaroos in the Round 11 (Queen's Birthday) match against Richmond in front of 43,200 people at Docklands Stadium (Telstra Dome then, now Marvel Stadium), and the match – featuring the two Victorian teams in the top 8 (in finals position) heading into the round – functioned as another memorial to those lost during the bombings.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Melbourne, Jason McCartney
McCartney, who was wearing compression garments and protective gloves, wore the numbers "88" and "202" on the front of his long-sleeved jersey, signifying the Australian and total numbers of victims, while many in the crowd held up signs saying "Bali 88/202". Other Australian victims were honored in a video shown on the stadium's video screens before the game, and representatives from five Australian Rules football clubs who lost players in the attacks were presented to the crowd. Retired Melbourne player Steven Febey and young Demon Steven Armstrong, who suffered shrapnel injuries in the blast, also attended the match.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Melbourne, Jason McCartney
McCartney came on as a substitute at full-forward to cheers from both sets of supporters; and, early in the fourth quarter, he took a mark inside the forward 50-metre line and kicked a goal from the resulting set shot to put the Kangaroos ahead by nine points. With two minutes remaining, and the Tigers subsequently having retaken the lead by three points, he also collected a bouncing pass inside the forward 50 and toepoked the ball through to Leigh Harding, who finished the goal from close range to put the Kangaroos ahead again for good. North Melbourne eventually won by 13.14 (92) to Richmond's 13.11 (89).


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Melbourne, Jason McCartney
McCartney announced his retirement from the AFL during his emotional on-field post-match interview, citing that his road back had left him spent and that he preferred to leave on a high note. To this day, it is considered one of the most inspirational sports-related stories in Australia, with Fox Footy's AFL: The Greatest ranking it as #7 on its list of the biggest AFL news stories of all-time.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Melbourne, Jason McCartney
The image of McCartney being chaired off the ground after the game is also captured in Jamie Cooper's painting The Game That Made Australia, commissioned by the AFL in 2008 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Australian rules football. In 2020, in an official YouTube video, the AFL ranked McCartney's comeback as the most memorable AFL moment at Docklands Stadium in its 20-year history ahead of the likes of Hawthorn's Lance Franklin completing his 2008 100-goal season against Carlton, and Essendon's James Hird's famous final quarter against the West Coast Eagles in 2004.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Melbourne, Jason McCartney
Hired by the Western Bulldogs as their list manager, McCartney went on to win the AFL Premiership that had eluded him as a player during the Bulldogs' surprise 2016 season (McCartney had been suspended for the 1999 Grand Final, which North Melbourne had won against Carlton.) He is currently the list manager for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and a successful motivational speaker. He also published an autobiography, After Bali, recounting his ordeal after the bombings and his road back to the AFL, and also married Melissa Vanderheyden, who he had been engaged to just 63 days after the attacks. A medal named after McCartney is also awarded to the most courageous player during contests between North Melbourne and Collingwood, McCartney's original team.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Perth
A memorial which lists the victims of the bombings from Western Australia was opened on the first anniversary, and is situated on the ridge of Mount Eliza in Kings Park, overlooking the city. The memorial is specifically designed to frame the sun's rays at dawn on 12 October each year and faces in the exact direction of Bali.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Gold Coast
An Indonesian-style stone memorial is situated in Allambe Memorial Park at Nerang. A bronze plaque lists the names of the 88 Australians who died in the bombings. An annual twilight service is held at the site of the memorial on each anniversary of the Bali bombings.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Sydney
On the northern side of Coogee Beach a memorial to the Bali bombing victims comprises three interlocking bronze shapes that have an abstract resemblance to three bowed figures supporting each other. There are also some graffiti memorials in memory of the dead.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Sydney
A memorial to seven residents of Sutherland Shire who were victims is at Cronulla. Called The Seed, the work is based on the seed and foliage of the Banksia robur, a native plant indigenous to the Shire. This sculpture of pink sandstone is the centrepiece of the memorial. It is set in a black granite pond located in 'Peryman Place' not far from North Cronulla Beach, frequented by many of the seven victims and their families. Two plaques are set into the granite surrounding the pond. The plaques carry the victims' photos, names, and ages; and also details of the event, the design's symbolism, its dedication, and a poem written by the families of the victims. The work is by sculptor Chris Bennetts and Ishi Buki Sandstone Sculpture.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Sydney
South of Sydney, in the town of Ulladulla, a large youth centre is being built as a memorial to Craig Dunn and Danny Lewis, two local victims of the bombings. Money is being raised through the Dunn & Lewis Youth Development Foundation.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Canberra
A granite cube serves as a memorial in the Eastern Formal Gardens of Parliament House.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, London
On the fourth anniversary of the bombings Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall unveiled a memorial in London, at the rear of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Main Building, facing St. James's Park. The memorial consists of a 1.5-metre marble globe, to represent that people from 21 countries were killed, and has 202 doves carved into it. The names of all 202 victims are on a curved stone wall behind the globe. It is the work of the artist Gary Breeze and the sculptor Martin Cook.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Hong Kong
In 2005, two marble wall placards were unveiled at Hong Kong Football Club in memory of the members of the club who were killed in the bombings.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Singapore
Every year since 2002, the Rugby Section of the Singapore Cricket Club (the "SCC") has held a dawn memorial service on the Padang (the SCC's rugby field in central Singapore) on the anniversary of the bombings, to honour the memory of the eight players which the SCC lost (Neil Bowler, Chris Redman, Dave Kent, Peter Record, Tim Arnold, Chris Bradford, Chris Kays and Charlie Vanrenen). The service is attended by survivors of the 2002 rugby tour to Bali, friends and family of those who lost their lives, as well as current and past players of the club.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Singapore
The SCC also maintains a permanent memorial to the players it lost inside the club's main lounge.


2002 Bali bombings, Memorials, Vietnam
A remembrance garden was constructed at the International School Ho Chi Minh City commemorating teachers from that school who were killed in the bombings.


2002 Bali bombings, In media
In 2006, Long Road to Heaven, an Indonesian feature film about the bombings, was released by Kalyana Shira Films. The film was directed by Enison Sinaro and written by Wong Wai Leng and Andy Logam-Tan. It stars Raelee Hill, Mirrah Foulkes, Alex Komang, Surya Saputra, John O' Hare, Sarah Treleaven, and Joshua Pandelaki. It tells the story during three different times: the planning a few months before the bombing, its execution in 2002, and the trials in 2003 through the viewpoints of both the victims and the bombers. The story is not chronologically linear, starting with the explosion and then moving from time to time so as all three plots are culminated one after the other. At the beginning of each scene, subtitles tell the date and location of the scene.


2002 Bali bombings, In media
A comic book about the first Bali Bombing was launched to promote peace and discourage radicalism and terrorism in Indonesia. The book, Ketika Nurani Bicara (When Conscience Speaks), tells about the bombing from the perspective of three people: a volunteer who helped evacuate a bombing victim who lost her husband in the blast; a  victim who struggled to raise her children without her husband; and a terrorist who regrets his involvement in the bombing.


2002 Bali bombings, In media
A Seconds from Disaster episode, "Bali Bombings", was a documentary telling the story of what happened, and looking at what happened after the incident.


2002 Ball State Cardinals football team
The 2002 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals were led by eighth-year head coach Bill Lynch. The Cardinals played their home games at Ball State Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. After the season, Lynch was fired as the Cardinals' head coach. Despite finishing the season with a 6-6 record, the Cardinals did not participate in a bowl game.


2002 Ballon d'Or
The 2002 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Ronaldo on 12 December 2002. This was Ronaldo's second Ballon d'Or, his first award was in 1997.


2002 Ballon d'Or
Ronaldo was the first Brazilian national to win the award, when he won his first Ballon in 1997, since then Rivaldo had also won the award in 1999. He was also the fourth Real Madrid player to win the trophy after Alfredo Di Stéfano (1957, 1959), Raymond Kopa (1958), and Luís Figo (2000).


2002 Ballon d'Or, Rankings
Additionally, 24 players were nominated but received no votes: Pablo Aimar (Valencia), Sonny Anderson (Lyon), David Beckham (Manchester United), Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Djibril Cissé (Auxerre), Edmílson (Lyon), Ryan Giggs (Manchester United), Junichi Inamoto (Arsenal, Fulham), Miroslav Klose (1. FC Kaiserslautern), Patrick Kluivert (Barcelona), Luis Enrique (Barcelona), Claude Makélélé (Real Madrid), Paolo Maldini (Milan), Pauleta (Bordeaux), Tomáš Rosický (Borussia Dortmund), Javier Saviola (Barcelona), Seol Ki-hyeon (Anderlecht), Jon Dahl Tomasson (Feyenoord, Milan), Francesco Totti (Roma), David Trezeguet (Juventus), Pierre van Hooijdonk (Feyenoord), Christian Vieri (Internazionale), Marc Wilmots (Bordeaux) and Sylvain Wiltord (Arsenal).


2002 Baltimore Orioles season
In the 2002 Baltimore Orioles season, the team finished 4th in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses.


2002 Baltimore Orioles season
The Orioles had a record of 63–63 at the conclusion of play on August 23, but then proceeded to lose 32 of their last 36 games of the season, including their final 12 in a row.


2002 Baltimore Orioles season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In


2002 Baltimore Ravens season
The 2002 Baltimore Ravens season was the team's seventh season in the National Football League (NFL). They were unable to improve upon their previous output of 10–6, instead winning only seven games and missing the playoffs for the first time in three years.


2002 Baltimore Ravens season
Baltimore's defense took a significant step back from its normally high level of play in 2002. Star linebacker Ray Lewis suffered a shoulder injury which limited him to playing in only five games during the season, and the team finished 19th in scoring defense after finishing 4th in the NFL the previous year.


2002 Baltimore Ravens season, Regular season, Schedule
Apart from their AFC North division games, the Ravens played against the AFC South and NFC South according to the NFL's new conference rotation, and played the Broncos and Dolphins based on 2001 standings with respect to the newly aligned divisions.


2002 Bangladeshi presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 5 September 2002, after the resignation of the previous president A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury. The Election Commission declared Iajuddin Ahmed as the President after nomination papers of two other candidates were found to be invalid. Iajuddin Ahmed took his oath as president on 6 September 2002.


2002 Bank of the West Classic
The 2002 Bank of the West Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the Tier II Series of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the 31st edition of the tournament and took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from July 22 through July 28, 2002. First-seeded Venus Williams won the singles title, her second at the event after 2000, and earned $ 93,000 first-prize money.


2002 Bank of the West Classic, Finals, Doubles
Lisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Janette Husárová /  Conchita Martínez, 6–1, 6–1


2002 Bank of the West Classic – Doubles
Janet Lee and Wynne Prakusya were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Jelena Dokic and Tamarine Tanasugarn.


2002 Bank of the West Classic – Doubles
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won the title by defeating Janette Husárová and Conchita Martínez 6–1, 6–1 in the final.


2002 Bank of the West Classic – Singles
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Venus Williams. The score was 6–3, 6–3.


2002 Bank of the West Classic – Singles, Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings season
The 2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings season was the 24th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings season, Occurrences
Eric Menk was one of the 15 players chosen by national coach Jong Uichico to play for the Philippine men's basketball team in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Ginebra head coach Allan Caidic was named among the national team's assistant coaches and taking over from the Ginebra bench to call the shots is assistant coach Cris Calilan.


2002 Barbarians end of season tour
The 2002 Barbarians end of season tour was a series of matches played in May–June 2002 in Scotland, Wales, England by Barbarian F.C.


2002 Barber Dodge Pro Series
The 2002 Barber Dodge Pro Series season was the seventeenth season of the series. All drivers used Dodge powered Michelin shod Reynard 98E chassis.


2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election
Elections to Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council, UK were held on 2 May 2002 to elect members to the council. All seats were up for election following boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour party easily kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 22.76%.


2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election, Background
100 candidates nominated in total. Labour again ran a full slate (51) and was the only party to do so. By contrast the Conservative Party ran only 12 candidates , whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 28.


2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 2002 and 2006, Longbridge
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Susan Bramley.


2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 2002 and 2006, Eastbrook
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Lawrence Bunn and the resignation of Cllr. Sidney Summerfield.


2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 2002 and 2006, Eastbury
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Daniel J. Felton


2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 2002 and 2006, Chadwell Heath
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Robert Jeyes.


2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 2002 and 2006, Valence
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Vera W. Cridland.


2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 2002 and 2006, Goresbrook
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Matthew W. Huggins.


2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 2002 and 2006, Village
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Darrin F. Best.


2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 2002 and 2006, Becontree
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John Wainwright.


2002 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 2002 and 2006, Goresbrook
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Daniel G. Kelley.


2002 Barnet London Borough Council election
The 2002 Barnet Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council.


2002 Barnet London Borough Council election, Background
Before the election a Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition ran the council. Since the last election in 1998, the Local Government Commission carried out a periodic electoral review of Barnet under the Local Government Act 1992 and made a number of boundary changes increasing the number of seats by three.


2002 Barnet London Borough Council election, By-elections between 2002 and 2006, Burnt Oak
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alan J. Williams.


2002 Barnet London Borough Council election, By-elections between 2002 and 2006, Hale
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ruth J. Nyman.


2002 Barnet London Borough Council election, By-elections between 2002 and 2006, Colindale
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Alan M. Sloam.


2002 Barnet London Borough Council election, By-elections between 2002 and 2006, Garden Suburb
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Vanessa R. Gearson.


2002 Barnet London Borough Council election, By-elections between 2002 and 2006, High Barnet
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Kantilal S. Patel in October 2005. It was only the third time in the council's history that a seat had changed hands in a by-election.


2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw Labour keep a large majority despite losing seats to independents. Overall turnout in the election was 26%.


2002 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council election, Ward results
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.


2002 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.


2002 Barrow-in-Furness legionellosis outbreak
The 2002 Barrow-in-Furness Legionnaires' disease outbreak was a fatal outbreak of Legionellosis which occurred in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It was and still remains among the worst such outbreaks in history.


2002 Barrow-in-Furness legionellosis outbreak
The first fatality occurred on 2 August 2002. The source of the bacteria was later found to be from steam coming out of a badly maintained air conditioning unit. The system was located in the council-run arts centre Forum 28, with the vent emitting the disease over a busy alleyway in the town centre. Ultimately seven people died and 172 cases were reported (a case fatality rate of around 4%), ranking as the second worst in British history and seventh worst globally by death count.


2002 Barrow-in-Furness legionellosis outbreak
The coroner for Furness and South Cumbria criticised the council for its failings with regard to health and safety at the conclusion of an inquest into the seven deaths. In 2006, council employee Gillian Beckingham and employer Barrow Borough Council were cleared of seven charges of manslaughter. Beckingham, the council senior architect, was fined £15,000 and the authority £125,000. The authority maintained that Beckingham was not responsible for the building or the defective plant and dismissed the building Technical Manager Kevin Borthwick. He was later re-instated to his position following a challenge by his union.


2002 Barrow-in-Furness legionellosis outbreak
The borough council was the first public body in the country to have faced corporate manslaughter charges. Beckingham maintained that a contract to maintain the plant was in place but failings of others meant that the work was never undertaken, nor was the lack of adequate maintenance pursued by those responsible for the building. Following the trials, the contractor responsible for maintaining the defective plant, Interserve, settled a £1.5 million claim by the Council for damages.


2002 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2002 proceeded in keeping with rules enacted in 2001. The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) held an election to select from among recent players; Ozzie Smith was elected.


2002 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
The Veterans Committee did not hold an election; the 2001 rules changes provided that elections for players retired over 20 years would be held every other year, with elections of non-players (managers, umpires and executives) held every fourth year. The Committee held elections in 2001 for players who were active no later than 1979. The next Veterans Committee election, for both categories, was in 2003.


2002 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
The induction ceremonies were held on July 28 in Cooperstown, with Commissioner Bud Selig presiding.


2002 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, The BBWAA election
The BBWAA was again authorized to elect players active in 1982 or later, but not after 1996; the ballot included candidates from the 2001 ballot who received at least 5% of the vote but were not elected, along with selected players, chosen by a screening committee, whose last appearance was in 1996. All 10-year members of the BBWAA were eligible to vote.


2002 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, The BBWAA election
Voters were instructed to cast votes for up to 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. Results of the 2002 election by the BBWAA were announced on January 8, 2002. The ballot consisted of 28 players; 472 ballots were cast, with 354 votes required for election. A total of 2810 individual votes were cast, an average of 5.96 per ballot. Those candidates receiving less than 5% of the vote (24 votes) will not appear on future BBWAA ballots, but may eventually be considered by the Veterans Committee.


2002 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, The BBWAA election
Candidates who were eligible for the first time are indicated here with a dagger (†). The one candidate who received at least 75% of the vote and was elected is indicated in bold italics; candidates who have since been selected in subsequent elections are indicated in italics. The 8 candidates who received less than 5% of the vote, thus becoming ineligible for future BBWAA consideration, are indicated with an asterisk (*).


2002 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, The BBWAA election
Luis Tiant was on the ballot for the 15th and final time.


2002 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, The BBWAA election
The newly-eligible players included twelve All-Stars, one of whom (Steve Howe) was not on the ballot, representing a total of 49 All-Star selections. Among the candidates were 15-time All Star Ozzie Smith, 8-time All Star Andre Dawson, 6-time All-Star Alan Trammell and 5-time All Star Tim Wallach. The field also included two Rookies of the Year (Dawson and Steve Howe), one Cy Young Award winner (Frank Viola) and one MVP (Dawson). Finally, Ozzie Smith holds the record for Gold Gloves at Shortstop, with thirteen.


2002 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, The BBWAA election
Players eligible for the first time who were not included on the ballot were: Mike Aldrete, Joe Boever, Chris Bosio, Mark Carreon, Rob Deer, Mark Eichhorn, Félix Fermín, Marvin Freeman, Lee Guetterman, Chris Gwynn, John Habyan, Mel Hall, Steve Howe, Dion James, Mike Kingery, Kirk McCaskill, Roger McDowell, Rich Monteleone, Jeff Parrett, Alejandro Peña, Dick Schofield, Zane Smith, Milt Thompson, and Dave Valle.


2002 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, J. G. Taylor Spink Award
Joe Falls received the J. G. Taylor Spink Awardhonoring a baseball writer. (The award was voted at the December 2001 meeting of the BBWAA, dated 2001, and conferred in the summer 2002 ceremonies.)


2002 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Ford C. Frick Award
Harry Kalas received the Ford C. Frick Award honoring a baseball broadcaster.


2002 Basildon District Council election
The 2002 Basildon District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The council stayed under no overall control.


2002 Basildon District Council election, Background
A review of the boundaries on Basildon council made changes for this election leading to the whole council being elected. Several new wards were created for the election including Crouch, Pitsea South East and St Martin's.


2002 Basildon District Council election, Background
Before the election both the Labour and Conservative parties had 19 seats, while the Liberal Democrats had 4 seats and Labour led a minority administration. Several councillors stood down at the election including the Labour leader of the council John Potter. Candidates standing in the election included the first member of the British National Party to do so, Matthew Single in Vange ward.


2002 Basildon District Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives become the largest party on the council with 21 seats, but fail to win a majority. They gained 1 seat each from Labour and the Liberal Democrats, who were left with 18 and 3 seats respectively. However the expectation was that an alliance between Labour and the Liberal Democrats would continue to run the council as the outgoing Labour chairman could use his casting vote to keep Labour in power. Meanwhile, the British National Party failed to win a seat after coming fifth in Vange ward.


2002 Basildon District Council election, Election result
Following the election the alliance between Labour and the Liberal Democrats was confirmed in control of the council, with Labour councillor Nigel Smith, husband of Member of Parliament for Basildon Angela Smith, becoming the new leader of the council.


2002 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
The 2002 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seats by 3. The council stayed under no overall control.


2002 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election, Background
Before the election the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties had run the council together for the previous 7 years. Since the 2000 election both the parties had 15 seats, so they had 4 cabinet seats each and shared the leadership of the council for 6 months each.


2002 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election, Background
Boundary changes increased the number of seats to 60 from the previous 57. This meant all of the seats were being contested instead of the usual one third of the council.


2002 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election, Background
The Conservatives hoped to take control of the council and the local party was supported by visits from the national Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith and the party chairman David Davis. The Conservatives said their campaign focused on issues such as youth crime, but were accused by the Liberal Democrat leader of the council, Brian Gurden, of running a negative campaign.


2002 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives remain the largest party, but they remained on 25 seats. As a result, the Liberal Democrat and Labour coalition remained in control of the council with 32 of the 60 seats between them.


2002 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election, Election result
The Liberal Democrats made a net gain of 2 seats, after picking up 3 seats and losing 1. This included taking seats in Eastrop and Tadley North from other parties and meant the Liberal Democrats had 17 seats, compared to 15 for Labour. This meant Liberal Democrat Brian Gurden remained as leader of the council.


2002 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election, Election result
Meanwhile, both sitting independent councillors were re-elected and a third, Ian Tilbury, gained a seat in Overton. 4 sitting councillors were defeated at the election, 3 Labour, Pam Lonie, Carl Reader and Rose Wellman, and 1 Conservative, Robert Musson. Overall turnout in the election was 34.3%, an increase from 29% in 2000.


2002 Basque Pelota World Championships
The 2002 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 14th edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by  the FIPV.


2002 Basque Pelota World Championships, Events
A total of 14 events were disputed, in 4 playing areas.


2002 Batang Red Bull Thunder season
The 2002 Batang Red Bull Thunder season was the 3rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2002 Batang Red Bull Thunder season, Occurrences
Fil-foreigners Davonn Harp and Mick Pennissi were selected as aspirants for the National team in the coming Busan Asian Games in South Korea. Both players were on loan to the Philippine-Hapee toothpaste training squad during the season's first offing.


2002 Batang Red Bull Thunder season, Championship
Last year's Commissioner's Cup Best Import Tony Lang came back and teamed up with fellow returnee Julius Nwosu to help Batang Red Bull retained the title they won last season. The Thunder reached the finals against Talk 'N Text Phone Pals. After four games and the series tied at two games apiece, Lang was accused of game-fixing and was replaced by NBA veteran Sean Lampley.


2002 Batang Red Bull Thunder season, Championship
Batang Red Bull won their second PBA title in three years by defeating the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in seven games. The Thunder overcame a 2-3 series deficit by taking the last two games to successfully defend the Commissioner's Cup crown.


2002 Bathurst 24 Hour
The 2002 Bathurst 24 Hour was an endurance motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. The race, which was the first 24-hour event to be held at Mount Panorama, started at 4:00pm on 16 November and finished at 4:00pm on 17 November. It was the first 24 Hour race to be held in Australia since the 1954 Mount Druitt 24 Hours Road Race.


2002 Bathurst 24 Hour
The race was open to several classes of GT and other production based cars and was intended as a showcase for the racing categories promoted by PROCAR, which included Nations Cup, GT Performance and GT Production. While there was much speculation about the highly popular V8 Brute Utes class also being eligible there was resistance to the idea and they ran short sprint races as a support category. Ten classes were announced, but only five classes attracted entries.


2002 Bathurst 24 Hour, Group 1
The leading class contained vehicles from the international FIA N-GT category and Group 1 cars from the Australian Nations' Cup category. It featured the Ferrari 360 N-GT, Mosler MT900R, Porsche 996 GT3-RS, Porsche 996 GT3 Cup and the controversial Holden Monaro 427C which did not have a production counterpart.


2002 Bathurst 24 Hour, Group 3
A class open to Group 3 cars from the Australian Nations' Cup category and to Supertouring cars. Only three BMWs entered, Supertouring versions of the 318i and 320i and a modified Z3 M Coupe.


2002 Bathurst 24 Hour, Group 5
A production based class featuring GT Performance Cars. The entry consisted of BMW ME Coupe, Ford Tickford T3 TE50, HSV Y Series GTS, Mazda RX-7 Series 8, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, Nissan 200SX, Nissan 350Z and Subaru Impreza WRX STi.


2002 Bathurst 24 Hour, Group 9
A production based class featuring cars from the Australian GT Production Car Championship. The entry consisted of BMW 323i, Holden VX Commodore, Honda S2000 and Toyota MR2 Bathurst.


2002 Bathurst 24 Hour, Group 10
A mixed bag of leftovers, it included Future Touring Cars; Holden Commodores and a Holden V8 engined Mitsubishi Magna, a pair of Nürburgring VLN series BMW M3s and a late concession for Mitsubishi Mirage Cup one-make series cars.


2002 Bathurst 24 Hour, Top 10 Qualifiers
The top 10 qualifiers for the 2002 Bathurst 24 Hour were as follows:


2002 Bathurst 24 Hour, Top 10 Qualifiers
* During the first qualifying session, the #999 PHR Scuderia Porsche 996 GT3-RS driven by Jim Richards set a time of 2:20.4364 which would have placed the car 4th on the grid. However, later during that same qualifying session, Peter Fitzgerald crashed on the top of the mountain which damaged the car beyond immediate repair. PHR were then forced to substitute team owner Maher Algadrie's Porsche 996 GT3 Cup car in the race. Due to having to substitute cars, the original lap time did not count and the GT3 Cup car eventually qualified in 14th place.


2002 Bathurst 24 Hour, Official results
* #999 PHR Scuderia Porsche 996 GT3-RS had set 4th fastest qualifying time. However, due to a practice crash the car was withdrawn and replaced by the teams 996 GT3 Cup car. As the RS was withdrawn the original time was not counted for grid position.


2002 Bausch & Lomb Championships
The 2002 Bausch & Lomb Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of Tier II of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from April 8 through April 14, 2002. Venus Williams won the singles title and earned $93,000 first-prize money.


2002 Bausch & Lomb Championships, Finals, Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová /  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated  María Emilia Salerni /  Åsa Svensson 6–4, 6–2


2002 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Doubles
Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini were the defending champions, but decided to compete this year with different partners.


2002 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Doubles
Martínez, alongside her partner Jelena Dokic, decided to withdraw in order to focus on the singles competition.


2002 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Doubles
Tarabini teamed up with Laura Montalvo and lost in first round to Elena Likhovtseva and Nicole Pratt.


2002 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the title by defeating María Emilia Salerni and Åsa Svensson 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2002 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles
Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion, but lost in second round to Anne Kremer.


2002 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles
Venus Williams won the title by defeating Justine Henin 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2002 Bausch & Lomb Championships – Singles, Seeds
The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2002 Bavarian Cup
The 2002 Bavarian Cup was the fifth edition of this competition which was started in 1998. It ended with the FC Bayern Munich II winning the competition. Together with the finalist, Jahn Regensburg, both clubs were qualified for the DFB Cup 2002-03.


2002 Bavarian Cup
The competition is open to all senior men's football teams playing within the Bavarian football league system and the Bavarian clubs in the Regionalliga Süd (III).


2002 Bavarian Cup, Rules & History
The seven Bezirke in Bavaria each play their own cup competition which in turn used to function as a qualifying to the German Cup (DFB-Pokal). Since 1998 these seven cup-winners plus the losing finalist of the region that won the previous event advance to the newly introduced Bavarian Cup, the Toto-Pokal. The two finalists of this competition advance to the German Cup. Bavarian clubs which play in the first or second Bundesliga are not permitted to take part in the event, their reserve teams however can. The seven regional cup winners plus the finalist from last season's winners region are qualified for the first round.


2002 Bavarian Cup, Participating clubs
The following eight clubs qualified for the 2002 Bavarian Cup:


2002 Bavarian Cup, DFB Cup 2002-03
The two clubs, FC Bayern Munich II and Jahn Regensburg, who qualified through the Bavarian Cup for the DFB Cup 2002-03 both were knocked out in the first round of the national cup competition:


2002 Bayern-Rundfahrt
The 2002 Bayern–Rundfahrt was the 14th edition of the Bayern–Rundfahrt cycle race and was held on 22–26 May 2002. The race started in Füssen and finished in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz. The race was won by Michael Rich.


2002 Baylor Bears football team
The 2002 Baylor Bears football team (variously "Baylor", "BU", or the "Bears") represented Baylor University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. They were coached by head coach Kevin Steele, who was fired after the conclusion of the regular season.


2002 Beach Soccer World Championships
The 2002 Beach Soccer World Championships was the eighth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams until 2005, when the competition was then replaced by the second iteration of a world cup in beach soccer, the better known FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. It was organised by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares (one of the founding partners of Beach Soccer Worldwide).


2002 Beach Soccer World Championships
The tournament continued to change its location, this time being staged for the first time at two venues, in Vitória, (Espírito Santo) and primarily Guarujá, (São Paulo), Brazil. In addition, the number of participating teams was reduced back to eight, as it was during the first three editions.


2002 Beach Soccer World Championships
Brazil narrowly beat defending champions Portugal 6–5 in the final to reclaim the title, winning their seventh crown in eight attempts.


2002 Beach Soccer World Championships, Organisation
The format reverted to how the competition was organised during its founding years of 1995 to 1997. After three years as a twelve team tournament, the number of participants was reduced back to eight as it were originally, competing in two groups of four teams in a round robin format. The top two teams progressed straight to the semi-finals from which point on the championship was played as a knock-out tournament until a winner was crowned with an additional match to determine third place.


2002 Beach Soccer World Championships, Organisation
The schedule was announced in December 2001. Despite the tournament being held in two locations, in reality only one match, the opening fixture between Brazil and Thailand, was staged in Vitória whilst the other fifteen were held in Guarujá.


2002 Beach Soccer World Championships, Teams, Qualification
European teams gained qualification by finishing in the top three spots of the 2001 Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL). The winners, runners up and third placed nations in the previous World Championships also gained automatic qualification for their performances a year earlier; reigning champions Portugal had already gained their spot through being runners-up in the EBSL, however runners-up of last years World Cup France, who did not finish in the top three of the ESBL, and third placed Argentina, gained their spots this way.


2002 Beach Soccer World Championships, Group stage
Matches are listed as local time in Vitória and Guarujá, (BRST / UTC-2)


2002 Beit She'an attack
The 2002 Beit She'an attack, which took place during November 28, 2002, was a terrorist attack carried out by members of the  Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the city of Beit She'an, Israel. Gunmen opened fire and threw grenades at the Likud party polling station  where party members were casting their votes in the Likud primary.


2002 Beit She'an attack
Six Israeli civilians were killed during the incident and 34 civilians were injured.


2002 Beit She'an attack, The attack
On November 28, 2002 at 3:20 pm two Palestinians, Omar and Yousef Rub from  Jalbun, drove in a stolen vehicle into Beit She'an and parked it  in front of Likud headquarters. Entering the polling station, they detonated grenades and fired automatic weapons at close range into lines of people waiting to cast their ballots. Soon thereafter a battle developed which ended with the two terrorists shot dead by a border policeman who happened to be in the area. One of the assailants was wearing an explosives belt under his jacket.


2002 Beit She'an attack, The attack
Four Israelis were killed in the attack, and two others died in the hospital from their injuries. Dozens of people were wounded, including three sons of the former Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy.


2002 Beit She'an attack, The attack
An eyewitness living near the Likud offices told the media that one of the gunmen laughed as he shot people. "I opened the window and I simply saw the terrorist standing, smiling, laughing and shooting in all directions.


2002 Beit She'an attack, Perpetrators
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility, and Israel named Zakaria Zubeidi, a leader of the brigades, as the prime suspect who planned the attack. This and other attacks he was involved in made him one of Israel's most wanted men in the West Bank.


2002 Belarusian First League
2002 Belarusian First League was the twelfth season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in October 2002.


2002 Belarusian First League, Team changes from 2001 season
Two top teams of last season (Torpedo Zhodino and Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by two teams that finished at the bottom of 2001 Belarusian Premier League table (Naftan Novopolotsk and Vedrich-97 Rechitsa).


2002 Belarusian First League, Team changes from 2001 season
One team that finished at the bottom of 2001 season table (Rogachev-DUSSh-1) relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by two best teams of 2001 Second League (Lokomotiv Minsk and Smorgon), and the league was expended from 15 to 16 teams.


2002 Belarusian First League, Team changes from 2001 season
Orsha, who finished 12th last season, withdrew to the amateur level in winter. To replace them, Rogachev-DUSSh-1 were spared from relegation.


2002 Belarusian First League, Team changes from 2001 season
Before the start of the season, Svisloch Osipovichi changed their name to Osipovichi, Keramik Bereza to FC Bereza and Rogachev-DUSSh-1 to Dnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev.


2002 Belarusian Premier League
The 2002 Belarusian Premier League was the 12th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 12 and ended on November 8, 2002. Belshina Bobruisk were the defending champions.


2002 Belarusian Premier League, Team changes from 2001 season
Teams finished on the last two places in 2001 – Naftan Novopolotsk and Vedrich-97 Rechytsa relegated to the First League. They were replaced by 2001 First League winners Torpedo Zhodino and the newcomers, First League runners-up Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk. Neman-Belcard Grodno changed their name back to Neman Grodno.


2002 Belarusian Premier League, Overview
BATE Borisov and Neman Grodno finished the season with equal number of points and advanced to the Championship Play-Off. BATE won the play-off game and became the champions for the 2nd time. They qualified for the next season's Champions League. Neman Grodno and 2002–03 Cup winners Dinamo Minsk qualified for UEFA Cup. Due to Premiere League expansion from 14 to 16 teams starting with next season, only one lowest placed team (Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk) have relegated.


2002 Belgian Cup Final
The 2002 Belgian Cup Final, took place on 9 May 2002 between Club Brugge and Mouscron. It was the 47th Belgian Cup final and was won by Club Brugge.


2002 Belgian Figure Skating Championships
The 2002 Belgian Figure Skating Championships (Dutch: Belgisch Kampioenschap 2002; French: Championnat de Belgique 2002) were the national championships of the 2001–02 figure skating season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's and ladies' singles.


2002 Belgian Grand Prix
The 2002 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 1 September 2002. It was the fourteenth race of the 2002 FIA Formula One World Championship.


2002 Belgian Grand Prix
The race was won by Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari. Schumacher took pole position, led the whole race except during the pit stops, and set the fastest race lap. With the win, he became the first driver to win ten Formula One Grands Prix in a single season, surpassing the record jointly held by himself and Nigel Mansell. Team-mate Rubens Barrichello finished second, with Juan Pablo Montoya third in a Williams-BMW.


2002 Belgian Grand Prix
Two months after the race, it was announced that the Belgian Grand Prix would not be held in 2003 due to a row over tobacco advertising. Spa would return to the F1 calendar in 2004, however, when the Bus Stop chicane was modified significantly.


2002 Belgian Super Cup
The 2002 Belgian Supercup was a football match between the winners of the previous season's Belgian First Division and Belgian Cup competitions. The match was contested by Cup winners Club Brugge, and 2001–02 Belgian First Division champions, Genk on 3 August 2002 at the ground of the league champions as usual, in this case the Fenix stadium.


2002 Belgian Super Cup
Club Brugge won its 10th Belgian Super Cup, following late goals by Ebrima Ebou Sillah and Olivier De Cock.


2002 BellSouth Open
The 2002 BellSouth Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Viña del Mar in Chile and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour. It was the 9th edition of the tournament and ran from February 11 through February 17, 2002. Fernando González won the singles title. Unseeded Fernando González, who entered on a wildcard, won the singles title.


2002 BellSouth Open, Finals, Doubles
Gastón Etlis /  Martín Rodríguez defeated  Lucas Arnold /  Luis Lobo 6–3, 6–4


2002 BellSouth Open – Doubles
Lucas Arnold and Tomás Carbonell were the defending champions but only Arnold competed that year with Luis Lobo.


2002 BellSouth Open – Doubles
Arnold and Lobo lost in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Gastón Etlis and Martín Rodríguez.


2002 BellSouth Open – Singles
Guillermo Coria was the defending champion, but could not compete this year after being banned for doping in December 2001.


2002 BellSouth Open – Singles
Fernando González won in the final 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4) against Nicolás Lapentti, becoming the first chilean player to win this tournament.


2002 Belmont Stakes
The 2002 Belmont Stakes was the 134th running of the Belmont Stakes. The 1 1⁄2-mile (2,400 m) race, known as the "test of the champion" and sometimes called the "final jewel" in thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown series, was held on June 8, 2002, three weeks after the Preakness Stakes and five weeks after the Kentucky Derby.


2002 Belmont Stakes
War Emblem, trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Victor Espinoza, was the race favorite after winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in front-running fashion. However, he lost all chance of completing the Triple Crown after stumbling at the start of the race. Lightly regarded Sarava won at odds of 70-1, the biggest long-shot in the history of the Belmont Stakes.


2002 Belmont Stakes, Pre-race
War Emblem established himself as the horse to beat in the Belmont Stakes after wire-to-wire wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. Despite his racing ability, he was a temperamental colt known around the stable as "Hannibal Lecter" for his habit of trying to bite anyone who came too close. Baffert was optimistic about the colt's chances, saying, "With [jockey] Victor [Espinoza], there's no thinking involved. Just get him out of the gate and let him go."


2002 Belmont Stakes, Pre-race
With Puzzlement a late scratch, ten other horses entered the race but only a few were given serious consideration by the bettors. War Emblem had already beaten most of the horses in the field, including Proud Citizen (2nd in the Derby, 3rd in the Preakness), Perfect Drift (3rd in the Derby), Medaglia d'Oro (4th in the Derby and 8th in the Preakness) and Magic Weisner (2nd in the Preakness). Of the "new shooters", the most highly regarded was Sunday Break, who had won the Peter Pan Stakes in May.


2002 Belmont Stakes, Pre-race
Trainer Kenneth McPeek had trained the beaten favorite for the Kentucky Derby, Harlan's Holiday. However, his entry in the Belmont was the lightly regarded Sarava, whose only win was the Sir Barton Stakes in May. "He's a nice horse," said McPeek. "He's a horse that's kind of coming together late. He's been a bit of a surprise for everybody, but at the same time, he's very well bred."


2002 Belmont Stakes, Race description
War Emblem stumbled badly at the start and lost several lengths to the rest of the field. Baffert knew immediately that his chance to win the Triple Crown was over. "If I was on the walkie-talkie, I would have told Victor to pull him up. I didn't want him to go a mile and a half like that."


2002 Belmont Stakes, Race description
Espinoza tried to salvage the situation by moving War Emblem to the rail behind the early leaders, Wiseman's Ferry and Medaglia d'Oro. War Emblem disliked being behind horses though and fought with Espinoza's attempts to settle him. He moved to the lead with about half a mile left in the race, but then ran out of energy, eventually finishing eighth. Medaglia d'Oro recovered the lead but was run down by Sarava in the stretch, who won by half a length. The two were well clear of Sunday Break in third.


2002 Belmont Stakes, Race description
"Of course we were shocked," said Gary Drake, Sarava's part-owner. "You don't lead a horse over there at 70-1 and not be surprised when he wins." McPeek added, "We just didn't know how good he was. You never do until you throw him in the ring with this kind."


2002 Belmont Stakes, Chart
Source: EquibaseTimes: 1⁄4 — 0:24.11;  1⁄2 — 0:48.09; 3⁄4 — 1:12.38; mile — 1:37.01; 1 1⁄4 — 2:03.50;  final — 2:29.71. Fractional Splits: (:24.11) (:23.98) (:24.29) (:24.63) (:26.49) (:26.21)


2002 Benson & Hedges Cup
The 2002 Benson & Hedges Cup was the final edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club. The competition which had been inaugurated in 1972 was scrapped following the government ban on tobacco company sponsorship. The replacement competition the following season would be the new Twenty20 Cup.


2002 Berlin Marathon
The 2002 Berlin Marathon was the 29th running of the annual marathon race held in Berlin, Germany, held on 29 September 2002. Kenya's Raymond Kipkoech won the men's race in 2:06:47 hours, while the women's race was won by Japan's Naoko Takahashi for the second consecutive year, with a time of 2:21:49.


2002 Berlin Thunder season
The 2002 Berlin Thunder season was the fourth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his third year, and played its home games at Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl X, Berlin defeated the Rhein Fire 26–20. The victory marked the franchise's second World Bowl championship.


2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
The 2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Bethune-Cookman University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its fifth season under head coach Alvin Wyatt, the team compiled an 11–2 record (7–1 against MEAC opponents) and won the MEAC championship. The team played its home games at Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida.


2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
On November 23, 2002, the team clinched the MEAC championship with a 37–10 victory over Florida A&M in the annual Florida Classic game before a crowd of 70,201 spectators in Orlando.


2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
With an 11–1 record in the regular season, the team advanced to post-season play, losing to Georgia Southernin the Division I-AA 1st Round Playoff Game.


2002 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
Bethune-Cookman was led on offense by junior quarterback Allen Suber. Suber missed the team's November 9 game against Hampton, leading to the team's only loss in the regular season.


2002 Betty Barclay Cup
The 2002 Betty Barclay Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, Germany and was part of Tier II of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the 18th and last edition of the tournament and was held from 30 April until 5 May 2002. Second-seeded Kim Clijsters won the singles title and earned $93,000 first-prize money.


2002 Betty Barclay Cup, Finals, Doubles
Martina Hingis /  Barbara Schett defeated  Daniela Hantuchová /  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–1


2002 Betty Barclay Cup – Doubles
Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Martina Hingis and Barbara Schett.


2002 Betty Barclay Cup – Doubles
Martina Hingis and Barbara Schett won the title by defeating Daniela Hantuchová and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–1 in the final.


2002 Betty Barclay Cup – Singles
Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the final 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Kim Clijsters.


2002 Bhutan A-Division
The 2002 season of the Bhutanese A-Division was the eighth recorded season of top-flight football in Bhutan and started on 28 July 2002. The league was won by Druk Pol, their sixth title. Eleven teams took part, four from Phuentsholing and seven from Thimpu.


2002 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2002 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament was for the first time held at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, TX from May 22 through May 26. Texas won their first tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament mirrored the format of the College World Series, with two 4-team double-elimination brackets and a final championship game. 2002 set an NCAA record for attendance at a conference tournament, with 150,196 people attending the 5-day event.


2002 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament
The 2002 Big 12 Conference Softball tournament was held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK from May 2 through May 5, 2002. Texas won their second conference tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.


2002 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament
Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas A&M received bids to the NCAA tournament. Oklahoma and Nebraska would go on to play in the 2002 Women's College World Series.


2002 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held March 5–9, 2002 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.


2002 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Number 1 seed Oklahoma defeated number 2 seed Baylor 84–69 to win their first championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament.


2002 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeding
The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.


2002 Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
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2002 Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2002 Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big 12 Conference held from November 7 to 10, 2002. The 7-match tournament was held at the Blossom Athletic Center in San Antonio, TX with a combined attendance of 6,809. The 8-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the Texas A&M Aggies in the championship match to win their 5th conference tournament.


2002 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 Big 12 Men's Basketball tournament took place in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Oklahoma defeated Kansas 64–55 to win their 2nd Big 12 Tournament Championship.


2002 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeding
The Tournament consisted of a 12 team single-elimination tournament with the top 4 seeds receiving a bye.


2002 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2002 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ. This was the eighteenth annual Big East Conference Baseball Tournament. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won their first tournament championship and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Notre Dame would go on to win five championships in a row.


2002 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 2002. The top four regular season finishers were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.


2002 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament, Jack Kaiser Award
Steve Stanley was the winner of the 2002 Jack Kaiser Award. Stanley was a senior center fielder for Notre Dame.


2002 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the two highest seeds in each division received byes in the first round. The six teams with the best conference records in each division were invited to participate for a total of 12 teams. Teams were seeded by division. Connecticut and Pittsburgh had the best regular season conference records and received the East #1 seed and West #1 seed, respectively.


2002 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Connecticut defeated Pittsburgh in the championship game 74–65 in double overtime to win its fifth Big East Tournament championship.


2002 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, Bracket
Note: By finishing in last place during the regular season in their respective divisions, Virginia Tech and West Virginia did not qualify for the tournament.


2002 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, Championship Game
Caron Butler, the tournament MVP, gave Connecticut the lead for good at 66–64 on a turnaround jumper with 1:59 left in the second overtime, and Pittsburgh fell to the Huskies in two overtimes, 74–65. After Ben Gordon was tied up with two seconds left on the shot clock, Taliek Brown put up a desperation heave from about thirty feet away with the shot clock running down to put the Huskies up 69–64, and they never looked back.


2002 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, Championship Game
Brandin Knight had a chance to win it for Pittsburgh at the end of the first overtime. After slipping and injuring his right knee, just as they tied the game at 52, Knight was clearly in pain. However, with 1.7 seconds left in OT, he checked into the game and put up a 40-foot 3-point attempt that would have won the game. It bounced off the rim and the game went to double OT.


2002 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, Championship Game
Knight's eight assists tied him at 229 for the school record in a season. He had fifteen points in the loss. Ontario Lett, who tied the game with 23 seconds left in overtime, had 17 in the loss.


2002 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, Championship Game
Butler finished with 23 points for Uconn in the win, while Brown added 13. It was the fifth Big East Tournament championship for the Huskies, their last coming in 1999, when they went on to win the national championship. It was their sixth title game appearance in the last eight years. The game was the second-longest title game in league history. Syracuse beat Villanova 83–80 in three overtimes in 1981.


2002 Big League World Series
The 2002 Big League World Series took place from August 3–10 in Easley, South Carolina, United States. San Juan, Puerto Rico defeated Hughesville, Maryland in the championship game.


2002 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 7–9 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.


2002 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Fourth-seeded Montana upset second-seeded Eastern Washington in the championship game, 70–66, to win their fourth Big Sky men's basketball tournament title.


2002 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Grizzlies, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament. No other Big Sky members were invited this year.


2002 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
Cal State Northridge departed the Big Sky for the Big West prior to the 2001–02 season, decreasing total membership back to eight.


2002 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
Nonetheless, no changes were made to the existing tournament format. Only the top six teams from the regular season conference standings were invited to the tournament. The two top teams were given byes into the semifinals while the third- through sixth-seeded teams were placed and paired into the preliminary quarterfinal round. Following the quarterfinals, the two victorious teams were re-seeded for the semifinal round, with the lowest-seeded remaining team paired with the tournament's highest seed and vis-versa for the other.


2002 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2002 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament  was the postseason baseball tournament for the Big South Conference, held from May 22–26, 2002 at Winthrop Ballpark, home field of Winthrop in Rock Hill, South Carolina. All eight eligible teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. The champion, Coastal Carolina, won the title for the fifth time, and second in a row, and earned an invitation to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2002 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament, Format
All teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage and played a double-elimination tournament. Birmingham–Southern was not eligible for championships as they completed their transition from NCAA Division II.


2002 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player
Adam Keim was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Keim was a shortstop for Coastal Carolina.


2002 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 28–March 2, 2002 at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. For the fourth consecutive year, the tournament was won by the Winthrop Eagles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall.


2002 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All eight teams participated in the tournament, hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. Birmingham–Southern was in a transitional phase to the conference during the season, and not technically counted as a conference member.


2002 Big Ten Baseball Tournament
The 2002 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Siebert Field on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota from May 15 through 19. The top six teams from the regular season participated in the double-elimination tournament, the twenty first annual tournament sponsored by the Big Ten Conference to determine the league champion. Ohio State won their fifth tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2002 Big Ten Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The 2002 tournament was a 6-team double-elimination tournament, with seeds determined by conference regular season winning percentage only. Northwestern claimed the sixth seed over Illinois by tiebreaker. For the first time, the top two seeds received a single bye, with the four lower seeds playing opening round games. The top seed played the lowest seeded winner from the opening round, with the second seed playing the higher seed. Teams that lost in the opening round played an elimination game.


2002 Big Ten Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Outstanding Player
Joe Wilkins was named Most Outstanding Player. Wilkins was a catcher for Ohio State.


2002 Big Ten Conference football season
The 2002 Big Ten Conference football season was the 107th season for the Big Ten Conference.