2002 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Washington State
Arizona returned home and played against ninth-ranked Washington State, who ironically, was the team that the Wildcats beat for their last Pac-10 home win in 2000 (when they still had Dick Tomey as coach before hiring Mackovic). The defense, led by Briggs, would keep the Wildcats in it, but the offense sputtered, mostly due to being blitzed by the Cougars. Arizona would make crucial mistakes in the final quarter after having chances to come back, and would lead to another loss.


2002 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, UCLA
On homecoming day, the Wildcats hosted UCLA. Arizona’s offense continued to struggle, and only scored on a long catch and run for a touchdown that would prevent a shutout. The defense was hurt by penalties and poor tackling, leading to the Bruins scoring over 30 points. The Wildcats would go on to drop their sixth consecutive loss of the year.


2002 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, UCLA, Mackovic controversy
Controversy erupted days after the loss, when Mackovic told one of his players that his poor blocking during the game made him a “disgrace to his family”, which hurt his feelings, as well as his teammates. Led by Briggs, the players reported the incident to both the Arizona president and athletic director, and discussed about a series of abuses by Mackovic, including one where Mackovic made a meltdown to the team after the loss to Wisconsin earlier in the season. The news made headlines around the Arizona campus as well as Tucson. In a press conference, Mackovic issued an apology to the program and the community and promised to treat respect to the team. Despite fans calling for his firing for both his behavior and the team’s losses, Mackovic would remain the coach through the end of the season.


2002 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, California
After moving on from the Mackovic fiasco, Arizona visited California, looking to break their losing streak. The Wildcats would dominate on offense, throwing for nearly 500 yards. Wade had over 200 yards receiving and tight end Justin Levasseur, who was the player that Mackovic mistreated which started the controversy, caught a touchdown pass to give Arizona the lead for good. The Wildcats’ defense would play poor, but their offensive performance was just enough for them to get past the Golden Bears to end their slump for their first Pac-10 win in a high-scoring match. It was the second consecutive year that Mackovic won his first conference game at California.


2002 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
Mackovic looked to earn his second straight “Duel in the Desert” win as the Wildcats went back to Tucson to face Arizona State in the rivalry game. Arizona donned blue pants for the game, which was the first time that they wore them at home in their history (they had worn white pants for all home games before then).


2002 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
In a game that was filled with turnovers and penalties, the Wildcats led 13-10 at the half, but would make the more crucial mistakes that would cost them, as ASU would capitalize in the second half and would outscore Arizona to end the Wildcats’ season with a 4-8 record. Both Wade and Briggs finished their Wildcat careers with a 1–3 record against the Sun Devils and no bowl appearances. Several mistakes thwarted scoring chances for Arizona and near the end of the game, the Wildcats’ student section chanted for Mackovic to be fired and the Wildcats’ futile season was finally over.


2002 Arizona Wildcats football team, After the season
As Arizona finished with yet another losing season, Mackovic was retained for the 2003 season, despite fans calling for him to be fired. However, Mac Duff was fired as defensive coordinator due to the team’s poor defensive performance, which ended his Arizona career for good. The Wildcats struggled on defense in Mac Duff’s second stint with the program, as opposed to his first when they were dominant under him and Tomey.


2002 Arizona Wildcats football team, After the season
Many players considered leaving the team or transferring to other schools during the offseason as a result of Mackovic’s behavior. It would affect recruiting and fan interest, leading to a worst 2003 season, where Mackovic would finally be fired as coach.


2002 Arizona gubernatorial election
The 2002 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor Jane Dee Hull was term-limited. The Democratic nominee, Arizona Attorney General Janet Napolitano, narrowly defeated Republican Matt Salmon, a former U.S. Representative. Upon her inauguration, Napolitano became the first woman to succeed another woman as Governor of a state.


2002 Arizona gubernatorial election, General election, Results
The election was extremely close:  Napolitano won by just 11,819 votes out of 1,226,111 cast, the closest gubernatorial election in Arizona in many years. Under Arizonan law, the losing candidate may request a recount, for which that candidate must pay, if the margin of victory is less than one percent but greater than half of one percent. In 2002, the margin of victory in 2002 was 1.0%, barely allowing a recount.


2002 Arizona gubernatorial election, General election, Results
It soon became apparent that Napolitano had won the election and would be the next Governor of Arizona. Salmon acknowledged that the chance of his prevailing in a recount was extremely small and decided not to ask for one (recounts seldom see a swing over 1,000 votes; he was losing by over 10,000). He officially called Napolitano on November 17 and congratulated her on her victory.


2002 Arizona gubernatorial election, General election, Results
On November 20, Arizona Secretary of State Betsey Bayless certified the results of the election and declared Napolitano the governor-elect.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Razorbacks played five home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and three home games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Razorbacks reached the 2002 SEC Championship Game and the 2002 Music City Bowl in Houston Nutt's fifth season as head coach.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Boise State
Arkansas beat Boise State for their first win of 2002. An impressive day on the ground, 217 yards, coupled with seven Boise State turnovers, helped secure the Razorback victory. A blocked punt, a passing TD and then a rushing TD put the Razorbacks off to a 21–0 advantage. After two field goals and a TD strike to Decori Birmingham, the Hogs were out to a 34–0 lead, but the Broncos got on the board twice to make it 34–14. A fake field goal gave the Hogs a first down before Jones hooked up with Richard Smith on an 18-yard touchdown pass that closed the scoring at 41–14.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, South Florida
Thirty five first half points and 547 yards of total offense set the Razorbacks well on their way to their second win of the season, at the expense of the South Florida Bulls. Only a field goal with a minute left in the game kept the Razorbacks from having a shutout, which would have been their first in two years. Back-up quarterback Tarvaris Jackson led a 94-yard scoring drive of his own, after three scoring drives by Matt Jones. Jackson would eventually transfer from Arkansas to Alabama A&M after Matt Jones became the apparent starting quarterback. South Florida had eight consecutive wins, the second-longest win streak in the nation, coming into this contest.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Alabama
Both Santonio Beard and Shaud Williams went over 100 yards for Alabama as the Tide beat Arkansas 30–12 at home. The Razorbacks never were within striking distance, as the Tide jumped out to a 14–0 lead, the first touchdown being an 80-yard scamper by Williams on the first play from scrimmage. A Crimson Tide field goal and Matt Jones TD run pushed the score to 17–7, but the Razorbacks could not penetrate the end zone again, as the two teams swapped field goals. A fourth quarter 50-yard touchdown pass from Brodie Croyle finished the Hogs, who tacked on an intentional safety to make the final 30–12.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Alabama
Jones struggled throwing the ball, going just 7-of-18 for 111 yards with two interceptions. The loss was only the fourth home loss under Houston Nutt.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
A six-overtime shootout was the result of the meeting between the Volunteers and the Razorbacks at Neyland Stadium in 2002. The battle-tested Razorbacks had come out victorious from a seven-overtime affair against Ole Miss the year previous. This was the longest game in NCAA Division I-A (now FBS) history. Arkansas' success in (especially multiple) overtime situations provoked Coach Houston Nutt into being quoted as saying at the beginning of the first overtime: "This is our game. We're ready." This overtime loss was the first for Arkansas in their football history.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
The game began relatively low-scoring, with the Volunteers holding a 17–3 lead for the majority of the game. Tennessee leading rusher Cedric Houston missed the game with a torn ligament in his left thumb. Arkansas had injury problems of its own, and became one-dimensional with Cedric Cobbs, the Hogs' starting running back, missing much of the second half with a turf toe injury. The Razorbacks got the ball with ten minutes left in the fourth quarter and scored two touchdowns in a span of 4½ minutes. The tying touchdown was a 92-yard touchdown pass to Richard Smith from Matt Jones.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
Said Jones of that play after the game, "The coaches have told us never to quit, and we were down seven at our own 8, I kept thinking about that." This was at the time the longest offensive play in the history of Arkansas football, since surpassed by Broderick Green's 99-yard rush against Eastern Michigan in 2009.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
Both teams swapped field goals for the first two periods. The third was scoreless, despite an opportunity for Arkansas to shut the door with a field goal attempt. Arkansas then scored on a Matt Jones run, but failed the two-point conversion, which is required versus an extra point in the third overtime or later. The Volunteers answered the call on their first play, a 25-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tony Brown, but the Volunteers also failed the two, sending the game into a fifth extra period.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
Tennessee's Jabari Davis then ran into the end zone, but fumbled the ball as he crossed the plane of the goal line, but teammate and backfield mate Troy Fleming fell on the ball giving Rocky Top a six-point lead. Quarterback Casey Clausen was then sacked on the two point try. De'Arrius Howard ran in for the Hogs, but an interception by Tennessee's Julian Battle kept the game continuing to a sixth overtime. David Carlton kicked a 47-yard field goal for Arkansas in the sixth overtime, but future NFL All-Pro tight end Jason Witten caught a touchdown pass from Casey Clausen, ending the game in dramatic fashion, 41–38.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Auburn
Arkansas came out strong after their six overtime game with Tennessee. The Hogs Fred Talley rushed for 241 yards, 80 of those in one play, in a 38–17 upset of the Tigers at Auburn. 241 yards remains to this day the most given up by an Auburn defense to a single rusher. Talley was a pleasant surprise fill-in for injured starter Cedric Cobbs. Talley lead the Hogs in a 426-yard rushing effort as a team. Talley had only 123 yards in the first four games of the year. Fullback Mark Pierce also had a 44-yard run on a fourth-and-one, with Matt Jones adding a 70-yard touchdown scamper in the fourth quarter.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Auburn
Auburn seemed the more likely one for a big day on the ground with highly touted running back Carnell "Cadillac" Williams. A year previous Cadillac had his break-out game against Arkansas, moving him from third to first on the depth chart at the expense of the Razorbacks. Said Arkansas defensive tackle Jermaine Brooks on Williams, "We gave the Cadillac a flat tire" and, "we just got sick and tired of [hearing about Williams]. If you stop him, you stop Auburn."


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
Arkansas' ground game continued to impress, with 293 yards, 182 of those from freshman Fred Talley. Overall, Arkansas had 515 yards of total offense to UK's 332. Quarterback Matt Jones set career marks with 15 completions and 210 yards. None of this, was enough as Kentucky managed a 29–17 victory.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
Kentucky drove the opening kickoff 40 yards and kicker Taylor Begley hit on a 50-yard field goal. Arkansas had their field goal blocked on the ensuing possession, but fullback Mark Pierce later rumbled for a 34-yard score for the Razorbacks. An Arkansas field goal added to the lead to make it 10–3. Jared Lorenzen threw a touchdown pass right before halftime, but the extra point was blocked by Pervis Osborne of Arkansas. Arkansas held a one-point edge coming out of halftime when the Wildcats came out with a twenty-point scoring flurry.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Kentucky
First a Matt Jones interception gave the Wildcats good field position, setting up an Artose Pinner TD run. Then, an 86-yard punt return by Derek Abney gave Kentucky a 22–10 lead, following a missed extra point. Razorback De'Arrius Howard scored from one yard out, but Jared Lorenzen hit Aaron Boone on a screen pass that went 18 yards to paydirt. Arkansas had two red zone opportunities in the fourth quarter, but neither team could dent the scoreboard, and Kentucky won, 29–17.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
Arkansas ran for 257 yards, and Ole Miss QB Eli Manning threw for 414 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The first points of the game came for the Rebels when Matt Jones was called for intentionally grounding in the end zone, which by rule is scored a safety. Ole Miss gained a 2–0 lead, but fumbled near the close of the first quarter, resulting in a Razorback field goal. Lerinezo Robinson for the Hogs then returned a fumbled kickoff eight yards for a touchdown, giving Arkansas a 10–2 lead.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
Jonathan Nichols of Ole Miss then hit a 48-yard field, but a Jimmy Beasley interception of Eli Manning set up Arkansas for a 34-yard option keep touchdown by Matt Jones, giving an edge to the Hogs, 17–5. Manning then connected with Justin Sawyer, but the two point play was no good. First a field goal, then a touchdown closed out the first half for the Razorbacks, the TD set up by a 55-yard punt return by Decori Birmingham, to the Ole Miss 20.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
The Rebels began the second half with 25-yard field goal. A 63-yard run by Fred Talley set up another Razorback touchdown, and Razorback Tom Crowder recovered the kickoff fumbled by Ole Miss in the end zone, to push the score to 41–14. Manning completed a drive with a 20-yard touchdown pass, but with just over ten minutes left, it was too little to late. Each team then added another touchdown before the Razorbacks homecoming game went final, 48–28. The Razorbacks' outstanding ground game was helped out by five Rebels turnovers, which led to 24 Razorback points.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Troy State
The game was dominated by both defenses, despite a lopsided finish. Troy State's ninth-ranked defense held Arkansas under 150 total yards and six first downs. Arkansas shut out their first opponent since blanking Southwest Missouri State 38–0 in 2000. Special teams stepped up for the Hogs, and two blocked punts, one recovered in the end zone, helped out a struggling offense.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, South Carolina
Arkansas beat South Carolina at home as the Hogs won their second consecutive game by the count of 23–0. Matt Jones completed 10 of 18 passes for 113 yards and two scores. Defenders Gavin Walls, Eddie Jackson and Lawrence Richardson had interceptions that each lead to Arkansas points. All of these turnovers helped add to Arkansas' turnover margin of plus-1.88 per game.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Louisiana–Lafayette
Arkansas won their fourth straight game and improved to 16–0 in non-conference play under Houston Nutt with this win. Matt Jones lead rushers with a season-high 129 yards, and the Razorbacks out gained the Ragin' Cajuns on the ground 263 yards to 61. The Hog defense had held every opponent out of the end zone for nine quarters until a pass from Eric Rekieta to Fred Stamps late in the second quarter. Future NFL cornerback Charles Tillman recovered a blocked punt in the fourth quarter, which was the first time since 1991 the Hogs allowed a touchdown off a blocked punt.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
Arkansas went to Scott Field to play winless-in-the-SEC Mississippi State. The Razorbacks defense held on a fourth down play which saved the game. The Razorbacks ran for 237 yards, 121 of those from freshman tailback De'Arruis Howard. Fred Talley fell just short of his fourth 100-yard game as he ran for 94 yards. Mississippi State used two quarterbacks, Kevin Fant was 14-of-26 for 115 yards with an interception. Kyle York entered in the third quarter and went 11-of-22 for 174 yards with one interception and two TDs.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
Bulldogs kicker Brent Smith scored the first points of the contest, but two Matt Jones touchdown passes put the Hogs up 14–3. Kevin Fant was sacked by Clarke Moore in the end zone to add two more points for Arkansas. David Carlton added a field goal, his fifth consecutive made field goal. Mississippi State added its own field goal, just before fullback Mark Pierce reached the end zone from five yards out. A comeback was engineered by replacement quarterback Kyle York for the Bulldogs, but it fell seven points short, 26–19.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, LSU, The Miracle on Markham
Arkansas and LSU played in War Memorial Stadium for the Golden Boot, a gold trophy that resembles the two states of Arkansas and Louisiana, forming a boot. Arkansas clinched the SEC West crown with this win, moving the Razorbacks to 9–3 overall.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, LSU, The Miracle on Markham
With nine seconds left, Quarterback Matt Jones threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Decori Birmingham, and kicker David Carlton made a long extra point to finish the Tigers off, 21–20. Down 20–14 with 34 seconds remaining, the Razorbacks first play was a 50-yard pass to Richard Smith. After an incompletion, Jones found Birmingham in the end zone, who outleaped Randall Gay for the catch. As Hog fans poured onto the field, Arkansas was then penalized 15 yards for excessive celebration, moving the go-ahead extra point to the 35-yard line. Carlton's kick was long enough, but curved left and just snuck in the goal post for a 21–20 lead. Houston Nutt later said that when he was sharing with Jones the plays to run Jones simply said, despite completing only two passes up to that point, "I've got it."


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, LSU, The Miracle on Markham
The finish was similar to the Bluegrass Miracle, which involved the same LSU Tigers winning on a last-second 75-yard Hail Mary pass to Devery Henderson to beat the Kentucky Wildcats.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Georgia, SEC Championship
Arkansas represented the Western Division of the SEC in the SEC Championship game in 2002. Arkansas was down 17–0 to Georgia before they gained one yard in the contest, giving the conference title to the Bulldogs. With the loss, Arkansas had only scored six points in two SEC title game appearances, while in contrast, Razorback opponents have scored 64 points against them. Arkansas would make a much better showing their next time in Atlanta, but fail to win again in the 2006 SEC Championship Game against the Florida Gators.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Georgia, SEC Championship
Arkansas got off on the wrong foot as punter Richie Butler's punt was blocked, setting up a one-yard touchdown run for Georgia running back Musa Smith. Another run by Smith pushed the Bulldog advantage to 14–0. Three Georgia field goals added to the score to make it 23–0. Arkansas had only one scoring drive, but even that was on life support, kept alive by two personal fouls, one after an incompletion on 3rd and 23. Georgia added a touchdown, won the game 30–3, and with the victory won the Southeastern Conference.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Georgia, SEC Championship
Coach Houston Nutt said after the game, "I felt like they were playing with 12 men, they have few weaknesses."


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Minnesota, Music City Bowl
Minnesota kicker Dan Nystrom made five field goals as the Golden Gophers upset Arkansas in the Music City Bowl. Nystrom was named the MVP, a rarity for a kicker. Nystrom could have had a sixth attempt, but Minnesota instead went for a first down on a fourth and five and was denied with 2:46 remaining in the game.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Game summaries, Minnesota, Music City Bowl
Arkansas, the best rushing team in the SEC, had only eighty yards on the ground. This was well below their average of 226.9 yards per game. A halftime pass caught by Smith in the end zone would have given Arkansas a halftime lead, but Smith was declared out of bounds, and the score was nullified. The Razorback defense, ranked 40th best in the nation, bent but did not break. The Gophers were stopped and had to settle for field goals three times inside the Arkansas 7.


2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Statistics
Arkansas native Matt Jones was the signal caller for the Razorbacks in 2002. Jones also played basketball on the Razorback basketball team. Jones currently holds the SEC record for most rushing yards by a quarterback, but with the advent of the Spread offense in college football, and new dynamic players in the SEC, his record is in danger of being broken.


2002 Arkansas State Indians football team
The 2002 Arkansas State Indians football team (now called the Arkansas State Red Wolves) represented Arkansas State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I FBS college football season as members of the Sun Belt Conference. Under head coach Steve Roberts, the team compiled a record of 6 wins and 7 losses. Despite having enough wins for bowl eligibility, they weren't invited to a bowl game.


2002 Arkansas gubernatorial election
The 2002 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002 for the post of Governor of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican governor Mike Huckabee defeated Democratic State Treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher.


2002 Arkansas gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
At the start of the election campaign Huckabee was expected to win the election easily with a poll in July showing him 16% ahead. Fisher began the campaign by unveiling plans on issues such as prescription drugs, education and domestic violence. She also attacked Huckabee for mismanagement and likened him to a dictator for his response to criticism over cost overruns in a new computer system.


2002 Arkansas gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Huckabee's record as Governor became an issue in the election with Fisher's campaign attacking Huckabee for granting clemency to violent criminals, including a rapist. However Huckabee responded that he had signed more death warrants and executed more people than any other governor of Arkansas. Huckabee called on voters to support him due to the progress in education, health care and the economy during his period as governor. Huckabee also criticised Fisher for receiving help from former governor Bill Clinton, describing him as having had his turn.


2002 Arkansas gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Huckabee's lead in the polls declined as the election neared, with a poll in September showing him with a 12% lead and one in mid-October showing him 10% ahead. Near the end of October a poll showed Huckabee only 2% ahead of Fisher. Huckabee's campaign was hurt by his wife's struggling campaign to become Arkansas secretary of state; voters were concerned over the couple holding too much power, with polls showing Janet Huckabee over 20% behind. In late October a fundraising letter from Huckabee's campaign described it as in crisis.


2002 Arkansas gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
Huckabee was also sued by his daughter Sarah in his role as governor in a lawsuit he wanted to lose. This came after a state court ordered that students should be removed from the voting rolls in Arkadelphia. Huckabee suggested his daughter join a federal lawsuit which succeeded in getting the students restored.


2002 Armenian Cup
The 2002 Armenian Cup was the 11th edition of the Armenian Cup, a football competition. In 2002, the tournament had 16 participants, out of which 2 were reserve teams.


2002 Armenian Cup, Results, First round
The first legs were played on 30 and 31 March 2002. The second legs were played on 3 and 6 April 2002.


2002 Armenian Cup, Results, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 19 and 20 April 2002. The second legs were played on 27 and 28 April 2002.


2002 Armenian Cup, Results, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 14 and 15 May 2002. The second legs were played on 20 and 21 May 2002.


2002 Armenian First League
The 2002 Armenian First League is the 12th season of the Armenian First League. It started on the 25th of April and ended November 17. FC Armavir from Armavir became the league champions, and were promoted to the 2003 Armenian Premier League.


2002 Army Black Knights football team
The 2002 Army Black Knights football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Todd Berry, the Black Knights compiled a 1–11 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 491 to 226. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Black Knights lost to Navy, 58–12. This loss began a 14-game losing streak by Army against Navy.


2002 Arras–Madrid–Dakar Rally
The 2002 Dakar Rally, also known as the 2002 Arras–Madrid–Dakar Rally was the 24th running of the Dakar Rally event. The format of the rally was revised for 2002 with the introduction of two-day stages and two stages without the use of navigation aids. The race started in Arras in northern France on 28 December 2001 and finished at Dakar in Senegal on 13 January 2002.


2002 Arras–Madrid–Dakar Rally
The 1999 and 2000 winner, Jean-Louis Schlesser, switched from a petrol powered vehicle to a diesel powered one in a bid to make the vehicle lighter However, he was forced to retire from the rally during the sixth stage from Er-Rachidia to Ouarzazate in Morocco while lying 11th overall when his vehicle caught fire. Japanese driver Hiroshi Masuoka took the lead at the sixth stage, and went on to win the rally. The motorcycle category was won by Fabrizio Meoni for the second successive year.


2002 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
The 2002 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship season (APRC) was an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The champion was Malaysian driver Karamjit Singh.


2002 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
The 21st edition of the Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships were held from June 18 to June 25, 2002 in Paroi Centre Court Sports Complex, Seremban, Malaysia. Uzbekistan dominated the competition, winning five gold medals.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships
The 14th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 9–12 August 2002.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 9 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 9–10 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10–11 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: +2.4 m/s, Heat 2: +1.9 m/s, Heat 3: +2.6 m/s


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10–11 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk
The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11–12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 9–10 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 9–10 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10–12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10–12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11–12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's high jump
The men's high jump event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10–12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 9–10 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles
The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10–12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres
The women's 1500 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 20 kilometres walk
The women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11 August. It was the first time that the road 20 kilometres was staged at the Asian Championships replacing the track 10,000 metres.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11–12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: +1.7 m/s, Heat 2: +2.0 m/s, Heat 3: ?


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 9–10 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles
The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10–12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11–12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw
The women's discus throw event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 9 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw
The women's hammer throw event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 9 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's heptathlon
The women's heptathlon event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 9–10 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's high jump
The women's high jump event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
The women's long jump event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault
The women's pole vault event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's shot put
The women's shot put event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 12 August.


2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's triple jump
The women's triple jump event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11 August.


2002 Asian Badminton Championships
The 2002 Asian Badminton Championships was the 22nd edition of the Asian Badminton Championships. It was held in Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand from 13 to 17 November 2002.


2002 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships
The 2002 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships were the 2nd Asian Canoe Slalom Championships and took place from May 20–21, 2002 in Karaj River, Karaj, Iran.


2002 Asian Cycling Championships
The 2002 Asian Cycling Championships took place at Bangkok, Thailand from 4 to 10 May 2002.


2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games (Korean: 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, romanized: Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), also known as the XIV Asian Games (Korean: 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 게임, romanized: Jesipsahoe Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Jesipsahoe Asian Geim), were an international multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002, with the football event commenced 2 days before the opening ceremony.


2002 Asian Games
Busan is the second city in South Korea, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. This was the second time South Korea hosted the event. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries. The Games were also co-hosted by its four neighbouring cities: Ulsan, Changwon, Masan and Yangsan. It was opened by President of South Korea, Kim Dae-jung, at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium.


2002 Asian Games
The final medal tally was led by China, followed by host South Korea and Japan. South Korea set a new record with 95 gold medals. 22 world records, 43 Asian records were broken during the Games. In addition, Japanese Swimming Kosuke Kitajima was announced as the most valuable player (MVP) of the Games.


2002 Asian Games, Bidding process
Busan was selected over Kaohsiung at the 14th Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly in Seoul, South Korea on 23 May 1995. The voting involved 41 members of the sports governing body, with 37 of them supported Busan. After the major upset, Taiwan expressed its disappointment and staged a protest, claimed that the selection of Busan was due to pressure from China, which the OCA officials denied.


2002 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Costs
A total of US$2.9 billion was spent for the games.


2002 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Marketing, Emblem
The emblem of the Games is a motif of East sea blue waves in the shape of Taegeuk, symbolising Busan and Korea. It expresses the image of development and unity of the Asian people and the two dynamic powers that are closely intertwined. The wave's shape in the emblem indicates the character B, the first character of Busan.


2002 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Marketing, Mascot
The mascot of the 2002 Asian Games is a Sea gull, the city bird of Busan named "Duria", whose name is a combination of the two words 'Durative' and 'Asia', which means "You and Me Together" or Everlasting Asia in the Korean language, which expresses the ideal of the Games: to promote harmony, friendship and prosperity among Asian countries. Its thick black ink and free line expression, symbolize Korean traditional culture, while its white colour shade representing the image of a powerful spirit and the great hopes for Asia in the 21st century.


2002 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Marketing, Medals
The medal of the games featured the Korean traditional octagonal building, Palgagjeong top view design with the old Olympic Council of Asia logo on the obverse and Busan Asia Games Flame, logo, and Oryukdo scenery on the reverse. The design represents solidarity of membership and eternity of OCA, Busan as host of the games and youth, unity, and friendship of the athletes.


2002 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Marketing, Music
In conjunction with the Games, eight songs were released as the official music for the Games:


2002 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Torch relay
The relay itself started at 11 a.m on 5 September 2002 when two flames were simultaneously lit at Hallasan in South Korea and Paektu Mountain, the Korean peninsula’s highest mountain, in North Korea. 42 flames in other participating nations were also lit at the same time. The two Korean flames were unified into one at Imjingak Pavilion near the truce village of Panmunjeom on 7 September 2002 and was dubbed the Unification flame. After that, a nationwide torch relay totaled a distance of 4,294 kilometres in 23 days was held.


2002 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Torch relay
The relay passed through 904 districts in 16 cities within the country. The Unification flame joined with the flames of 42 other participating nations during the opening ceremony on 29 September 2002 and became the Asian Games flame. The torch design was based on a Korean traditional music instrument called Taepyeongso.


2002 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Venues
42 competition venues were used in the Games with twelve of them are newly built, including the Asiad Sports Complex which was completed on 31 July 2000. Other venues included an athletes' village and a main press centre.


2002 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Venues
The athletes' village in Property Development Area, Banyeodong, Haeundae District, Busan had 2,290 apartments in 20 buildings which can accommodate 14,000 people.


2002 Asian Games, Development and preparations, Transport
The host city Busan had existing subway and bus services prior to the games.


2002 Asian Games, The games, Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony with the theme “A Beautiful meeting,” was held on 29 September 2002 at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium. Participating nations marched into the stadium in Korean alphabetical order began with Nepal. North Korea and South Korea jointly entered the stadium under one flag for the first time in Asian Games history and the second time after the 2000 Summer Olympics. South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung declared the Games open, Two Korean athletes - Mun Dae-Sung (taekwondo) and Ryu Ji -Hye


2002 Asian Games, The games, Opening ceremony
(table tennis) took the oath on behalf of all the participating athletes while South Korea's retired judoist Ha Hyung-joo and North Korean female judoist Kye Sun-hui lit the games' cauldron. A 40-minute 6-part show about the union between King Kim Suro and Hur Hwangok Busan of Gaya was also presented, featuring soprano Sumi Jo.


2002 Asian Games, The games, Participating National Olympic Committees
All 44 members of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) with 7,711 athletes took part in the Games. East Timor participated for the first time since its independence and Afghanistan returned to the action since Taliban had come to power. Below is a list of all the participating NOCs; the number of competitors per delegation is indicated in brackets.


2002 Asian Games, The games, Sports
A total of 419 events in 38 sports was contested in the Games for 16 days of competition. Football and basketball was kickoff two and one day respectively prior to the opening ceremony. Bodybuilding was the debutant sport in Games.


2002 Asian Games, The games, Closing ceremony
The closing ceremony with the theme “Returning Home.” was held on 14 October 2002 at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium. Japanese Swimming Kosuke Kitajima was announced as the most valuable player (MVP) of the Games. Samih Moudallal, vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), on behalf of OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al Sabah declared the games’ closing. The Asian Games hosting right was handed over to Qatar, host of the next edition. A cultural performance of Qatar was also presented.


2002 Asian Games, Medal table
The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, South Korea, is highlighted.


2002 Asian Games, Broadcasting
Busan Asian Games Radio and Television Organization (BARTO), a joint venture between Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), served as the host broadcaster of these Games, covered 28 of the 38 sports during the event. The International Broadcast Centre was constructed in Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) in Haeundae District.


2002 Asian Games, Concerns and controversies, Doping issues
On October 7, 2002, the Olympic Council of Asia announced that the bodybuilding bronze medalist in the +90 kg weight category Youssef El-Zein of Lebanon was relieved of his medal for not submitting to a drugs test. After El-Zein was disqualified, the bronze medal in the +90 kg category went to Choi Jae-Duck of South Korea (who had finished fourth).


2002 Asian Games, Concerns and controversies, Doping issues
Six days later, Japanese news agency Kyodo News reported that Indian middle-distance runner Sunita Rani had tested positive for a banned substance, which was later confirmed by Lee Choon-Sup, Deputy Secretary General of the Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee; an unofficial report stated that the substance was the anabolic steroid nandrolone. Sunita had won two medals in athletics: a gold in the 1,500 m (setting an Asian Games record) and a bronze in the 5,000 m, (in which Sunita jointly bettered the Games record set by Indonesian Suprianti Sutono in Bangkok during the 1998 Asian Games with six other athletes).


2002 Asian Games, Concerns and controversies, Doping issues
The Indian Chef de Mission at the Games backed Sunita—who denied using any banned drug—and asked for a "B" sample test from Bangkok, but tests were run only at the Asian Games’ Doping Control Center (AGDCC) in Seoul (the laboratory accredited by the IOC). On October 16, the AGDCC confirmed the steroid nandrolone in Sunita's urine sample; as a consequence, the OCA stripped her of both medals and dismissed her Asian Games record for the 1,500 m.


2002 Asian Games, Concerns and controversies, Doping issues
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) requested the intervention of the International Association of Athletics Federations and the IOC; the samples were jointly reexamined by the World Anti- Doping Agency and the IOC Sub-Commission on Doping and Biochemistry of Sport. In January 2003, the OCA announced that the IOC Medical Director had cleared Sunita of the doping charge and that appropriate action would be taken against the AGDCC. Both of Sunita's medals were reinstated on February 4, 2003, in a ceremony attended by the Secretary General of OCA Randhir Singh and the president of the IOA Suresh Kalmadi.


2002 Asian Games, Concerns and controversies, Doping issues
Three Malaysian sepak takraw players were sent home for failing drug tests after testing positive for morphine.


2002 Asian Games, Concerns and controversies, Missing athletes
A total of 16 athletes including 12 Nepalese, three Sri Lankans and one Mongolian were reported to be missing, which police and sports officials suspected to have find illegal jobs in South Korea.


2002 Asian Games medal table
The 2002 Asian Games (officially known as the 14th Asian Games) was a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan was the second South Korean city to host the Games, after Seoul in 1986. A total of 6,572 athletes—4,605 men and 1,967 women—from 44 Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 38 sports divided into 419 events. The number of competing athletes was higher than the 1998 Asian Games, in which 6,544 athletes from 41 NOCs participated.


2002 Asian Games medal table
It was the first time in the history of the Asian Games that all 44 member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) participated in the Games. Afghanistan returned after the fall of the Taliban government in the midst of ongoing war; East Timor, newest member of the OCA made its debut; and North Korea competed for the first time in an international sporting event hosted by South Korea. Both nations marched together at the opening ceremony with a Korean Unification Flag depicting the Korean Peninsula as United Korea.


2002 Asian Games medal table
Athletes from 39 nations won at least one medal, and athletes from 27 of these nations secured at least one gold. Eight NOCs—Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India, Singapore, Vietnam, Qatar, Philippines and Kyrgyzstan—improved their position in the general medal table compared to the 1998 Asian Games. China topped the medal table for the sixth consecutive time in the Asian Games, with 150 gold medals. Athletes from China won the most silver medals (84) and the most medals overall (308). Competitors from the South Korea led the bronze medal count with 84. South Korea also won 96 gold medals, 80 silver medals and a total of 260 medals, finishing second on the medal table. Japanese athletes claimed 189 medals in total (including 44 gold), earning third spot on the table.


2002 Asian Games medal table, Medal table
The ranking in this table is consistent with International Olympic Committee convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a nation is an entity represented by a NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, followed by the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given; they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code.


2002 Asian Games medal table, Medal table
A total of 1,350 medals (427 gold, 421 silver and 502 bronze) were awarded. The total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold or silver medals, because two bronze medals were awarded per event in 10 sports: badminton, boxing, judo, karate, sepak takraw, squash, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, and wushu (sanshou event only).


2002 Asian Games medal table, Medal table
This discrepancy is also caused by ties. In men's artistic gymnastics, a three-way tie for the gold medal in the horizontal bar meant that no silver and bronze medals were awarded; in the pommel horse, rings and parallel bars ties for first positions resulted in two golds per event, and thus no silvers were awarded; and a tie for silver in the individual all-around resulted in no bronze being awarded. In women's artistic gymnastics, ties for the gold medal in the uneven bars and floor meant that no silvers were awarded for those events.


2002 Asian Games medal table, Medal table
In athletics, a three-way tie in the men's high jump, and ties in the men's 3,000 m steeplechase and the women's high jump for second place meant that no bronzes were awarded for those events. In men's bowling, a tie for second place in the singles and trios resulted in two silver medals per event, and thus no bronzes were awarded; a tie for the bronze-medal position in the doubles and the team of five meant that two bronzes were awarded for each event.


2002 Asian Games medal table, Medal table
In softball, due to rainy weather at the final competition the ranking was decided by the results of the preliminary round and semifinals. Japan was awarded the gold medal based on its unbeaten record in the preliminary games; China and Chinese Taipei shared the silver. Those two were to have played to decide who would meet Japan in the gold-medal game. In swimming, a tie for first position in the men's 50 m freestyle resulted in two gold medals and no silver was awarded; a tie for second position in the women's 100 m freestyle meant that no bronze medal was awarded.


2002 Asian Games medal table, Changes in medal standings
On October 7, 2002, the Olympic Council of Asia announced that the bodybuilding bronze medalist in the +90 kg weight category Youssef El-Zein of Lebanon was relieved of his medal for not submitting to a drugs test. After El-Zein was disqualified, the bronze medal in the +90 kg category went to Choi Jae-Duck of South Korea (who had finished fourth).


2002 Asian Games medal table, Changes in medal standings
Six days later, Japanese news agency Kyodo News reported that Indian middle distance runner Sunita Rani had tested positive for a banned substance, which was later confirmed by Lee Choon-Sup, Deputy Secretary General of the Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee; an unofficial report stated that the substance was the anabolic steroid nandrolone.


2002 Asian Games medal table, Changes in medal standings
Sunita had won two medals in athletics: a gold in the 1,500 m (setting an Asian Games record) and a bronze in the 5,000 m, (in which Sunita jointly bettered the Games record set by Indonesian Suprianti Sutono in Bangkok during the 1998 Asian Games with six other athletes). The Indian Chef de Mission at the Games backed Sunita—who denied using any banned drug—and asked for a "B" sample test from Bangkok, but tests were run only at the Asian Games’ Doping Control Center (AGDCC) in Seoul (the laboratory accredited by the IOC). On October 16, the AGDCC confirmed the steroid nandrolone in Sunita's urine sample; as a consequence, the OCA stripped her of both medals and dismissed her Asian Games record for the 1,500 m.


2002 Asian Games medal table, Changes in medal standings
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) requested the intervention of the International Association of Athletics Federations and the IOC; the samples were jointly reexamined by the World Anti- Doping Agency and the IOC Sub-Commission on Doping and Biochemistry of Sport. In January 2003, the OCA announced that the IOC Medical Director had cleared Sunita of the doping charge and that appropriate action would be taken against the AGDCC. Both of Sunita's medals were reinstated on February 4, 2003, in a ceremony attended by the Secretary General of OCA Randhir Singh and the president of the IOA Suresh Kalmadi.


2002 Asian Junior Athletics Championships
The 2002 Asian Junior Athletics Championships was the tenth edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association. It took place from 28–31 October in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 43 events were contested, which were divided equally between male and female athletes aside from the men's 3000 metres steeplechase.


2002 Asian Junior Badminton Championships
The 2002 Asian Junior Badminton Championships were held in Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 14–21 July.


2002 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship
The 2002 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship was held in Azadi Volleyball Hall, Tehran, Iran from 10 September to 17 September 2002.


2002 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2000 Asian Junior Men's Volleyball Championship.


2002 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship
The 2002 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from 1 September to 8 September 2002.


2002 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2000 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship.


2002 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship, Pools composition
Vietnam (Host) South Korea (3rd) Chinese Taipei Australia India Philippines


2002 Asian Men's Handball Championship
The 2002 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the tenth Asian Championship. It took place from 10 to 19 February 2002 in Isfahan, Iran. The championship was held in Isfahan's Pirouzi Arena. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship.


2002 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
The 2002 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship (8th tournament) took place in Bangkok from 21 August–31 August. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2003 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in Brazil.


2002 Asian PGA Tour
The 2002 Asian PGA Tour was the eighth season of the Asian PGA Tour, the main men's professional golf tour in Asia excluding Japan.


2002 Asian PGA Tour, Tournament schedule
The table below shows the 2002 Asian PGA Tour schedule.


2002 Asian Super Cup
The 2002 Asian Super Cup was the 8th Asian Super Cup, a football match played between the winners of the previous season's Asian Club Championship and Asian Cup Winners Cup competitions. The 2002 competition was contested by Suwon Samsung Bluewings of South Korea, who won the Asian Club Championship 2001-02, and Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, the winners of the Asian Cup Winners Cup 2002.


2002 Asian Super Cup, Route to the Super Cup, Suwon Samsung Bluewings
1Suwon Samsung Bluewings goals always recorded first. 2 Saunders did not show up for the 2nd leg.


2002 Asian Taekwondo Championships
The 2002 Asian Taekwondo Championships are the 15th edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Amman, Jordan from April 26 to April 28, 2002.


2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship
The 2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the ninth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 26 to 31 July 2002 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Women's Handball Championship.


2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship, Final standing
Kazakhstan withdrew and was replaced by Japan in the 2003 World Championship.


2002 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship
The 2002 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship (7th tournament) took place in Amman from 10 July–15 July. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2003 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.


2002 Atlanta Braves season
The 2002 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 37th season in Atlanta and 132nd overall. The Braves won their 8th consecutive division title, finishing 19 games ahead of the second-place Montreal Expos. The Braves lost the 2002 Divisional Series to the eventual NL Champion San Francisco Giants, 3 games to 2. This would be the first of four consecutive NLDS losses in as many years, and the first of three consecutive years to do so by losing the deciding Game 5 at Turner Field.


2002 Atlanta Braves season
2002 marked the final year that pitchers Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz played on the same team ending the reign of what has been considered by many the greatest pitching trio of all-time. All three would be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame a decade later. Smoltz set the Braves' single season record for saves (55). Chipper Jones moved to the outfield in left field to allow for Vinny Castilla to be signed and added to the lineup at third base. Julio Franco became a regular player in the second stint of his Major League career and Gary Sheffield was acquired to the Braves in 2002, playing at right field.


2002 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Batting
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2002 Atlanta Braves season, Award winners
2002 Major League Baseball seasonBraves' team pitching led the league with a 3.13 ERA. John Smoltz was National League Relief Man of the Year, as he led the league with 55 saves, which was a National League record at the time (since broken by Éric Gagné in 2003). Greg Maddux and Andruw Jones were chosen for Gold Glove awards.


2002 Atlanta Braves season, Award winners
2002 Major League Baseball All-Star GameRepresenting the Braves on the 2002 National League All-Star team were pitchers Tom Glavine, Mike Remlinger and John Smoltz. Andruw Jones was elected to receive the final roster spot on the 2002 National League All-Star team.


2002 Atlanta Falcons season
The 2002 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 37th in the league and their first in the newly formed NFC South. It was also the team's first season under new owner Arthur Blank, who acquired the team during the 2002 offseason. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 7–9 and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1998. The team was also involved in a rare tie, matching the Pittsburgh Steelers 34–34 at the end of overtime.


2002 Atlanta Falcons season
Before the season, the Falcons acquired running back Warrick Dunn to help with the team’s running game. Their running game had suffered the past three years. Dunn finished the season with 927 rushing yards and 9 total touchdowns.


2002 Atlanta Falcons season
After seeing limited action as a rookie, this was Michael Vick's first full season as starting quarterback.


2002 Atlanta Falcons season
In the Wild Card Game, Vick and the Falcons easily stunned the Brett Favre-led Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, 27–7, giving the Packers their first ever playoff loss in Lambeau. However, a 20–6 loss to Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles in the next round kept the Falcons from advancing in the playoffs.


2002 Atlanta Falcons season
This was Dan Reeves' last full season as head coach as he was replaced by interim Wade Phillips during the following season.


2002 Atlanta Falcons season
Vick and linebacker Keith Brooking were voted to play in the Pro Bowl after the season. However, neither Vick not Brooking actually participated in the game. The Pro Bowl was Vick's first and Brooking's second.


2002 Atlanta Falcons season, Regular season, Schedule
In addition to their new NFC South rivals, the Falcons played all teams from the NFC North and AFC North. In addition, the Falcons played the New York Giants from the NFC East, and the Seattle Seahawks from the NFC West, based on 2001 standings.


2002 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2002 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Championship was held at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, CT from May 16–20 (preliminaries) and Pitt Field in Richmond, VA from May 22-24 (championship series). It featured the top six regular-season finishers of the conference's 12 teams, regardless of division. 2002 was the first season that the tournament was expanded to six teams. Top-seeded Richmond defeated Massachusetts in the title game to win the tournament for the first time, earning the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament.


2002 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The league's top six teams, based on winning percentage in the 24-game regular season schedule, qualified for the field. The top two teams in each division qualified for the tournament automatically; the two division winners, Massachusetts in the East and Richmond in the West, received the top two seeds and byes through to the second round of the double elimination tournament. The tournament was different from most double-elimination formats in that after the two finalists were decided, losses were erased, and a best-of-three series was played at a new site the following to decide the champion.


2002 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. George Washington outfielder Mike Bassett, one of five Colonials selected, was named Most Outstanding Player.


2002 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team
Three George Washington players had been named to the team before. Mike Bassett, who had been named in 2000 and 2001, was a third-time selection. Jeff Fertitta and Jake Wald, both named in 2001, were second-time selections.


2002 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 6 to March 9, 2002. The tournament was played at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier University won the tournament and got the conference's only bid to the NCAA Tournament. Dayton, Richmond, Temple, Saint Joseph's and St. Bonaventure received bids to the 2002 National Invitation Tournament. David West of Xavier was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA players Rasual Butler of La Salle and Romain Sato and Lionel Chalmers, both of Xavier, were among those joining West on the All-Championship Team.


2002 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The tournament was a single-elimination tournament. Seeding was determined by the regular season standings in each division. With the conference divided into East and West divisions, the top two teams in each division received a first-round bye. This was after a one-year departure from this format due to having only eleven teams in the conference the year before.


2002 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament, Bracket
All games played at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania* - Overtime


2002 Atlantic Championship
The 2002 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 12 rounds. The CART Toyota Atlantic Championship Drivers' Champion was Jon Fogarty driving for Dorricott Racing. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Swift chassis and Toyota engines. 20 different teams and 38 different drivers competed.


2002 Atlantic Championship, Final points standings, Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 12th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the fastest qualifier on Friday (1 point), the fastest qualifier on Saturday (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point). Oval races only saw one qualifying.


2002 Atlantic Championship, Final points standings, Driver
Race 7 Michael Valiante had 5 points deduction, because he had shortcutted the course.


2002 Atlantic Championship, Final points standings, Driver
Race 7 Rocky Moran, Jr. was originally disqualified, but after Race 8 the decision was reverted to a 5 points deduction.


2002 Atlantic Championship, Final points standings, Driver
Race 3 and 6 only one additional point - oval races.


2002 Atlantic Championship, Complete Overview
R22=retired, but classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify NT=no time set in qualifying (15)=place after practice, but grid position not held free


2002 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2002 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held at the Florida Power Park in St. Petersburg, FL from May 21st through May 26th. Florida State won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2002 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, Tournament, Main Bracket, Seeding Procedure
On Saturday (The Semifinals) of the ACC Baseball Tournament, the match-up between the four remaining teams is determined by previous opponents. If teams have played previously in the tournament, every attempt will be made to avoid a repeat match-up between teams, regardless of seed. If it is impossible to avoid a match-up that already occurred, then the determination is based on avoiding the most recent, current tournament match-up, regardless of seed. If no match-ups have occurred, the team left in the winners bracket will play the lowest seeded team from the losers bracket.


2002 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2002 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Melching Field at Conrad Park on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, Florida from May 22 through 25. UCF won its sixth and final tournament championship to earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2002 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
The top six teams (based on conference results) from the conference earn invites to the tournament.


2002 Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Tournament Most Valuable Player
Mike Myers was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Myers was an infielder for UCF.


2002 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 28–March 2 at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. This was the first Atlantic Sun tournament after the conference changed its name from the Trans America Athletic Conference.


2002 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
Florida Atlantic defeated defending champions Georgia State in the championship game, 76–75, to win their first Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament.


2002 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
The Owls, therefore, received the TAAC's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament, their first appearance in the Division I tournament.


2002 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The Atlantic Sun added Belmont as their eleventh member prior to the season. However, the tournament reverted to its old format whereby only the top eight teams from the conference tournament were eligible for the tournament. These eight teams were seeded based on regular season conference records.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season
The 2002 Atlantic hurricane season was a near-average Atlantic hurricane season. It officially started on June 1, 2002 and ended on November 30, dates which conventionally limit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones develop in the Atlantic Ocean. The season produced fourteen tropical cyclones, of which twelve developed into named storms; four became hurricanes, and two attained major hurricane status. While the season's first cyclone did not develop until July 14, activity quickly picked up: eight storms developed in the month of September.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season
It ended early however, with no tropical storms forming after October 6—a rare occurrence caused partly by El Niño conditions. The most intense hurricane of the season was Hurricane Isidore with a minimum central pressure of 934 mbar, although Hurricane Lili attained higher winds and peaked at Category 4 whereas Isidore only reached Category 3.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season
The season was less destructive than normal, causing an estimated $2.47 billion (2002 USD) in property damage and 50 fatalities. Most destruction was due to Isidore, which caused about $1.28 billion (2002 USD) in damage and killed seven people in the Yucatán Peninsula and later the United States, and Hurricane Lili, which caused $1.16 billion (2002 USD) in damage and 15 deaths as it crossed the Caribbean Sea and eventually made landfall in Louisiana.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts
Noted hurricane expert William M. Gray and his associates at Colorado State University issue forecasts of hurricane activity each year, separately from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Gray's team determined the average number of storms per season between 1950 and 2000 to be 9.6 tropical storms, 5.9 hurricanes, and 2.3 major hurricanes (storms exceeding Category 3). A normal season, as defined by NOAA, has 9 to 12 named storms, of which 5 to 7 reach hurricane strength and 1 to 3 become major hurricanes.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season forecasts
On December 7, 2001, Gray's team issued its first extended-range forecast for the 2002 season, predicting above-average activity (13 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and about 2 of Category 3 or higher). It listed an 86 percent chance of at least one major hurricane striking the U.S. mainland. This included a 58 percent chance of at least one major hurricane strike on the East Coast, including the Florida peninsula, and a 43 percent chance of at least one such strike on the Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle westward. The potential for major hurricane activity in the Caribbean was forecast to be above average.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Pre-season forecasts
On April 5 a new forecast was issued, calling for 12 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 intense hurricanes. The decrease in the forecast was attributed to the further intensification of El Niño conditions. The estimated potential for at least one major hurricane to affect the U.S. was decreased to 75 percent; the East Coast potential decreased slightly to 57 percent, and from the Florida Panhandle westward to Brownsville, Texas, the probability remained the same.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Mid-season forecasts
On August 7, 2002, Gray's team lowered its season estimate to 9 named storms, with 4 becoming hurricanes and 1 becoming a major hurricane, noting that conditions had become less favorable for storms than they had been earlier in the year. The sea-level pressure and trade wind strength in the tropical Atlantic were reported to be above normal, while sea surface temperature anomalies were on a decreasing trend.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts, Mid-season forecasts
On August 8, 2002, NOAA revised its season estimate to 7–10 named storms, with 4–6 becoming hurricanes and 1–3 becoming major hurricanes. The reduction was attributed to less favorable environmental conditions and building El Niño conditions.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 2002. It was a near-average season in which 14 tropical cyclones formed. Twelve depressions attained tropical storm status, and four of these reached hurricane status. Two hurricanes further intensified into major hurricanes. Activity was suppressed somewhat by an El Niño, which was of near-moderate intensity by August. Four named storms made landfall in Louisiana, a record which was later tied in 2020. Overall, the Atlantic tropical cyclones of 2002 collectively resulted in 50 deaths and around $2.47 billion in damage. The season ended on November 30, 2002.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
Tropical cyclogenesis began with Tropical Storm Arthur, which formed just offshore North Carolina on July 14. Following the storm's extratropical transition on July 16, no further activity occurred until Tropical Storm Bertha developed near Louisiana on August 4. Cristobal formed on the next day, while Dolly developed on August 29. September featured eight named storms, a record which was later tied in 2007 and 2010 and surpassed in 2020. During that month, Gustav reached hurricane intensity on September 11, the latest date of the first hurricane in a season since 1941. While the long-lasting Kyle and Lili persisted into October, only one tropical cyclone developed that month, Tropical Depression Fourteen on October 14. The depression was absorbed by a cold front while crossing Cuba two days later, ending seasonal activity.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal summary
The season's activity was reflected with a low accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 67, the lowest total since 1997. ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed, so storms that last a long time, as well as particularly strong hurricanes, have high ACEs. It is only calculated for full advisories on tropical systems at or exceeding 39 mph (63 km/h), which is the threshold for tropical storm status.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Arthur
Arthur formed out of a tropical depression off the coast of North Carolina on July 14 from a decaying frontal zone. It then moved out to sea, strengthening slightly into a tropical storm on July 15. Arthur gradually strengthened and peaked as a 60 mph (97 km/h) tropical storm on the following day. However, cooler waters and upper-level shear caused it to weaken. By July 17, Arthur had become extratropical, and moved north over Newfoundland. It proceeded to weaken below gale strength. The precursor system produced up to 4.49 in (114 mm) of rainfall in Weston, Florida. Later, one person drowned in the Conne River in Newfoundland due to Arthur.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Bertha
A surface trough of low pressure that would later spawn Tropical Storm Cristobal developed a tropical depression in the northern Gulf of Mexico on August 4. It quickly strengthened into a minimal tropical storm early on August 5, and made landfall near Boothville, Louisiana, just two hours later. Bertha weakened to a tropical depression, but retained its circulation over Louisiana. A high-pressure system built southward, unexpectedly forcing the depression to the southwest. It emerged back over the Gulf of Mexico on August 7, where proximity to land and dry air prevented further strengthening. Bertha moved westward and made a second landfall near Kingsville, Texas, on August 9 with winds of only 25 mph (35 km/h). The storm dissipated about 10 hours later.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Bertha
Across the Gulf Coast of the United States, Bertha dropped light to moderate rainfall; most areas received less than 3 inches (76 mm). Precipitation from the storm peaked at 10.25 inches (260 mm) in Norwood, Louisiana. Minor flooding was reported, which caused light damage to a few businesses, 15 to 25 houses, and some roadways. Overall, damage was very minor, totaling to $200,000 (2002 USD) in damage. In addition, one death was reported due to Bertha, a drowning due to heavy surf in Florida.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Cristobal
On August 5, Tropical Depression Three formed off the coast of South Carolina from a surface trough of low pressure – the same trough that spawned Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf of Mexico. Under a southerly flow, the depression drifted southward, where dry air and wind shear inhibited significant development. On August 7, it became Tropical Storm Cristobal, and reached a peak of 50 mph (80 km/h) on August 8. The storm meandered eastward and was absorbed by a front on August 9.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Cristobal
The interaction between the extratropical remnant and a high-pressure system produced strong rip currents along the coastline of Long Island. The storm also caused waves of three to four ft (1.2 m) in height. Three people drowned from the rip currents and waves in New York.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Dolly
A tropical wave exited the African coast on August 27, and with low favorable conditions the system organized into Tropical Depression Four on August 29 about 630 mi (1,020 km) southwest of Cape Verde. Six hours later, the depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Dolly after developing sufficient outflow and curved banding features. The storm continued to intensify as more convection developed, and Dolly reached peaked winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) on August 30. After peaking in intensity, the storm suddenly lost organization, and the winds decreased to minimal tropical storm force. After a brief re-intensification trend, Dolly again weakened due to wind shear. On September 4, Dolly weakened to a tropical depression, and later that day was absorbed by the trough; it never affected land.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Edouard
Edouard formed out of an area of disturbed weather north of the Bahamas on September 2. It drifted northward, then executed a clockwise loop off the coast of Florida. Despite dry air and moderate upper-level shear, Edouard strengthened to a peak of 65 mph (105 km/h) winds, but the unfavorable conditions caught up with it. The storm weakened as it turned west-southwestward, and made landfall near Ormond Beach, Florida on September 5 as a minimal tropical storm. Edouard crossed Florida, and emerged over the Gulf of Mexico as a minimal depression. Outflow from the stronger Tropical Storm Fay caused Tropical Depression Edouard to weaken further, and Edouard was eventually absorbed by Fay.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Edouard
Tropical Storm Edouard dropped moderate rainfall across Florida, peaking at 7.64 inches (194 mm) in DeSoto County. Though it was a tropical storm at landfall, winds were light across the path of the storm over land. Several roads were flooded from moderate precipitation. No casualties were reported, and damage was minimal.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Fay
In early September, a low pressure center developed along a trough of low pressure, and on September 5, the system had gained sufficient organization to be a tropical depression, to the southeast of Galveston. The depression drifted south-southwest while strengthening into Tropical Storm Fay, reaching its peak strength of 60 mph (95 km/h) on the morning of September 6. The system then abruptly turned to the west-northwest, and remained steady in strength and course until landfall the next day, near Matagorda. It quickly degenerated into a remnant low, which itself moved slowly southwestward over Texas. The low eventually dissipated on September 11 over northeastern Mexico.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Fay
The storm brought heavy rainfall in Mexico and Texas. The storm also caused six tornadoes, up to 20 in (510 mm) of rain, and extended periods of tropical storm force winds. The storm caused moderate flooding in some areas due to high rainfall amounts, which left about 400 homes with some form of damage. In total, 400 houses sustained damage from flooding. 1,575 houses were damaged from the flooding or tornadic damage, 23 severely, amounting to $4.5 million (2002 USD) in damage. No deaths are attributed to Fay.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Seven
A tropical wave exited Africa on September 1, and after initial development became disorganized. It moved west-northwestward for a week, reorganizing enough by September 7 to be declared Tropical Depression Seven about 1155 mi (1855 km) east-southeast of Bermuda. At the time, the depression had persistent convection around a small circulation, and it moved steadily westward due to a ridge to its north. Shortly after forming, strong wind shear diminished the convection and left the center partially exposed. By September 8, there was no remaining thunderstorm activity, and the depression degenerated into a remnant low-pressure area. The storm dissipated shortly after as strong wind shear continued to cause the storm to deteriorate while located 980 mi (1580 mi) southeast of Bermuda. The depression never affected land.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Gustav
An area of unsettled weather developed between the Bahamas and Bermuda on September 6, and over the next few days convection increased in intensity and coverage. On September 8, the system gained sufficient organization to be declared a subtropical depression off the Southeast United States coast; later that day, the system was named Subtropical Storm Gustav. After attaining tropical characteristics on September 10, Gustav passed slightly to the east of the Outer Banks of North Carolina as a tropical storm before.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Gustav
While moving northeastward, Gustav intensified into a hurricane on September 11 and briefly became a Category 2 hurricane, prior to making two landfalls in Atlantic Canada as a Category 1 hurricane on September 12. Gustav became extratropical over Newfoundland around 1200 UTC that day, though the remnants meandered over the Labrador Sea before dissipating on September 15.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Gustav
The storm was responsible for one death and $100,000 (2002 USD) in damage, mostly in North Carolina. The interaction between Gustav and a non-tropical system produced strong winds that caused an additional $240,000 (2002 USD) in damage in New England, but this damage was not directly attributed to the hurricane. In Atlantic Canada, the hurricane and its remnants brought heavy rain, tropical storm and hurricane-force winds, as well as storm surges for several days. Localized flooding was reported in areas of Prince Edward Island, and 4,000 people in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island were left without power.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Hanna
In early September, a tropical wave merged with a trough of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico and spawned a low-pressure system. Convection steadily deepened on September 11 east of the upper-level low and the surface low; it was classified as Tropical Depression Nine the next day. The disorganized storm moved westward, then northward, where it strengthened into Tropical Storm Hanna later that day. After reaching a peak with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h), it made two landfalls on the Gulf Coast, eventually dissipating on September 15 over Georgia.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Hanna
Because most of the associated convective activity was east of the center of circulation, minimal damage was reported in Louisiana and Mississippi. To the east on Dauphin Island, Alabama, the storm caused coastal flooding which closed roads and forced the evacuation of residents. Portions of Florida received high wind gusts, heavy rainfall, and strong surf that resulted in the deaths of three swimmers. Throughout the state, 20,000 homes lost electricity. The heavy rainfall progressed into Georgia, where significant flooding occurred. Crop damage was extensive, and over 300 structures were damaged by the flooding. Overall, Hanna caused a total of about $20 million (2002 USD) in damage and three fatalities.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Isidore
On September 9, a tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa, and by September 14 it was classified as a tropical depression. The next day the storm was located just south of Jamaica, and it developed into Tropical Storm Isidore. On September 19, it intensified into a hurricane, and Isidore made landfall in western Cuba as a Category 1 storm. Just before landfall near Puerto Telchac on September 22, Isidore reached its peak intensity, with wind speeds of 125 mph (205 km/h), making it a strong Category 3 storm.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Isidore
After returning to the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm, Isidore's final landfall was near Grand Isle, Louisiana, on September 26. The storm weakened to a tropical depression over Mississippi early the following day, before becoming extratropical over Pennsylvania later on September 27 and then being absorbed by a frontal system.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Isidore
Isidore made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula of southern Mexico as a Category 3 hurricane, leaving $950 million (2002 USD) in damage in the country. Despite dropping over 30 inches (760 mm) of rainfall among other effects, only two indirect deaths were reported there. As a tropical storm, Isidore produced a maximum of 15.97 inches (406 mm) of rainfall in the United States at Metairie, Louisiana. The rainfall was responsible for flooding that caused moderate crop damage, with a total of $330 million in damage (2002 USD).


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Josephine
A non-tropical low developed along a dissipating stationary front on September 16 in the central Atlantic and drifted north-northeastward. The National Hurricane Center classified it as Tropical Depression Eleven on September 17 about 710 mi (1,150 km) east of Bermuda, and initially the depression did not have significant deep convection. A wind report early on September 18 indicated the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Josephine. The storm continued generally northeastward, steered between a subtropical high to the northeast and a frontal system approaching from the west. Josephine maintained a well-defined circulation, but its deep convection remained intermittent.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Josephine
Early on September 19 the storm began being absorbed by the cold front, and as a tropical cyclone its winds never surpassed 40 mph (75 km/h). Later that day Josephine transitioned into an extratropical cyclone and suddenly intensified to winds of 60 mph (95 km/h). The extratropical low was quickly absorbed by another larger extratropical system on the afternoon of September 19.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kyle
A non-tropical low formed into Subtropical Depression Twelve, well east-southeast of Bermuda on September 20. It became Subtropical Storm Kyle the next day, and Tropical Storm Kyle on September 22. Kyle drifted slowly westward, slowly strengthening, and reached hurricane strength on September 25; it weakened back into a tropical storm on September 28. The cyclone's strength continued to fluctuate between tropical depression and tropical storm several times. Its movement was also extremely irregular, as it shifted sharply north and south along its generally westward path. On October 11, Kyle reached land and made its first landfall near McClellanville, South Carolina. While skirting the coastline of the Carolinas, it moved back over water, and made a second landfall near Long Beach, North Carolina later the same day. Kyle continued out to sea where it merged with a cold front on October 12, becoming the fourth longest-lived Atlantic hurricane.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kyle
Kyle brought light precipitation to Bermuda, but no significant damage was reported there. Moderate rainfall accompanied its two landfalls in the United States, causing localized flash flooding and road closures. Floodwaters forced the evacuation of a nursing home and several mobile homes in South Carolina. Kyle spawned at least four tornadoes, the costliest of which struck Georgetown, South Carolina; it damaged 106 buildings and destroyed seven others, causing eight injuries. Overall damage totaled about $5 million (2002 USD), and no direct deaths were reported. However, the remnants of Kyle contributed to one indirect death in the British Isles.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lili
On September 16, a tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa and across the Atlantic. It developed a low level cloud circulation midway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles on September 20. The next day, the system had become sufficiently organized to classify the system as a tropical depression about 1,035 miles (1,665 km) east of the Windward Islands and intensified into Tropical Storm Lili on September 23. After nearly reaching hurricane status over the eastern Caribbean, the storm degenerated into a tropical wave on September 25, before becoming a tropical depression again early on September 27.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lili
The cyclone re-intensified into a tropical storm several hours later. On September 30, Lili became a hurricane while passing over the Cayman Islands. After striking Cuba's Isla de la Juventud and Pinar del Río Province as a Category 2, the storm attained Category 4 status in the Gulf of Mexico, However, Lili rapidly weakened to a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall near Intracoastal City, Louisiana, on October 3. The next day, it was absorbed by an extratropical low near the Tennessee – Arkansas border.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lili
In Louisiana, wind gusts reaching 120 mph (190 km/h), coupled with over 6 inches (150 mm) of rainfall and a storm surge of 12 feet (3.7 m), caused $1.1 billion (2002 USD) in damage. A total of 237,000 people lost power, and oil rigs offshore were shut down for up to a week.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Fourteen
A weak tropical wave moved through the Lesser Antilles on October 9. As the system reached the southwestern Caribbean Sea on October 12, convection increased, and a broad low-pressure area formed later that day. Over the next two days, the low significantly organized, and became Tropical Depression Fourteen at 1200 UTC on October 14. The depression initially tracked west-northwestward, but then curved to the north-northeast. Due to vertical wind shear, the depression was unable to intensify, and remained below tropical storm status during its duration.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Fourteen
By 1600 UTC on October 16, the depression made landfall near Cienfuegos, Cuba with winds of 30 mph (45 km/h). While crossing the island, the depression was absorbed by a cold front early on October 17. Minimal impact was reported, which was limited to locally heavy rains over portions of Jamaica, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Storm names
The following list of names was used for named storms that formed in the North Atlantic in 2002. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 2008 season. This was the same list used in the 1996 season, with the exception of the names Cristobal, Fay and Hanna, which replaced Cesar, Fran and Hortense respectively. The three new names were used for Atlantic storms for the first time.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Storm names
Beginning in 2002, subtropical cyclones were named from the standard predetermined naming list upon gaining gale-force winds. This was first demonstrated with Gustav, which originated as a subtropical cyclone and was named from the predetermined list before becoming tropical and intensifying into a hurricane.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Storm names, Retirement
On March 30, 2003, the World Meteorological Organization retired the names Isidore and Lili from its rotating name lists due to the damage they caused. In the 2008 season, these names were replaced with Ike (which was retired after that season) and Laura.


2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Season effects
The following table lists all of the storms that formed in the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season. It includes their duration, names, landfall(s) –denoted by bold location names – damages, and death totals. Deaths in parentheses are additional and indirect (an example of an indirect death would be a traffic accident), but were still related to that storm. Damage and deaths include totals while the storm was extratropical, a wave, or a low, and all of the damage figures are in 2002 USD.


2002 Auburn Tigers football team
The 2002 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Auburn, led by head coach Tommy Tuberville, finished with record of 9–4, including a 5–3 record in the Southeastern Conference. Following a disappointing 7–5 finish the previous season, the coaching staff of the 2002 Tigers featured two prominent new members. Bobby Petrino was hired as the new offensive coordinator, and Gene Chizik joined the staff as the Tigers' new defensive coordinator. Petrino left following the season to assume the head coaching job at Louisville, while Chizik remained at Auburn through the 2004 season before leaving for the defensive coordinator position at Texas. The Tigers finished the season ranked #14 in the AP Poll and #16 in the Coaches Poll.


2002 Australia Day Honours
The Australia Day Honours 2002 are appointments to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by Australian citizens. The list was announced on 26 January 2002 by the Governor General of Australia, Peter Hollingworth.


2002 Australia Day Honours
The Australia Day Honours are the first of the two major annual honours lists, the first announced to coincide with Australia Day (26 January), with the other being the Queen's Birthday Honours, which are announced on the second Monday in June.


2002 Australia national soccer team season
This page summarises the Australia national soccer team fixtures and results in 2002.


2002 Australia national soccer team season, Summary
Australia's only games in 2002 was when competing in the 2002 OFC Nations Cup in New Zealand. Other than Scott Chipperfield, Australia sent a squad made up of NSL based players. They won their group matches against Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji without conceding a goal. In the semi-final Tahiti scored in the 38th minute and it wasn't until the 88th minute that Mehmet Duraković scored Australia's equaliser to take the game to extra-time. In the 96th minute Damian Mori scored the golden-goal winner for Australia to send them through to the final against the hosts New Zealand. New Zealand won the final 1-0 to secure their third OFC Nations Cup title and qualification to the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup as representatives of Oceania.


2002 Australia rugby union tour
The 2002 Australia rugby union tour, also known as the 2002 Wallabies spring tour, was a series of matches played in November 2002 in Argentina, England, Ireland and Italy by the Australia national rugby union team.


2002 Australia rugby union tour, The first test : Argentina
Argentina: 15.Ignacio Corleto, 14.Jose Nunez Piossek, 13.Jose Orengo, 12.Lisandro Arbizu (capt. ), 11.Diego Albanese, 10.Felipe Contepomi, 9.Agustin Pichot, 8.Gonzalo Longo Elia , 7.Rolando Martin, 6.Santiago Phelan, 5.Rimas Alvarez Kairelis, 4.Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe, 3.Omar Hasan Jalil, 2.Federico Mendez Azpillaga, 1.Mauricio Reggiardo – replacements: 16.Mario Ledesma Arocena, 17.Roberto Grau, 19.Martin Durand     –  No entry : 18.Pedro Sporleder. 20.Nicolas


2002 Australia rugby union tour, The first test : Argentina
Fernandez Miranda, 21.Juan Fernandez Miranda, 22.Gonzalo Camardon Australia: 15.Mat Rogers, 14.Ben Tune, 13.Matt Burke, 12.Dan Herbert, 11.Stirling Mortlock , 10.Stephen Larkham, 9.George Gregan (capt. ), 8.Toutai Kefu, 7.George Smith, 6.Matt Cockbain, 5.Justin Harrison, 4.Dan Vickerman, 3.Patricio Noriega, 2.Jeremy Paul, 1.Bill Young,  – replacements: 16.Adam Freier, 17.Ben Darwin, 18.David Giffin, 19.David Croft, 20.Chris Whitaker, 21.Elton Flatley, 22.Wendell Sailor


2002 Australia rugby union tour, Second Test : Ireland
Ireland:  15.Girvan Dempsey, 14.Shane Horgan, 13.Brian O'Driscoll (capt. ), 12.Kevin Maggs, 11.Denis Hickie, 10.Ronan O'Gara, 9.Peter Stringer, 8.Anthony Foley, 7.Keith Gleeson, 6.Victor Costello, 5.Malcolm O'Kelly, 4.Gary Longwell, 3.John Hayes, 2.Shane Byrne, 1.Reggie Corrigan – replacements: 16.Frankie Sheahan, 18.Leo Cullen, 19.Alan Quinlan     –  No entry : 17.Marcus Horan20.Guy Easterby Australia:  15.Matt Burke, 14.Wendell Sailor, 13.Stirling Mortlock, 12.Dan Herbert, 11.Scott Staniforth, 10.Stephen Larkham, 9.George Gregan (capt. ), 8.Toutai Kefu, 7.George Smith, 6.Matt Cockbain, 5.David Giffin, 4.Owen Finegan, 3.Patricio Noriega, 2.Adam Freier, 1.Nick Stiles,  – replacements: 16.Brendan Cannon, 17.Ben Darwin, 18.Justin Harrison, 19.David Croft    –  No entry: 20.Chris Whitaker