2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Quarterback Brad Banks threw for a career-high 275 yards while the Hawkeye defense held the Badgers to just 78 yards rushing. In total, Wisconsin had 215 yards of offense. Iowa's Mo Brown and Dallas Clark finished with a combined 204 receiving yards and had both of Iowa's touchdowns. As a result of Iowa's powerful defense, Wisconsin lost two quarterbacks to injury, Brooks Bollinger and Jim Sorgi. Iowa's defense also held running back Anthony Davis to a career-low 34 yards on 16 rushes. After the victory, Iowa was 6–0 in the Big Ten for the first time in school history.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
On Senior Day, Brad Banks was a perfect 10-for-10 for 197 yards and three touchdowns. He also scored on two of Iowa's four rushing touchdowns. Iowa's receivers were busy as Mo Brown, Dallas Clark and C.J. Jones all had touchdowns. Freshman wideout Ed Hinkel even got in on the action, scoring on a 58-yard punt return. Running back Fred Russell returned from a hand injury, and ran for 100 yards in becoming Iowa's 10th player to have a 1,000-yard rushing season. Iowa's victory tied a school record for wins in a season at 10.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
Iowa's defense forced six Minnesota turnovers en route to a 45–21 victory. The Hawkeyes only had 100 yards passing, mainly because their running game couldn't be stopped. Fred Russell and Jermelle Lewis combined for 295 of Iowa's 365 rushing yards while Brad Banks threw for two touchdowns and ran for two touchdowns. Mo Brown caught his tenth touchdown pass of the season, which tied Quinn Early for touchdown receptions in a season. The win was Iowa's tenth straight Big Ten win, the longest such streak since a 13-game streak in the 1920s. The game was also played in front of the largest crowd to ever see a Minnesota Golden Gophers football game at the Metrodome.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. USC (Orange Bowl)
The game opened up with a bang for the Hawkeyes, as C.J. Jones took the opening kickoff 100-yards for the touchdown. But as it turns out, it would be the only time until late in the fourth quarter that the Hawkeyes would see the endzone. Although the game was tied at halftime, USC blocked Iowa's last-second field goal, preventing a possible Iowa lead at the half. From there, Heisman winner Carson Palmer went to work.


2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, vs. USC (Orange Bowl)
The senior quarterback threw for over 300 yards against the Big Ten's worst passing defense and led scoring drives of 79, 80, 99, 85 and 61 yards as the Trojans held a 16-minute advantage in time of possession. The USC defense was suffocating and Iowa's miscues were proof. The Hawkeyes had two turnovers, 13 penalties, and multiple missed opportunities.


2002 Iowa Senate election
The 2002 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2002 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 35 of the state senate's 50 districts--all 25 of the odd-numbered seats were up for regularly-scheduled elections and, due to the oddities of redistricting following the 2000 Census, 10 of the even-numbered sears were up as well. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats traditionally up for election each cycle.


2002 Iowa Senate election
The primary election on June 4, 2002 determined which candidates appeared on the November 5, 2002 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here. General election results can be obtained here.


2002 Iowa Senate election
Following the previous 2000 Iowa Senate election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 30 seats to Democrats' 20 seats. On March 12, 2002 a special election in district 10 resulted in Amanda Ragan flipping a seat in favor of the Democrats. Therefore, on election day in November 2002, Republicans controlled 29 seats and Democrats had 21.


2002 Iowa Senate election
To reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 5 Senate seats.


2002 Iowa Senate election
Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 2002 general election with the balance of power remaining unchanged with Republicans holding 29 seats and Democrats having 21 seats.


2002 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 2002 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented the Iowa State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team captains were Zach Butler, Jordan Carstens, Seneca Wallace, and Chris Whitaker. The Cyclones were quarterbacked by Seneca Wallace. Seneca is among many former Cyclones from the 2002 team to make it to the NFL. Others were Ellis Hobbs, Jordan Carstens, Jeremy Loyd. Iowa State would conclude its season by playing in the 2002 Humanitarian Bowl. It was Iowa State's third consecutive bowl appearance—the two previous bowls were the 2000 Insight.com Bowl and the 2001 Independence Bowl.


2002 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Games summaries, Nebraska
Iowa State's dominant victory over Nebraska forced the Cornhuskers out of the AP poll for the first time since October 5, 1981 – an NCAA-record streak of 348 consecutive polls.


2002 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Postseason
On November 30, 2002 eight Iowa State players were named to the all-Big 12 football teams. Second-team players were Offensive lineman Bob Montgomery, quarterback Seneca Wallace, place-kicker Adam Benike and defensive tackle Jordan Carstens. The third-team consisted of offensive lineman Zach Butler and strong safety JaMaine Billups. Wide receiver Lane Danielsen and linebacker Jeremy Loyd were honorable mention choices. On December 2, 2002 defensive tackle Jordan Carstens and wide receiver Jack Whitver were named to the Verizon Academic All-America Football Teams. They earned first and second team honors respectively. Iowa State was also only one of eight teams with more than one player recognized. On December 4, 2002 Iowa State started taking deposits on three bowl games. The three Bowls were the Tangerine, Humanitarian and Motor City bowls.


2002 Iowa gubernatorial election
The 2002 Iowa gubernatorial election took place November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Iowa Tom Vilsack sought re-election to a second term as governor. Governor Vilsack won his party's nomination uncontested, while Doug Gross, an advisor to former Governor Terry Branstad, narrowly won the Republican Party's primary in a crowded and competitive primary election. In the general election, Vilsack was able to improve slightly on his margin of victory four years earlier to win what would be his second and final term as governor.


2002 Ipswich Borough Council election
The 2002 Ipswich Borough Council election was an election for Ipswich Borough Council held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The Labour Party kept overall control of the council.


2002 Iraqi Elite Cup
The Twelfth Mother of all Battles Championship (Arabic: بطولة أم المعارك الثانية عشرة), commonly referred to as the 2002 Iraqi Elite Cup (Arabic: كأس النخبة العراقي 2002), was the twelfth occurrence of the Iraqi Elite Cup. The competition was organised by the Iraq Football Association and the top eight teams of the 2001–02 Iraqi Elite League competed in the tournament. The competition started on 9 August 2002 and ended on 20 August 2002, where in the final, held at Al-Shaab Stadium, Al-Shorta defeated Al-Talaba 1–0 to win the cup for the third time in a row.


2002 Iraqi Perseverance Cup
The 2002 Iraqi Perseverance Cup (Arabic: كأس المثابرة العراقي 2002) was the 7th edition of the Iraqi Super Cup. The match was contested between Baghdad rivals Al-Talaba and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. It was played on 30 August 2002 as a curtain-raiser to the 2002–03 season. Al-Talaba won their first Super Cup title, winning the match 2–1 after  golden goal extra time.


2002 Iraqi presidential referendum
A presidential referendum took place in Iraq on October 16, 2002. It was the second presidential election under the rule of Saddam Hussein (the first having taken place in 1995). According to official statistics, the turnout was 100%, with all 11,445,638 Iraqis registered to vote having voted "yes" in a referendum whether to support another seven year-term for President Saddam Hussein, which would legally have ended in 2009.


2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand, The matches
New Zealand: 15.Leon MacDonald, 14.Doug Howlett, 13.Tana Umaga, 12.Aaron Mauger, 11.Caleb Ralph, 10.Andrew Mehrtens, 9.Justin Marshall, 8.Scott Robertson, 7.Richie McCaw, 6.Reuben Thorne (capt. ), 5.Norm Maxwell, 4.Chris Jack, 3.Greg Somerville, 2.Mark Hammett, 1.Dave Hewett, – replacements: Daryl Gibson, Joe McDonnell, Jonah Lomu – No entry : Tom Willis, Taine Randell, Marty Holah, Byron Kelleher


2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand, The matches
Ireland: 15.Girvan Dempsey, 14.Geordan Murphy, 13.Brian O'Driscoll, 12.John Kelly, 11.Justin Bishop, 10.Ronan O'Gara, 9.Peter Stringer, 8.Anthony Foley, 7.Keith Gleeson, 6.Simon Easterby, 5.Paul O'Connell, 4.Gary Longwell, 3.John Hayes, 2.Keith Wood (capt. ), 1.Reggie Corrigan, – replacements: Malcolm O'Kelly, David Humphreys – No entry: Shane Byrne, Paul Wallace, Alan Quinlan, Guy Easterby, Mel Deane


2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand, The matches
New Zealand: 15.Leon MacDonald, 14.Jonah Lomu, 13.Mark Robinson, 12.Aaron Mauger, 11.Caleb Ralph, 10.Andrew Mehrtens, 9.Justin Marshall, 8.Scott Robertson, 7.Richie McCaw, 6.Reuben Thorne (capt. ), 5.Norm Maxwell, 4.Chris Jack, 3.Greg Somerville, 2.Mark Hammett, 1.Dave Hewett, – replacements: 17.Joe McDonnell, 18.Simon Maling, 19.Marty Holah, 20.Byron Kelleher, 21.Daryl Gibson, 22.Doug Howlett – No entry : Tom Willis


2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand, The matches
Ireland: 15.Girvan Dempsey, 14.Geordan Murphy, 13.Brian O'Driscoll, 12.John Kelly, 11.Justin Bishop, 10.Ronan O'Gara, 9.Peter Stringer, 8.Anthony Foley, 7.Keith Gleeson, 6.Simon Easterby, 5.Malcolm O'Kelly, 4.Gary Longwell, 3.John Hayes, 2.Keith Wood (capt. ), 1.Reggie Corrigan, – replacements: 16.Shane Byrne, 17.Paul Wallace, 18.Leo Cullen, 19.Alan Quinlan , 21.David Humphreys – No entry: 20.Guy Easterby, 22.Mel Deane


2002 Irish Greyhound Derby
The 2002 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August and September with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 14 September 2002.


2002 Irish Greyhound Derby
The winner Bypass Byway won €150,000 and was trained by Ollie Bray, owned by Michael Kearney and bred by Pat D'Arcy. The race was sponsored by the Paddy Power.


2002 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The Irish public's favourite greyhound Late Late Show returned for another attempt at the 2002 Irish Derby but the leading ante-post greyhounds were Scottish Greyhound Derby champion Priceless Rebel and Droopys Rhys now under the care of Reggie Roberts instead of former trainer Ted Soppitt.


2002 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The first round ended with Bypass Byway setting the fastest time of 29.74 for trainer Ollie Bray and defeating Priceless Rebel. Vigorous Rex performed well in 29.76 but Late Late Show only managed a second place before being diagnosed with an injury and being withdrawn from the competition. Bypass Byway was the new favourite and he won again in 29.87 with Priceless Rebel eliminated in the same heat. Droopys Rhys dipped under 30 seconds recording 29.99 and then in the quarter-finals he recorded 29.77 success. The other heat winners were Tamna Rose, Borna Pilot and Droopys Agassi, the latter beat Bypass Byway who was lucky to still be in the competition following a stumble in the heat.


2002 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The first semifinal saw Bypass Byway hold off Droopys Rhys by half a length in a fast 29.68 with Heavenly Hero claiming the third place. In the other semi Droopys Agassi won from Tamna Rose and Tyrur Bello.


2002 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
In the final Bypass Byway and Droopys Rhys vied for the lead with Droopys Agassi prominent. Bypass Byway kicked and drew clear of his main rival crossing the line in 29.42 which represented a new track record by no less than 15 spots (0.15sec). Heavenly Hero ran on well for third behind Droopys Rhys and Droopys Agassi faded into last place.


2002 Irish Masters
The 2002 Irish Masters (known as the 2002 Citywest Irish Masters for sponsorship reasons) was a professional invitational snooker tournament which was held at the Citywest Hotel in Saggart, Dublin, from 19 to 24 March. It was the 25th edition of the Irish Masters and the fourth and final World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) invitational event of the 2001–02 season; it followed the third invitational event, the 2002 Masters, held in February. The tournament was co-sponsored by the Citywest hotel group and the Department of Health and Children and broadcast by RTÉ.


2002 Irish Masters
Third-ranked John Higgins won the competition, defeating the world number seven Peter Ebdon ten frames to three (10–3) in the final. It was Higgins' second Irish Masters victory, his fourth in a tournament that season and the 24th of his career. In the semi-finals Higgins defeated Matthew Stevens 6–5 and Ebdon won 6–3 over Ken Doherty. Higgins produced the tournament's highest break of 140 in the eighth frame of his semi-final match against Stevens to earn €5,000 and a further €100,000 for winning the event.


2002 Irish Masters, Background
Founded in 1978 by the Benson & Hedges tobacco company as the Republic of Ireland's major snooker event, the Irish Masters originated as a snooker challenge match and became an elimination tournament. The 2002 competition was the 25th edition of the competition, and the fourth and final World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) invitational event of the 2001–02 season. As an invitational event, it did not carry world ranking points. It featured a 12-player main draw held at the Citywest Hotel in Saggart, Dublin, from 19 to 24 March, and was co-sponsored by the hotel group Citywest and the Department of Health and Children. It had a prize fund of €251,000, and the host broadcaster was RTÉ.


2002 Irish Masters, Background
A total of 12 players competed in the Irish Masters: the top eleven players in the world rankings, and a wild card entry, the world number sixteen, Fergal O'Brien. Each of the 12 players were seeded, with the first seed being Ronnie O'Sullivan, the 2001 Irish Masters winner, and the reigning UK and world champion. Steve Davis, the eight-time Irish Masters winner, missed the event for the first time since the 1986 tournament because he fell to 21st in the world rankings and was not given a wild card. The maximum number of frames played in a match increased from 11 in the first round, the quarter-finals and the semi-finals to the best-of-19 frames final on 24 March.


2002 Irish Masters, Background, Prize money
The breakdown of prize money for the 2002 tournament is listed below.


2002 Irish Masters, Tournament summary, Round 1
The first round of the tournament was held from 19 to 20 March as best-of-11 frame matches. World number eight Stephen Lee defeated the reigning Masters champion Paul Hunter 6–4 in their third meeting of the season. The match was equalled at 3–3 and then 4–4 before Lee compiled breaks of 72 and 88 to go through to the quarter-finals. Lee said he had worked to improve his technique and was pleased with it. World number seven Peter Ebdon won 6–2 against world championship semi-finalist Joe Swail. Ebdon compiled breaks of 120 and 81 to move clear of Swail and win the match—this after Swail had missed a red ball that would have allowed him to win the fifth frame. Both players agreed that Swail's error was the game's turning point.


2002 Irish Masters, Tournament summary, Round 1
Matthew Stevens won 6–5 over Jimmy White, who made his 20th successive appearance in the Irish Masters. Ahead 3–1, Stevens fell 4–3 behind White at the mid-session interval after he produced breaks of 106 and 102 and a clearance of 65 to the black ball. White missed a red to win the match while on a break of 62 and Stevens made a 58 clearance to the pink ball. Stevens missed the black and White potted it to force a final frame, which Stevens won 75–14. Stephen Hendry, the seven-time world champion, took a 6–2 victory over O'Brien. Leading 2–1 with a break of 74, O'Brien was tied when Hendry produced a 112 break. Hendry then made breaks of 98 and 100 en route to his win as O'Brien accumulated 41 points in that time.


2002 Irish Masters, Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
The four best-of-11 frame quarter-finals took place from 21 to 22 March with the first-round winners playing one of the top four seeds. Ebdon was the first player through to the semi-finals when he defeated world number one Mark Williams 6–4. He took a 5–2 lead from breaks of 110, 77 and 113 along with a 93 clearance. Williams reduced the deficit to 5–4 before a miss on the black in the tenth frame allowed Ebdon to win the match. Ken Doherty played Lee in the second quarter-final.


2002 Irish Masters, Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
Lee achieved the match's top break of 90 as he drew the score at 2–2 and forced a re-spotted black after Doherty was out of position on the pink. Lee missed his target and Doherty took frame five before it went to 4–3 after Doherty incurred five fouls from being snookered on the green ball in the seventh. Lee took two of the following three frames to claim a 6–4 victory.


2002 Irish Masters, Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
The third quarter-final was played between Hendry and John Higgins, the world number three. Breaks of 72, 131 and 96 gave Higgins a 3–1 lead before Hendry compiled a 64 run and a 137 total clearance to tie at 3–3. Higgins increased his lead to 5–3 with breaks of 54, 67 and 43 until Hendry made it 5–4 with a break of 65. He took a 6–4 win after tactical play in frame ten. Stevens defeated O'Sullivan 6–2 to claim the fourth semi-final spot.


2002 Irish Masters, Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
His victory saw him produce breaks of 68, 66 and 120 and accumulate 358 points without reply as O'Sullivan's best contributions were breaks of 103 and 88. At the post-match press conference, O'Sullivan gave monosyllabic answers to questions and stated the result was not the consequence of him fracturing his right hand in a game of association football the week before.


2002 Irish Masters, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
Both semi-finals were held as best-of-11 frames on 23 March. Doherty and Ebdon played in the first match, which lasted more than four hours. The match was tied at 3–3, as Ebdon made breaks of 104, 84 and 62 and missed the final red ball in frame seven while trying to achieve a maximum break. After the mid-session interval, Doherty accumulated a total of 73 points as he was unable to respond to Ebdon who won 6–3. Ebdon commented afterwards that the match was untidy and he could not make high breaks.


2002 Irish Masters, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
He said he was happy to reach the final because the Irish Masters was one of his favourite competitions since he had won it in 1995. Doherty said his technique was sub-par, and the match disappointed himself and the spectators: "It was hard to get into it and when you’re not playing well you lose control of the cue ball and make all sort of mistakes.”


2002 Irish Masters, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
The other semi-final was contested by Higgins and Stevens. Stevens took a 3–0 lead before he had a cling on the brown ball and allowed Higgins to win five frames in succession including a total clearance of 140 in frame eight, the tournament's highest break. Stevens equalled the score at 5–5 to force a final frame; Higgins won it with a break of 42 for a 6–5 victory.


2002 Irish Masters, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
Higgins said he was fortunate to have qualified for the final because he noted that Stevens would have led 4–0 had he not made an error early in the match: "It was very unlucky but it was up to me to take advantage and I managed to do that, despite letting it slip at 5–3."


2002 Irish Masters, Tournament summary, Final
The final between Ebdon and Higgins on 24 March was contested over two sessions as a best-of-19 frames match. It marked Higgins' 38th professional tournament final; going into the match, Ebdon had won 8 of his 13 previous meetings against Higgins. The first session saw Higgins move into a 7–2 lead from breaks of 91, 109, 78 and two clearances of 55 and 62 to the brown ball. After the match resumed play, Higgins took the first frame of the evening session before Ebdon won frame 11 with a break of 64 to trail 3–8.


2002 Irish Masters, Tournament summary, Final
Higgins then claimed the next two frames to win the game 10–3 and the tournament. It was the Higgins' second Irish Masters win; he won 9–4 against Hendry in the 2000 tournament. Higgins won his fourth title of the season after the Champions Cup, the Scottish Masters and the British Open, and the 24th of his career.


2002 Irish Masters, Tournament summary, Final
Higgins earned €100,000 for winning the competition and another €5,000 for making the highest break of 140 over Stevens in the semi-finals. He said he was delighted to win the tournament for a second time, and said the victory would make him confident for the 2002 World Championship because he had a poor form over the prior months: "Winning there isn't easy when you're not sure of your game but this is a real boost for me'."


2002 Irish Masters, Tournament summary, Final
Ebdon said of his defeat: "John is one of the finest match-players the game has ever seen and I was never going to beat him playing like that. I've got a very good record against him but it counts for nothing if you don't play well enough. It's a shame I couldn't make more of a match of it but I've beaten some good players this week so I can take the positives." He added: "I was outclassed."


2002 Irish Masters, Final
The bold text denotes each of the winning frame scores and the winning entrant. Breaks over 50 are shown in brackets.


2002 Irish Masters, Century breaks
There were a total of 14 century breaks made by 6 different players during the tournament. The highest break of 140 was achieved by Higgins in the 8th frame of his semi-final match with Stevens.


2002 Irish general election
The 2002 Irish general election was held on Friday, 17 May just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday, 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. The newly elected members of the 29th Dáil assembled on Thursday, 6 June.


2002 Irish general election
The general election took place in 42 parliamentary constituencies throughout Ireland for 165 seats in the lower house of parliament, Dáil Éireann.


2002 Irish general election, Overview
The general election was significant for a number of reasons:


2002 Irish general election, Fine Gael
The most noticeable feature of the election was the collapse in Fine Gael's vote. It suffered its second worst electoral result ever (after the 1948 general election), with several prominent members failing to get re-elected, including:


2002 Irish general election, Fine Gael
The party's losses were especially pronounced in Dublin, where just three TDs (Richard Bruton, Gay Mitchell and Olivia Mitchell) were returned, fewer than Fianna Fáil, Labour, the Progressive Democrats or the Greens. The reasons for the drop in support for Fine Gael are many and varied:


2002 Irish general election, Fine Gael
In the immediate aftermath of the election, Fine Gael leader Michael Noonan announced his resignation from the leadership and Enda Kenny was chosen as the new leader in the subsequent election.


2002 Irish general election, Results
Democratic Left, which won 4 seats in 1997, merged with the Labour Party in 1999. Independents include Independent Health Alliance candidates (12,296 votes, 1 seat) and Independent Fianna Fáil (6,124 votes, 1 seat).


2002 Irish general election, Dáil membership changes
The following changes took place as a result of the election:


2002 Irish general election, Dáil membership changes
Outgoing TDs are listed in the constituency they constested in the election. For some, such as Marian McGennis, this differs from the constituency they represented in the outgoing Dáil. Where more than one change took place in a constituency the concept of successor is an approximation for presentation only.


2002 Islington London Borough Council election
The 2002 Islington Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 reducing the number of seats by 4. The Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.


2002 Islington London Borough Council election, Background
The 1998 election saw the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties finish on 26 seats each, with Labour continuing to run the council with the mayor's casting vote. However, in December 1999 the Liberal Democrats won a majority on the council after gaining a seat from Labour in a by-election. This meant that going into the election the Liberal Democrats had 27 seats, compared to 25 for Labour.


2002 Islington London Borough Council election, Background
187 candidates stood in the election for the 48 seats being contested, after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 4. The election was seen as a fight between the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties, with the Green Party aiming to win 1 or 2 seats. The Conservative party did not put candidates for every seat being contested, while the Christian Peoples Alliance, Independent Working Class Association, Socialist Alliance and Socialist Labour Party all stood candidates, as well as several independents.


2002 Islington London Borough Council election, Background
Issues in the election were reported as being crime, council housing repairs, asset sell-offs and the proposed new Arsenal stadium.


2002 Islington London Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Liberal Democrats retain control of the council with an increased majority after gaining seats from Labour.


2002 Italian Figure Skating Championships
The 2002 Italian Figure Skating Championships (Italian: Campionati Italiani Assoluti 2002 Pattinaggio Di Figura Su Ghiaccio) was held from December 7 through December 9, 2001 in Collalbo for the singles and pairs competition. The ice dancing competition was held from December 22 through 23, 2001. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing. The results were used to choose the teams to the 2002 Winter Olympics, the 2002 World Championships, the 2002 European Championships, and the 2002 World Junior Championships.


2002 Italian Formula Three Championship
The 2002 Italian Formula Three Championship was the 38th Italian Formula Three Championship season. It began on 7 April at Vallelunga and ended on 20 October at Magione after nine races.


2002 Italian Formula Three Championship
Miloš Pavlović of Target Racing won races at Vallelunga, Misano, Varano, Binetto, Mugello and had another three podiums and ultimately clinched the title. He finished 27 points clear of Azeta Racing driver Philip Cloostermans, who won races at Pergusa and Monza. Third place went to Pavlović's teammate Christiano Citron, who won the season-ending race at Magione.


2002 Italian Grand Prix
The 2002 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 15 September 2002. It was the fifteenth race of the 2002 FIA Formula One World Championship.


2002 Italian Grand Prix
The 53-lap race was won by Rubens Barrichello, driving a Ferrari. Teammate Michael Schumacher finished second, 0.25 seconds behind, to complete a Ferrari 1-2 on the team's home soil. Eddie Irvine finished third in a Jaguar-Cosworth, achieving both his and the Jaguar team's last F1 podium finish.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Background
Heading into the Italian Grand Prix, both the Drivers' and Constructors' Championships were already settled, with Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher having claimed the Drivers' Championship four races earlier in France, and Ferrari securing the Constructors' Championship two races later in Hungary.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Background
After the Belgian Grand Prix on 1 September, all teams (except Arrows) conducted mid-season testing at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza between 3–6 September to prepare for the upcoming race at the circuit. Michael Schumacher was fastest on the first day, ahead of BAR test driver Anthony Davidson which was held in wet weather conditions, with intermittent dry spells. Ralf Schumacher set the fastest times on the second where the rain continued into the morning before stopping meaning the track dried up as the session progressed.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Background
The first full day of dry weather conditions was held on the third day where Pedro de la Rosa was the fastest driver. Rubens Barrichello was the fastest driver on the final day of testing. Juan Pablo Montoya caused a red flag to be shown when he lost control of his car at the Lesmo corners, and removed his front wing after colliding with the barrier.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Background
Due to the configuration of the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, with its high average speed, the teams set up their cars to produce the minimum amount of downforce possible. Ferrari introduced a new qualifying-specification engine but the team installed a previous engine specification for the race on Sunday. Williams and BAR introduced revised engine specifications for the qualifying session, while Renault debuted new front wings for the race.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Four practice sessions were held before the Sunday race, two each on Friday and Saturday. The Friday morning and afternoon sessions each lasted an hour; the third and fourth sessions, on Saturday morning, lasted 45 minutes each. Conditions were sunny and dry for the Friday practice sessions.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
It was a good fight with Ralf and Michael and I am pleased to be on pole. We knew we would be at ease on this track from the start and we haven't needed to change the car too much during the weekend. The tyres are very consistent and we have found a good balance for our car. I hope for my first win this season and for my second here at Monza and in Formula One overall. It is going to be a good race.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Saturday's afternoon qualifying session lasted for an hour. Each driver was limited to twelve laps, with the starting order decided by the drivers' fastest laps. During this session, the 107% rule was in effect, which necessitated each driver set a time within 107% of the quickest lap to qualify for the race. The Williams and Ferrari teams chose to experiment with tyre set-ups by using hard compound tyres with the aim of gaining better race performance.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Montoya eclipsed the fastest lap speed recorded in Formula One (259.01 km/h, set by Keke Rosberg at the 1985 British Grand Prix) to clinch his seventh pole position of the season with a time of one minute and 20.264 seconds and a speed of 259.83 km/h. His record would remain unbroken until 2018, when Kimi Räikkönen set a faster pole lap. As of August 2020, Räikkönen's record still stands. He felt his lap time was "pretty good" and gained a large amount of time at the Lesmo corners which contributed to a fast middle sector time.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Montoya was joined on the front row of the grid by Michael Schumacher who was 0.257 seconds off Montoya's pace and was happy with his lap time despite him taking time to get optimum tyre temperature. Ralf Schumacher qualified third and reported making a mistake at the Lesmo corners on his third timed run. Barrichello set his fastest lap time on his second timed run to secure fourth position.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Räikkonen initially secured fifth in his McLaren but was stripped of his fastest qualifying lap as a result of a collision with Sato's Jordan at the Roggia chicane, which caused the session to be stopped temporarily; as a result, Irvine in the Jaguar was promoted to fifth with Räikkonen sixth. Coulthard took seventh in the other McLaren, with de la Rosa alongside him on the fourth row in the second Jaguar. Villeneuve took ninth in the BAR, with Salo rounding out the top ten in his Toyota.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Trulli was eleventh in the Renault, joined on the sixth row by Fisichella in the other Jordan. McNish was thirteenth in the second Toyota, followed by the two Saubers of Massa and Heidfeld. Panis was sixteenth in the second BAR, with Button seventeenth in the second Renault. Despite the incident with Räikkonen, Sato took eighteenth and said "That was the most difficult qualifying session of my career". The two Minardis lined up on the back row of the grid, Webber ahead of the returning Yoong.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Race
The race started at 14:00 local time. The weather conditions on the grid were dry and sunny before the race; the track temperature ranged between 33–34 °C (91–93 °F). Ralf Schumacher switched to the spare Williams because his regular car developed a fuel pressure problem. At the start, Montoya drove to the right to block Michael Schumacher, allowing teammate Ralf Schumacher to run alongside him heading into the Rettifilo chicane. Montoya ran wide to prevent a collision with Ralf, who drove over the chicane and thus took the lead illegally.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Williams contacted FIA race director Charlie Whiting who replied that Ralf was required to cede the lead back to Montoya. McNish made the best start in the field, moving from thirteenth to seventh by the end of the first lap, while Panis made up four positions over the same distance. At the end of the first lap, the order of the top ten drivers was Ralf Schumacher, Montoya, Barrichello, Michael Schumacher, Räikkönen, Irvine, McNish, Salo, Panis and Villeneuve.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Ralf Schumacher began to pull away from Montoya. Further down the field Villenueve got ahead of Heidfeld to take over tenth, while Button passed Massa to move into thirteenth position and Yoong overtook teammate Webber for eighteenth. Ralf Schumacher set a new fastest lap, a 1:26.230 on lap three, but was later eclipsed by Barrichello. Villeneuve was overtaken by Trulli on the same lap and Webber reclaimed eighteenth from Yoong.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Williams received a reply to order Ralf Schumacher to cede first position to Montoya which was relayed to Schumacher by the Senior Operations Engineer of Williams Sam Michael at the end of lap four. Afterwards Ralf Schumacher pulled over to the side of the track at the Rettifilo with smoke billowing from his engine and became the first retirement of the race at the start of lap five.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Report, Race
His teammate Montoya thus temporarily inherited the lead but was blinded by the smoke, allowing Barrichello to move into the inside line, and after running in Montoya's slipstream, he passed the Williams driver for the lead under braking going into the Rettifilo. Kimi Räikkönen retired during the 30th lap due to engine failure, for the fifth time of the season.


2002 Italian Grand Prix, Classification, Qualifying
– Kimi Räikkönen's fastest time (1:21.163) was cancelled following a collision with Takuma Sato during qualifying, this dropped him one place from fifth to sixth.


2002 Italian Open (tennis)
The 2002 Italian Open (also known as 2002 Rome Masters) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 59th edition of the Italian Open and was part of the Tennis Masters Series of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 2002 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy. The men's tournament was played from May 6 through May 12, 2002 while the women's tournament was played from May 13 through May 19, 2002.


2002 Italian Open (tennis), Finals, Men's Doubles
Martin Damm /  Cyril Suk defeated  Wayne Black /  Kevin Ullyett 7–5, 7–5


2002 Italian Open (tennis), Finals, Women's Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual /  Paola Suárez defeated  Conchita Martínez /  Patricia Tarabini 6–3, 6–4


2002 Italian Open – Men's Doubles
Wayne Ferreira and Yevgeny Kafelnikov were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett.


2002 Italian Open – Men's Doubles
Martin Damm and Cyril Suk won in the final 7–5, 7–5 against Black and Ullyett.


2002 Italian Open – Men's Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


2002 Italian Open – Men's Singles
Juan Carlos Ferrero was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Ivan Ljubičić.


2002 Italian Open – Men's Singles
Andre Agassi won in the final 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 against Tommy Haas.


2002 Italian Open – Women's Doubles
Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini.


2002 Italian Open – Women's Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini 6–3, 6–4 in the final. It was the 13th title for Ruano Pascual and the 21st title for Suárez in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 3rd title for the pair during the season, after their wins in Bogotá and Acapulco.


2002 Italian Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2002 Italian Open – Women's Singles
Jelena Dokic was the defending champion, but lost in third round to Anastasia Myskina.


2002 Italian Open – Women's Singles
Serena Williams won the title, by defeating Justine Henin 7–6(8–6), 6–4 in the final. It was the 3rd title for Williams in the season (and the 14th in her career), and her first clay-court title.


2002 Italian Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2002 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2002 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 31 May-2 June 2002 at the Mugello Circuit.


2002 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round five has concluded.


2002 Italy rugby union tour of New Zealand
The 2002 Italy rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of matches played in May and June 2002 in New Zealand by Italy national rugby union team.


2002 Italy rugby union tour of New Zealand
New Zealand: 15.Christian Cullen, 14.Doug Howlett, 13.Mark Robinson, 12.Daryl Gibson, 11.Caleb Ralph, 10.Andrew Mehrtens, 9.Byron Kelleher, 8.Taine Randell, 7.Marty Holah, 6.Reuben Thorne (capt. ), 5.Norm Maxwell, 4.Simon Maling, 3.Kees Meeuws, 2.Tom Willis, 1.Joe McDonnell,  – replacements: 16.Dave Hewett, 17.Jonah Lomu, 18.Mark Hammett, 19.Aaron Mauger      –  No entry : 20.Chris Jack, 21.Richie McCaw, 22.Justin MarshallItaly: 15.Gert Peens, 14.Nicola Mazzucato, 13.Nanni Raineri, 12.Cristian Zanoletti, 11.Denis Dallan, 10.Francesco Mazzariol, 9.Matteo Mazzantini, 8.Sergio Parisse, 7.Aaron Persico, 6.Andrea de Rossi, 5.Mark Giacheri, 4.Marco Bortolami (capt. ), 3.Ramiro Martinez-Frugoni, 2.Andrea Moretti, 1.Gianluca Faliva,  – replacements: 16.Mauro Bergamasco, 17.Juan Manuel Queirolo, 18.Martin Castrogiovanni, 19.Walter Pozzebon, 20.Santiago Dellape, 21.Matteo Barbini, 22.Stefano Saviozzi


2002 Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast local election
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast local election, 2002 is a local election in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.


2002 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series
The 2002 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series took place at Bill Clarke Field in Princeton, New Jersey on May 11, 2002. The series matched the regular season champions of each of the league's two divisions. Harvard, the winner of the series, claimed their fourth title and the Ivy League's automatic berth in the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Harvard made their fifth appearance in the series, and faced Princeton for the fifth time in seventh years. Harvard also won in 1997, 1998, and 1999.


2002 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series
It was Princeton's seventh appearance in the Championship Series, all of which were consecutive. Harvard won a playoff game against Brown on May 8 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to advance to the Championship Series.


2002 J&S Cup
The 2002 J&S Cup was a tennis tournament played on clay courts in Warsaw, Poland. The event was part of the 2002 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from May 6 to 12, 2002.


2002 J&S Cup, Finals, Doubles
Jelena Kostanić /  Henrieta Nagyová defeated  Evgenia Kulikovskaya /  Silvija Talaja, 6–1, 6–1.


2002 J&S Cup – Doubles
The 2002 J&S Cup was a tennis tournament played on clay courts in Warsaw, Poland the event was part of the 2002 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from May 6 to 12, 2002. Tathiana Garbin and Janette Husárová were the reigning champions, but chose not to defend their title. Jelena Kostanić and Henrieta Nagyová won in the final against Evgenia Kulikovskaya and Silvija Talaja, 6–1, 6–1.


2002 J&S Cup – Singles
The 2002 J&S Cup was a tennis tournament played on clay courts in Warsaw, Poland the event was part of the 2002 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from May 6 to 12, 2002. Henrieta Nagyová was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Elena Bovina of Russia 6–3, 6–1.


2002 J.League Cup, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Kashima Antlers won the championship.


2002 J.League Cup Final
2002 J.League Cup Final was the 10th final of the J.League Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on November 4, 2002. Kashima Antlers won the championship.


2002 J.League Division 1
The 2002 season was the tenth season since the establishment of the J.League. The league began on March 2, 2002 and ended on November 30, 2002. The Suntory Championship was not held, because Júbilo Iwata was winner of both stages. At the end Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Consadole Sapporo were relegated to J2.


2002 J.League Division 1, Clubs
Following sixteen clubs participated in J.League Division 1 during 2002 season. Of these clubs, Kyoto Purple Sanga and Vegalta Sendai were promoted from Division 2.


2002 J.League Division 1, Awards, Best Eleven
* The number in brackets denotes the number of times that the footballer has appeared in the Best 11.


2002 J.League Division 2
The 2002 J.League Division 2 season is the 31st season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 4th season since the establishment of J2 League.


2002 J.League Division 2
Starting this season, extra-time rule was abolished and the league adopted the traditional 3-1-0 points system. The twelve clubs competed in the quadruple round-robin format. The top two received promotion to the J.League Division 1. There were no relegation to the third-tier Japan Football League.


2002 J.League Division 2, Clubs
Following twelve clubs played in J.League Division 2 during 2002 season. Of these clubs, Cereso Osaka and Avispa Fukuoka were relegated from J1 League last year.


2002 J.League Division 2, League format
Twelve clubs will play in quadruple round-robin format, a total of 44 games each. A club receives 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. The clubs are ranked by points, and tie breakers are, in the following order:


2002 J.League Division 2, League format
A draw would be conducted, if necessary. However, if two clubs are tied at the first place, both clubs will be declared as the champions. The top two clubs are promoted to J1.


2002 JE9
2002 JE9 (also written 2002 JE9) is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous object. It has a well determined orbit with an observation arc of 10 years and an Uncertainty Parameter of 1. It was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on 10 May 2002. 2002 JE9 was discovered on 6 May 2002 by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) project using a 1.0-metre (39 in) Reflecting telescope; at the time of discovery, the asteroid possessed an apparent magnitude of 19.1.


2002 JE9
The asteroid has an estimated diameter of about 200 meters (660 ft) based on an absolute magnitude of 21.3. 2002 JE9 is considered significant due to having previously passed closer to the Earth; on 11 April 1971, it passed Earth at a distance of 0.0015 AU (220,000 km; 140,000 mi). 2002 JE9 is one of the largest objects known to have passed inside the orbit of the moon. During the close approach in 1971 the asteroid reached about apparent magnitude 10, about the same brightness as Saturn's moon Iapetus.


2002 JE9
The asteroid will pass 0.0049 AU (730,000 km; 460,000 mi) from Venus on 25 November 2021.


2002 JPMorgan Chase Open
The 2002 JPMorgan Chase Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the 29th edition of the tournament and took place in Manhattan Beach, California, United States, from August 5 through August 11, 2002. Twelfth-seeded Chanda Rubin won the singles title and earned $93,000 first-prize money.


2002 JPMorgan Chase Open, Finals, Doubles
Kim Clijsters /  Jelena Dokić defeated  Daniela Hantuchová /  Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 6–3


2002 JPMorgan Chase Open – Doubles
Kimberly Po-Messerli and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions, but Tauziat did not compete this year. Po-Messerli teamed up with Corina Morariu and lost in semifinals to tournament winners Kim Clijsters and Jelena Dokic.


2002 JPMorgan Chase Open – Doubles
Clijsters and Dokic defeated Daniela Hantuchová and Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–3 in the final. It was the 3rd title for Clijsters and the 3rd title for Dokic in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 1st and only title for both players as a pair.


2002 JPMorgan Chase Open – Singles
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion, but lost against Chanda Rubin in the final, 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3.


2002 JPMorgan Chase Open – Singles
It was the 2nd title for Rubin in the season and the 5th title in her career.


2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season
The 2002 season was the Jacksonville Jaguars' 8th in the National Football League and their eight and final under head coach Tom Coughlin. The team matched their 2001 record of 6–10  and finished 3rd place in the AFC South, missing the playoffs for the third season in a row. This was Mark Brunell's final full season as the Jaguars' starting quarterback. Tom Coughlin was fired after this season and replaced by Jack Del Rio the following season.


2002 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation
The 2002 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation (Chinese: 2002年度十大勁歌金曲頒獎典禮) was held on January 2003. It is part of the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation series held in Hong Kong.


2002 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation, Top 10 song awards
The top 10 songs (十大勁歌金曲) of 2002 are as follows.


2002 Jalandhar MiG-21 crash
On 3 May 2002, an Indian Air Force (IAF) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis crashed into an office building in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, killing eight and injuring 17 people on the ground. The pilot, who ejected from the aircraft, survived. A number of passers-by were also injured as they attempted to rescue people trapped in the buildings.


2002 Jalandhar MiG-21 crash, Overview
The aircraft, piloted by Flt Lt SK Nayak, had taken off from Adampur Air Force airbase about 10:00am, five minutes prior to the crash. The pilot reported that he "heard some unusual noise followed by an explosion in the engine", and ejected.


2002 Jalandhar MiG-21 crash, Overview
The aircraft crashed into the Bank of Rajasthan (Jalandhar Branch), located in a heavily populated residential and commercial section of the city. The crash started a large fire in the bank and the adjoining lumber store. Pieces of the aircraft also landed on nearby homes. The first fire fighting units to respond could not find water sources with which to fight the blaze, which was not attacked until Indian Army trucks with foam arrived on scene. It took 40 fire units five hours to contain the fire.


2002 Jalandhar MiG-21 crash, Overview
At least one news source reported that a copilot had also ejected, however the MiG-21bis is a single seat aircraft. Following the crash, the IAF suspended all MiG-21 flight training operations.


2002 Jalandhar MiG-21 crash, Safety record
The safety record of the IAF's MiG-21s has raised concern in the Indian Parliament and media, leading to the aircraft sometimes being referred to in the IAF as a "flying coffin". One source estimates that in the nine years from 1993 to 2002, the IAF lost over 100 pilots in 283 accidents. During its service life, the IAF has lost at least 116 aircraft to crashes (not including those lost in combat), with 81 of those occurring since 1990.


2002 Jalandhar MiG-21 crash, Safety record
"Prior to discussion on the accident proneness or otherwise of the MiG-21 aircraft, the figures of loss of 221 aircraft and 100 pilots during the period 1991-2000 appear to be incorrect. During this period, 221 MiG-21 were never lost nor 100 pilots lost their lives in MiG-21 accidents. The figures as reported perhaps are the total loss of IAF aircraft involving all the types operated by the service. It is also possible that the figures were wrongly reported in the press."


2002 Jalandhar MiG-21 crash, Safety record
The age of the MiG-21s, and their safety record, led the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament to call for their immediate phase out in a March, 2002 report, and this crash added urgency to that recommendation. However, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamy and Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis have stated that the aircraft are "fit to fly". Besides the raw age of the aircraft, their maintenance and upkeep have been called into question.


2002 Jalandhar MiG-21 crash, Safety record
Other sources blame the accident rate on failures in the pilot training system.


2002 Jalandhar MiG-21 crash, Safety record
A similar crash occurred on 14 June 1986, when the pilot of a MiG-21 taking off from an air base in Bareilly, India, ejected. The aircraft crashed into nearby Rampurmasi Village, killing 13 people on the ground.


2002 Jamaican general election
General elections were held in Jamaica on 16 October 2002. The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 34 of the 60 seats, whilst voter turnout was 59.1%. PNP leader P. J. Patterson retained his position as Prime Minister, becoming the first political leader to win three successive elections. Patterson stepped down on 26 February 2006, and was replaced by Portia Simpson-Miller, Jamaica's first female Prime Minister.


2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
Elections for the former Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in September -October 2002 in four phases.


2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference was the single largest party but lacked majority. The Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Indian National Congress (Congress) formed a coalition government with PDP's  Mufti Mohammad Sayeed serving as the Chief Minister for the first three years and Congress's Ghulam Nabi Azad for the next three years. The election saw a major boycott at the appeal of Tehreek -e-Hurriyat. Kashmir division had a voting percentage of 3.5% while Jammu division had a voting percentage of 16.5%.Rajouri district recorded the least voting percentage at 2.7% The Panthers Party formed part of the ruling coalition with Harsh Dev Singh as the party's first cabinet minister.


2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were used for first time in Jammu Kashmir assembly elections in 2002. The international community also appreciated the credibility of the elections and the results that followed it. The elections was seen as a victory of the ballot over the bullet. United States lauded 2002 elections of the state. There were 1.7 million voters in the state for 2002 elections.


2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Voting
The first phase voting took place on 16 September 2002. There was a polling station for just 11 voters in Zanskar. BJP contested on 52 seats while Jammu State Morcha contested on 12 seats. National Conference president Omar Abdullah contested from Ganderbal seat. Separatists had varied views on the elections ranging from voting to boycott of elections.


2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Voting
The four stages of the elections were held as follows:


2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Results
The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference lost significant support with its number of seats coming down from 57 to 28. The Indian National Congress gained from 7 seats earlier to 20. But the significant gainer was Mufti Mohammad Syed's People's Democratic Party (PDP) winning 16 seats for the first time. After the election, Congress and PDP formed a coalition government. It was agreed Mufti Mohammad Syed would be the Chief Minister for the first three years and the Congress party's Ghulam Nabi Azad would serve for the next three years. This was the first time Congress came to power after Syed Mir Qasim in 1975.


2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, Results
The Bharatiya Janata Party won just one seat, down from 8 seats it held earlier. It faced competition in Jammu from the Jammu Mukti Morcha, a party backed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, which called for a trifurcation of the state (into Jammu, Kashmir Valley, and Ladakh as separate states).


2002 Japan Football League
The 2002 Japan Football League (Japanese: 第4回日本フットボールリーグ, Hepburn: Dai Yon-kai Nihon Futtobōru Rīgu) was the fourth season of the Japan Football League, the third tier of the Japanese football league system.


2002 Japan Football League, Overview
It was contested by 18 teams, and Honda FC won the championship.


2002 Japan Football League, Promotion and relegation
After the season, Alouette Kumamoto and Profesor Miyazaki were automatically relegated to Kyūshū regional league. Due to contraction of the league, the winners and runners-up of the Regional League promotion series, Ain Food and SP Kyoto, were set to compete in the promotion and relegation series with 16th and 15th placed teams – Jatco SC and Shizuoka Sangyo University respectively.


2002 Japan Football League, Promotion and relegation
Series tied 2–2. Jatco F.C. won the series 4–2 in penalty shootout and stayed in JFL.


2002 Japan Football League, Promotion and relegation
Series tied 0–0. Sagawa Printing won the series 5–3 in penalty shootout and earned promotion to JFL. Shizuoka Sangyo University were relegated to Tōkai regional league.


2002 Japan Golf Tour
The 2002 Japan Golf Tour season was played from 14 March to 8 December. The season consisted of 29 official money events in Japan, as well as the four majors and the three World Golf Championships.


2002 Japan Golf Tour, Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events in Japan for the 2002 season. The number in parentheses after each winner's name is the number of Japan Golf Tour events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Japan Golf Tour members.


2002 Japan Series
The 2002 Japan Series was the 53rd edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions. The Giants swept the Lions in four games to win their 20th Japan Series championship.


2002 Japan animal cruelty case
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2002 Japan animal cruelty case
The 2002 Japan animal cruelty case (福岡猫虐待事件, Fukuoka neko gyakutai jiken, "Fukuoka cat cruelty case") was an animal cruelty case involving the torture and death of a cat in Japan. The case was a significant development as Japanese animal abuse laws had previously been lax and seldom enforced.


2002 Japan animal cruelty case
On May 6 and May 7, 2002, Jun Matsubara (松原 潤, Matsubara Jun), an unemployed 26-year-old man from Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, captured a kitten in his Fukuoka neighborhood and took it into his home. Matsubara tortured the cat for four hours by cutting off its ear and tail before strangling the cat with a piece of string. Matsubara hung the cat into a river. Matsubara took photographs of the torture and posted them onto 2channel. A placard seen in the final photograph reads in Japanese "Offer to the brothers of Kuromutsu in the world!! Oscar Dill". Kuromutsu generally refers to people that kill dogs and cats; it is used on 2ch to refer to the "I hate pets" subforum.


2002 Japan animal cruelty case
A poster discovered the pictures and contacted the appropriate authorities, who then proceeded to arrest Matsubara. Matsubara was sentenced on October 21, 2002 to six months' imprisonment, but the judge suspended the jail term because his privacy was violated due to the incident.


2002 Japan animal cruelty case
The cat who died was posthumously named "Kogenta" (こげんた) by a Buddhist priest.


2002 Japan national football team
This page records the details of the Japan national football team in 2002.


2002 Japan women's national football team
This page records the details of the Japan women's national football team in 2002.


2002 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
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2002 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
The 2002 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was the 24th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It began on 2 March at Tsukuba and ended on 20 October at Motegi. Local driver Takashi Kogure took the championship title, winning 11 from 20 races.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix
The 2002 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka on 13 October 2002. It was the seventeenth and final race of the 2002 FIA Formula One World Championship. It is also the last race held on this layout.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix
The 53-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari. Schumacher took pole position, led the whole race except during the pit stops, and set the fastest race lap. It was his eleventh win of the season and the fifteenth for the Ferrari team, thus equalling the record set by McLaren in 1988. Teammate Rubens Barrichello finished second, with Kimi Räikkönen third in a McLaren-Mercedes.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix
This was the last race for Eddie Irvine and Mika Salo, who had been in F1 since 1993 and 1994 respectively. It was also the last race for Alex Yoong and Allan McNish, though the latter could not participate in the race itself due to injuries suffered in a heavy crash during qualifying.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix, Reports, Background
With both drivers and constructors title already decided, the fight in the championships now concentrates on the lower ranks. In the Drivers' Championship, Juan Pablo Montoya in 3rd is 5 points ahead of teammate Ralf Schumacher and for Ralf to take 3rd he would need to either win the race provided that Montoya finishes lower that second or to finish second with Montoya out of the point-scoring positions. David Coulthard has a slim chance of winning 3rd place but that can only happen if he wins the Japanese Grand Prix with Montoya finishing 3rd or lower.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix, Reports, Background
Coulthard could take 4th in the Championship by finishing 4th and ahead of Ralf Schumacher. Further down, a number of drivers will have a chance to improve their final ranking but it will all depend on whether they can actually score points. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari, Williams and McLaren have secured 1st to 3rd. Renault have almost clinched 4th as Sauber would need to win the race with their second car finishing in the points to take 4th and provided that Renault would not finish either of their cars in the points and that is nearly impossible.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix, Reports, Background
However, with just 4 points separating 4 teams (Sauber on 11, Jaguar with 8 and both Honda runners BAR and Jordan with 7 points each), it will be a tough fight between those teams to decide the order in which they finish the season as the final ranking influences how much a team receives from the revenue of TV rights. Ferrari are expected to dominate this race.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix, Reports, Background
If Michael manages to win the race, he will not only improve his record number of wins in a season but will also have a perfect finishing record this season as Michael has not retired from any race so far in the season. And, if he finishes the race on the podium, he will have finished on the podium in every race of the season. The fight between Williams and McLaren will be very close. Williams will benefit from their BMW power but McLaren have been improving and this circuit will suit their chassis.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix, Reports, Background
Both teams have suffered from engine failures lately and that could influence the outcome of this race. Behind the top 3, Renault continue to score points left over from the top 3 teams while Sauber continues to struggle in the face of the tough competition. Jaguar struggled at the United States Grand Prix but they should do better here and both BAR and Jordan would be hoping to get a boost from Honda and Bridgestone at their home track. It is also the first Formula 1 race for Toyota at home and they would want to put on a strong showing with the aim of scoring a point or two so that they finish ahead of Minardi and Arrows in the championship.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix, Reports, Background
In 2001, Michael Schumacher won the race starting from pole with Juan Pablo Montoya finishing a strong second while David Coulthard finishing in 3rd. Mika Häkkinen, Rubens Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher made the top 6. The top 3 teams took the top 6 places.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix, Reports, Background
A number of teams were testing the previous week before the Grand Prix. McLaren, Williams, Toyota and BAR were at Barcelona and McLaren test driver Alexander Wurz broke the lap record there. Ferrari were testing at Mugello with Sauber and at Jerez and Fiorano while Renault and Jordan tested at Silverstone. The teams concentrated on set-up for the Grand Prix as well as testing components for the 2003 season.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix, Reports, Qualifying
Michael Schumacher grabbed his 7th pole position of the season and the 50th of his career ahead of teammate Rubens Barrichello and David Coulthard. Kimi Räikkönen was 4th ahead of Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya. Takuma Sato managed 7th and his best ever qualifying ahead of his teammate Giancarlo Fisichella. Jacques Villeneuve was 9th with Jenson Button wrapping up the top 10.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix, Reports, Qualifying
The session was interrupted for over 75 minutes after Allan McNish appeared to have lost control of his car and crashed backwards through the safety barrier at the 130R curve. The back of his car was destroyed, luckily though he didn't sustain any major injuries. He qualified in 18th, however was unfit to start the race.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix, Reports, Qualifying
The fight for pole turned to be a no-contest with Michael Schumacher convincingly faster than anyone else here including his teammate. The fight at the front was really between the other 5 drivers of the top 3 teams. For most of the session they appeared to be evenly matched however Barrichello, Coulthard and Räikkönen all managed to improve late in the session while Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya didn't and hence the final order.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix, Reports, Qualifying
Behind the top 3 teams, the Jordan team took the honours of the best of the rest thanks to a more powerful Honda engine. Takuma Sato impressed his home crowds by not just outqualifying his teammate but also ending up in 7th and only 1.773 seconds off Michael's pace despite this being his first time on the track in a Formula 1 car. Behind Sato, it was close as expected with 1 second separating Sato in 7th and Massa in 15th.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix, Reports, Qualifying
In addition to McNish's crash, Olivier Panis and Eddie Irvine suffered from car problems and had to stop on the track. Panis managed to get back and use the spare but Irvine didn't.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix, Reports, Qualifying
In the battle of the teammates, Mika Salo managed to qualify 1.449 seconds ahead of Allan McNish although McNish had his crash and only had 1 run. Jacques Villeneuve managed to qualify 0.843 seconds ahead of Olivier Panis but again Panis had car problems and had to switch to the spare and Michael Schumacher managed to out-qualify Rubens Barrichello by 0.432 seconds. Closest were Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya with just 0.063 seconds separating them. David Coulthard managed to be 0.109 seconds ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Jenson Button was 0.118 seconds ahead of Jarno Trulli who also suffered a car problem on his final run.


2002 Japanese Grand Prix, Reports, Qualifying
Takuma Sato had his best qualifying position the season while Michael Schumacher once again equalled his best. Both Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya equalled their worst qualifying positions this season.


2002 Japanese Super Cup
2002 Japanese Super Cup was the Japanese Super Cup competition. The match was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on February 23, 2002. Shimizu S-Pulse won the championship.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2002 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 5–7 April 2002 at Suzuka. The race was historic in that it was the first race of the MotoGP class, with engine capacities raised to 990cc from 500cc.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
This race was most notable for being the first ever race in the new MotoGP class (previously called the 500cc class), the twoway battle for victory in wet conditions, Valentino Rossi's back-to-back victories (winning the last race of the 500cc class, the 2001 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix and this race) and Akira Ryō's first and only podium in the class at his home race as a wildcard rider.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
A new era had begun. The 500cc class is now officially called the MotoGP class and the specifications have been upped from 500cc 2-strokes to 990cc 4-strokes. This is the opening round so no points had been given out for the world championship, but this year's favourites were Valentino Rossi, Max Biaggi, Carlos Checa and Alex Barros.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
During the Saturday qualifying, it is Valentino Rossi who has grabbed pole position with a time of 2:04.226. Behind him is Loris Capirossi, veteran Shinichi Ito and Carlos Checa in second, third and fourth place. The second row of the grid consists out of Max Biaggi in fifth, rookie Daijiro Kato in sixth, wildcard rider Akira Ryō in seventh and Olivier Jacque in eighth position. Spanish rider Pere Riba did not qualify for this race.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
All riders take off and do their usual warm-up lap before lining up in their respective grid slots. As the lights go out, multiple riders such as Rossi, Capirossi and Biaggi have a terrible start, being swallowed up by the pack. From behind however, riders like Ryō, Ito and Jacque who managed to get into the top three positions thanks to a good start, with the Frenchman now leading into the First Corner (Turn 1) on the opening lap.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Exiting the First Corner however, it is Ito who goes up the inside of Jacque to lead the race for the first time, with Ryō doing likewise almost immediately after. Two Japanese riders are now in first and second position, much to the pleasure of the home crowd. In sector one, the top six consists out of Ito, Ryō, Jacque, Checa, Rossi - who overtook Norifumi Abe - and Abe. While Rossi was slowly climbing back up, Biaggi was still stuck in the back behind his teammate Tohru Ukawa in ninth.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
At Dunlop (Turn 7), Ryō takes a narrower line than Ito and overtakes him for the lead as they exit the turn. Coming up to the Spoon Curve, the Japanese wildcard rider has already opened up a significant gap to second place Ito. At the Casio Triangle, Abe looks to make a move on Rossi, the Italian blocking him off as they enter it.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap two has started and Ryō's gap to Ito is still increasing. Biaggi now has lost even more positions and has slipped down to eleventh place. A train of three riders is now starting to form behind Rossi, consisting out of Abe, Sete Gibernau and Repsol Honda teammate Ukawa. Entering the 200R (Turn 12), Gibernau goes alongside Abe and overtakes him before the entrance of the Spoon Curve for sixth. At the Casio Trinagle, Rossi makes his move and goes up the inside of Checa to take fourth place from him. Ito also closes up on Ryō but the Telefónica Movistar Suzuki rider manages to maintain the lead as they exit the chicane.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap three, Ukawa takes seventh position from Abe on the start/finish straight. American rookie John Hopkins has crashed out and is shown trying to push start his bike in the grass at the Casio Triangle. Hopkins' teammate Garry McCoy has also crashed out, the marshalls helping him to lift up his bike as he is seen trying to struggle to stand up properly due to an accident in pre-season testing where he broke both of his ankles. Jacque also gets the news that he has made a jump start, forcing him to take a stop-and-go penalty.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap four, the top six is as follows: Ryō, Ito, Jacque, Rossi, Checa and Gibernau. Ukawa, after being overtaken by Abe on the previous lap, retakes seventh on the start/finish straight, going into the First Corner. One of the track marshalls signals Jacque that he has a stop-and-go penalty as Rossi dives down the inside of Jacque at the Casio Triangle, promoting him up into third place.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap five and the top four - consisting of Ryō, Ito, Rossi and Jacque - all are bunched up. Jacque however still has to take his penalty, making it a three-way battle for the lead soon. Jurgen van den Goorbergh has now retired from the race due to technical issues.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap six, Jacque puts his arm up in the air as he takes a different line while crossing the start/finish straight to acknowledge that he has seen the team's pit board. Before the entrance of the Casio Triangle, he slows down and enters the pits, promoting everyone up to one position.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap seven and the gap Rossi has to Checa is now visible thanks to Jacque's entrance to the pits. The top three is still relatively close together, with Ryō still in the lead. Jacque takes his penalty, then continues on in last place. Biaggi has also gone down, the Italian walking away angrily after the incident. Rossi is closing up on Ito at the straight before 130R (Turn 14) as Ryō now extends his lead over the fellow Japanese rider. Kenny Roberts Jr. meanwhile has also gone down, sliding out of competition at the Spoon Curve, the American walking away unhurt from his bike.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap eight, Rossi is still relatively close behind Ito, still biting his time for a good opportunity. Behind him both Checa and Gibernau are slowly closing the gap to the Italian. The gap Rossi has to Checa is 1.148 seconds. As Ito touches the white line and has a slight moment exiting the 130R, Rossi finally makes his move at the Casio Triangle. He outbreaks Ito at the entrance of the corner, taking second position in the process.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap nine and Rossi is now giving chase to leader Ryō. Behind the trio, Checa is now coming under pressure from the other Suzuki of Gibernau. Ryō's gap to Rossi is +1.315 seconds. Halfway around the lap, Checa has closed in significantly to Ito who is now starting to struggle. Hopkins has also come in to talk to his team what to do after his fall earlier in the race.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap ten, Rossi has opened a gap to third place Ito and is slowly closing the gap to Ryō. He also sets the fastest lap of the race. At the Hairpin, Gibernau closes up a lot on fourth placed Checa, then overtaking him around the outside of 200R to take the position from him. Behind them, Ukawa and Abe are still fighting for position, Ukawa's Honda passing Abe's Yamaha at the straight before the 130R on superior speed.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap eleven and Rossi has closed the gap ever more - the difference now only being +0.435 seconds - for the lead on an ever drying track. From the midfield, Jeremy McWilliams is now closing in rapidly to the duo of Ukawa and Abe. Rossi is now rapidly closing on Ryō, as do Ito, Checa and Gibernau behind him. At the Hairpin, Gibernau lunges up the inside of Ito to take third. At the Casio Triangle, Gibernau brakes later to get close to Rossi but outbreaks himself slightly entering the chicane.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap twelve - the halfway point of the race - the field bunches up and it has now become a four-way battle for victory. Gibernau now sets the fastest lap of the race. Checa meanwhile is not able to keep up with the top four and has dropped off the pace. Exiting Degner (Turn 9), Gibernau is right behind Rossi who in turn is right behind Ryō, with Ito further behind as he now also is starting to lose touch. Exiting 130R, Gibernau touched the white line, causing him to have a moment and lost a bit of drive in the process. Sliding sideways, he tries to make a move on Rossi at the entrance of the Casio Triangle but isn't able to and has to slot in behind again.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap thirteen and both Ito and Checa are closing up on the trio again, albeit slowly. Gibernau is still trying to find a way past Rossi and Rossi is still right behind Ryō as well. However, entering the second part of Degner, Gibernau loses the front end and slides out of a strong third place, ending his race. Extremely disappointed, he falls on the ground next to his machine, then walks away in pure anger, kicking the gravel multiple times as a result. This promotes Ito back up to third and Checa to fourth. Jacque has also gone down, losing the front end of his bike upon entry of Spoon Curve and sliding out of the race.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap fourteen, Ito and Checa are slowly closing the gap to Rossi and Ryō. Exiting the Casio Triangle, Ito now has almost fully closed the gap, making it a three-way fight for the win.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap fifteen and the top six is as follows: Ryō, Rossi, Ito, Checa, Ukawa and Abe. Entering Spoon Curve, Ito has a slight moment, allowing Checa to get a bit closer to him. At the Casio Triangle, Abe pulls a switchback move by going to the outside, then to the inside for a late lunge, passing Ukawa for fifth exiting the chicane.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap sixteen, two fights now were emerging: The battle for first between Ryō and Rossi and for third between Ito and Checa. Ryō's gap to Rossi is +0.325 seconds. At the Casio Triangle, Rossi finally overtakes Ryō by taking a shorter line upon entry, passing him and taking over the lead.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap seventeen and Checa tries to make a move at the Anti- Banked Curve but fails, having to slot in behind Ito. Checa has another look at the short right-hand kink before the Hairpin but thinks better of it. Rossi and Ryō are now slowly pulling away from Ito, who is holding up Checa.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
On lap eighteen, Rossi sets the fastest lap as Ryō is still right behind him. McWilliams in the midfield has crashed out of contention, walking away in disappointment as the marshals retrieve his bike to remove it from the circuit. Checa meanwhile has also overtaken Ito by taking a wider line at Snake (Turn 2) and sneaking past, moving him up into third place. Going through 130R, Checa has a little wobble but is able to continue.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Lap nineteen and Ryō now sets the fastest lap of the race. Shinya Nakano has crashed out when he highsided in the middle of Spoon Curve, tumbling through the gravel and out of contention. The marshalls are recovering his bike as the Japanese Gauloises Tech 3 Yamaha riders walks away in disappointment. Ukawa also has gone down, the Japanese rider running to his bike to get it started and get right back into contention, but to no avail.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Ryō meanwhile is still harassing Rossi and exiting Spoon Curve, he has a slight moment, allowing the Japanese wildcard rider to get close to him again. He tries a move around the outside at the Casio Triangle but decides to stay behind him for the time being. However, as the duo comes up to lap Kato, Ryō makes good use of it as Rossi is forced to brake as to not directly crash into him, almost overtaking him on the outside but just lacking the speed to finish the move on the start/finish straight.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
As the pair comes up to start lap twenty, the penultimate lap, Rossi has managed to stay ahead and is now slowly creating a small gap to Ryō. However, the Japanese rider refuses to give up and still tries to stay close enough to Rossi and once again uses the opportunity to get closer as Rossi has to pass Régis Laconi at the exit of the Casio Triangle.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
The final lap - lap twenty-one - has begun and Rossi now is pulling away from Ryō, the Japanese rider not able to challenge him for the duration of the lap.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
He has a slight wobble exiting 130R but manages to stay on the bike and eventually crosses the line, raising his arm to celebrate his first win of the season - making him a back-to-back winner in both the last race of the 500cc and the first one of the MotoGP era, a feat never achieved before - with Ryō coming home a fair second place +1.550 seconds behind 'The Doctor'. Sticking his leg out, Checa comes home third, Ito in fourth, Abe fifth and Barros sixth. Rossi also sets the fastest lap of the race on the last lap.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
In the parade lap, Rossi pulls a big wheelie to celebrate his victory. He also waves the Honda flag, waving in jubilance to the crowd. He then pulls another wheelie as the fans applaud both Ryō and Rossi.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
The trio makes their way onto the podium with Checa, Ryō and a happy Rossi all stepping on their respective places. The trophies get handed out to all riders and the Italian national anthem plays for Rossi. After it stops, the audience cheers and claps as the trio gets the champagne handed to them, Rossi cheekily spraying one of the podium girls as the rest sprays each other, Rossi then spraying the audience and joining in on the celebrations.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP race report
Rossi's win, Ryō's surprise second and Checa's third place podium means that Rossi starts off his championship defence well, taking home 25 points. Ryō takes 20 and Checa 16 points.


2002 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round one has concluded.


2002 Jaunpur train crash
The Jaunpur train crash was the result of an act of sabotage that caused the derailment of a passenger train at Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, a state in Northern India on 13 May 2002.


2002 Jaunpur train crash, Overview
The Shramjeevi Express was travelling from New Delhi to Patna at a time of high tension between Muslim and Hindu groups in the area . The train derailed suddenly after hitting a broken rail, throwing the carriages in the air and dragging thirteen of them off the rails, some into each other.


2002 Jaunpur train crash, Overview
There was no fire, and local people and emergency services were able to rescue almost everyone from the wreckage promptly and effectively, with the 80 injured receiving medical care at local hospitals. Twelve passengers were reported to have been killed as a result of the crash, all in one carriage that rolled over.


2002 Jaunpur train crash, Overview
Following the incident, reports from local police surfaced indicating that the train had derailed because somebody had removed restraining fishplates from the rails, thus causing them to shift out of alignment as successive trains passed over them. These plates had not been stolen, but had been deliberately removed and left in the vicinity, indicating a terrorist attack. This opinion was confirmed by subsequent investigations into the accident.


2002 Jaunpur train crash, Overview
Trains in the Jaunpur area are frequently targeted by terrorists, such as the 2005 Jaunpur train bombing, and one of the most effective ways to derail a train surreptitiously is through the removal of fishplates before the train passes by, as in the Rafiganj rail disaster. Railway officials suggested that the sabotage was conducted by the Student's Islamic Movement of India, but several other organisations have been known to operate in the state as well (see Terrorism in India).


2002 Jersey general election
Elections were held in 2002 for both Senators and Deputies to the States of Jersey.


2002 Johan Cruyff Shield
The seventh edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal) was held on 11 August 2002 between 2001–02 Eredivisie and 2001–02 KNVB Cup winners Ajax, and Eredivisie runners-up PSV Eindhoven. Ajax won the match 3–1.


2002 Ju-Jitsu World Championships
The 2002 Ju-Jitsu World Championship were the 5th edition of the Ju-Jitsu World Championships, and were held in Punta del Este, Uruguay from November 23 to November 24, 2002.


2002 Junior League World Series
The 2002 Junior League World Series took place from August 11–17 in Taylor, Michigan, United States. Cartersville, Georgia, USA defeated David, Panama in the championship game.


2002 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2002 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, November 4–10, 2002.


2002 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The 2002 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, November 4–10, 2002.


2002 K League
The 2002 K League was the 20th season of the K League. South Korea postponed its football league until July to prepare the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was hosted by it.


2002 Kabul bombing
The 2002 Kabul bombing was a car bombing that killed 26 people and wounded 167 on September 5, 2002, in front of the Ministry of Information and Culture building in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was the biggest and deadliest attack since the formation of the Karzai administration. The Taliban, al-Qaeda, and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's group have all been suspects. It came shortly after Hekmaytar called for a holy war against the foreign troops of ISAF. Just a few hours after the bombings, Hamid Karzai narrowly survived an assassination attempt by a Taliban member in the city of Kandahar.


2002 Kakkonen – Finnish League Division 2
League tables for teams participating in Kakkonen, the third tier of the Finnish Soccer League system, in 2002.


2002 Kakkonen – Finnish League Division 2, League Tables 2002, Promotion Playoffs
HIFK, FC Viikingit and Närpes Kraft retain their places in the Ykkönen. OLS are promoted to Ykkönen.


2002 Kalehe earthquake
The 2002 Kalehe earthquake occurred on October 24 at 06:08 UTC. This earthquake had a magnitude Mw 6.2, and the epicenter was located in Democratic Republic of the Congo, near Lake Kivu. Eight people were reported dead. Building damage was reported in Goma, Lwiro, Kalehe, and Mugeri. The seismicity, volcanism, and uplift in the basin of Lake Kivu delimits the rift of a tectonic plate. Lake Kivu belongs to the western branch of the East African Rift System (EARS). The western branch is usually divided into several segments, and Lake Kivu belongs to the northern segment.


2002 Kalehe earthquake, Tectonic setting
Lake Kivu is formed in an active rift basin that is part of the western branch of the East African Rift System. The basin is a half-graben, with the main controlling fault on the western side. The other margin is mainly unfaulted and flexural in type. The active extension is WNW–ESE trending, perpendicular to the main border fault. The displacement rate across this part of the EARS rift system is in the range 3–5 mm per year. Most earthquakes in the rift system are normal in type.


2002 Kalehe earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake had a focal mechanism consistent with normal faulting and a hypocentral depth of 11.0 km. These observations have been combined with the analysis of InSAR data and the known geology of the area to conclude that the earthquake was a result of movement on one of the east-dipping rift border faults.


2002 Kalehe earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake was preceded by an eruption in the Nyiragongo volcanic area to the north of Lake Kivu, in January 2002. This is interpreted to be a diking event. Analysis of the effect of the diking on the stress field to the south suggests that faulting like that seen in the earthquake may have been promoted by this event.


2002 Kaluchak massacre
The 2002 Kaluchak Massacre was a terrorist attack on 14 May 2002 near the town of Kaluchak in the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir. Three militants attacked a Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus from the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh from Manali to Jammu and killed 7 people. After that they entered the family quarter of the Army and fired indiscriminately at the inmates, killing 23 persons, including 10 children, eight women and five Army men. The age of the children killed ranged from four to 10 years. Thirty-four people were injured in the attack.


2002 Kaluchak massacre, The massacre
The terrorists reportedly crossed the Line of Control from Pakistan and boarded the bus at Vijaypur. When the bus neared Kaluchak, they shot the driver and the conductor and opened fire on the passengers. On hearing the shots in the bus, the Indian army soldiers fired in their direction. The terrorists, who were dressed in Indian army fatigues, returned fire and attempted to escape to the Army's family quarters, located on the main road. They also threw grenades on some vehicles parked in the vicinity. Upon entering the family quarters, they again fired on Army family members present in the premises. The terrorists were eventually cordoned off and killed by 10 am.


2002 Kaluchak massacre, The massacre
The death toll amounted to 31 killed, including 3 Army personnel, 18 Army family members and 10 civilians. There were 47 wounded including 12 Army personnel, 20 Army family members and 15 civilians. The dead included ten children.


2002 Kaluchak massacre, The massacre
All the three terrorists killed in this incident were Pakistani nationals. Indian investigations revealed that their names were Abu Suhail of (Faislabad, Pakistan; Abu Murshed (Mohammed Munir) of Salamatpura in Gujranwala Pakistan and Abu Javed (Amzad Salam Bin Mohammed Gisha) of Guda Giriya Gujranwala, Pakistan. The government sources stated that biscuits and chocolates found on the persons of the gunmen revealed that they were purchased from Zafarwal, Pakistan.


2002 Kaluchak massacre, Reaction in India
Indian Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee termed the massacre "a most inhuman and brutal carnage". Hundreds of army personnel and their family members held candlelight prayers on Friday night in memory of those killed in one of the worst ever terrorist strikes in Jammu and Kashmir, in May.


2002 Kaluchak massacre, Reaction in India
Jaswant Singh, the then Minister for External Affairs, writes in his book A Call To Honour – In Service of Emergent India that the Kaluchak incident was the last straw that almost led to war between India and Pakistan (see 2001-2002 India-Pakistan standoff), and was the closest that Pakistan and India came to war.


2002 Kaluchak massacre, Reaction in India
Indian Union Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah blamed Pakistan for this massacre and argued for escalating the response against Pakistan, citing the "sheer barbarity" of the attack. Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah also blamed Pakistani intruders, calling them "animals."


2002 Kaluchak massacre, Reaction in India
Members of Parliament of India unanimously blamed pakistan for this attack.


2002 Kaluchak massacre, International reactions
The President of the United States George W. Bush condemned the massacre as a "terrible and outrageous act" and said that he was "appalled at the incident".


2002 Kaluchak massacre, International reactions
The Presidency of the European Union "strongly condemned the brutal terrorist attack in Kaluchak (Jammu and Kashmir), which resulted in the death of numerous innocent civilians" and expressed sympathy to the Government of India for its problems in controlling terrorism in Kashmir.


2002 Kaluchak massacre, International reactions
Similar condemnations were expressed by the leaders of Germany, Japan and Russia.


2002 Kaluchak massacre, International reactions
Pakistan arrested Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, lending credence to the group's connection to the attack.


2002 Kaluchak massacre, International reactions
The Australian government while declaring Lashkar-e-Taiba a terrorist organisation based in Muridke near Lahore, Pakistan in 2003 attributed this massacre to it.


2002 Kansas City Chiefs season
The 2002 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 33rd in the National Football League, their 43rd overall and the franchise's 40th in Kansas City, Missouri.


2002 Kansas City Chiefs season
In their second season under head coach Dick Vermeil, the Chiefs's high-powered offense was led by quarterback Trent Green and 2002 NFL Offensive Player of the Year Priest Holmes, who was named to the NFL All-Pro team for the second of three years in a row. Green had a 2-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio (26 to 13) and Holmes led the league in touchdowns (24) and overall scoring (144 points).


2002 Kansas City Chiefs season
Kansas City scored 467 points (29.2 per game), but gave up 399 points (24.9 per game), the second most in the AFC and fifth-most in the NFL. Football Outsiders stated that the 2002 Chiefs have the second-largest Offense-Defense imbalance from 1992–2010  (the largest discrepancy coming from the 1992 Seattle Seahawks). Football Outsiders also calculated that the Chiefs had the second most efficient running game in the same period (second only to the 2000 St. Louis Rams).


2002 Kansas City Chiefs season
The Chiefs' offense also set two new NFL records with the fewest fumbles in a season (7, broken in 2010) and fewest fumbles lost in a season (2), the latter of which still stands.


2002 Kansas City Chiefs season, Schedule, Regular season
In the 2002 season, the Chiefs' non-divisional, conference opponents were primarily from the AFC East. The Cleveland Browns were from the AFC North and the Jacksonville Jaguars were from the AFC South. Their non-conference opponents were from the NFC West.


2002 Kansas City Royals season
The 2002 Kansas City Royals season involved the Royals finishing 4th in the American League Central with a record of 62 wins and 100 losses, their first 100 loss season in franchise history.


2002 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2002 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2002 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2002 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2002 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2002 Kansas City Wizards season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2002 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 2002 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Mark Mangino and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. On November 16, the Jayhawks played a game against Oklahoma State, who were coached by future Jayhawks head coach Les Miles.


2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 2002 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–2, and a 6–2 record in Big 12 Conference play. The season culminated with a win over Arizona State in the 2002 Holiday Bowl. Prior to the 2002 season, the artificial turf was updated to a more cushioned FieldTurf surface at a cost of $800,000.


2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The Wildcats finished the 2002 season leading NCAA Division I-A in scoring defense (11.8 points per game) and also tied a school record by posting three shut outs. The team shut out Louisiana–Monroe, Kansas, and Missouri. The Wildcats also recorded a shut out on the road for the first time since the 1973 season. They recorded two shut outs on the road, beating Kansas and Missouri. The Wildcats scored 582 points in the season, good for second most all-time at Kansas State.


2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Eastern Illinois
Tony Romo was 13-14 for 120 yards and a TD in the first quarter, but Kansas State grabbed control and cruised to the 50-point win.


2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, USC
Junior quarterback Ell Roberson came off the bench early in the 2nd quarter to give the Wildcats a spark. Kansas State built a 27-6 lead before USC scored two 4th quarter touchdowns to make it a one-possession game. Eventual Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer completed only 18 of 47 passes for 186 yards.


2002 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 2002 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Governor Bill Graves, a Republican, was barred from seeking a third term by the Kansas Constitution. Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, the Democratic nominee, ran against Kansas State Treasurer Tim Shallenburger, the Republican nominee, with Sebelius defeating Shallenburger to become the second female Governor of Kansas after Joan Finney who served as governor from 1991 to 1995.


2002 Kansas gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Withdrawn
Initially, Stovall was one of the presumed "front-runner" candidates, and her anticipated run against the probable Democratic nominee, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, drew national attention as becoming possibly a rare "woman-vs.-woman" gubernatorial race. Though the front-runner among moderate candidates — and confident that she would win if she stayed in the race — Stovall dropped out in April, 2002, citing a lack of enthusiasm for campaigning, and for the job of governor, and announced plans to marry Kansas media mogul Larry Steckline, whom she married in August.


2002 Kansas gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Withdrawn
Stovall's abrupt withdrawal threw the moderate wing of the Kansas Republican Party into chaos, as they scrambled to replace her. Kent Glasscock, her running mate, was the heir-apparent, and claimed entitlement to Stovall's campaign funds, but conservative opponent Tim Shallenberger, the incumbent State Treasurer, argued that the funds, per his interpretation of state law, had to be returned to the state Republican party, or to the donors, a charity, or the state government's general revenue fund. Additional Republican candidates began to emerge, also, further complicating the race. Glasscock, ultimately, became a running mate for gubernatorial candidate Bob Knight.


2002 Kansas gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Withdrawn
Stovall's withdrawal was credited with giving advantage to the Democratic nominee (and ultimate victor), Katheleen Sebelius.


2002 Karachi bus bombing
The 2002 Karachi bus bombing was one of a series of deadly strikes on Westerners in Pakistan in 2002. The blast killed 14 people and wounded another 40. The attack took place in Karachi, Sindh.


2002 Karachi bus bombing, Details
On May 8, 2002, a man driving a car bomb stopped next to a bus in Karachi outside the Sheraton Hotel. He detonated the car, ripping the bus apart, and killing himself, 11 Frenchmen, and two Pakistanis. The Frenchmen were engineers working with Pakistan to design an Agosta 90B-class submarine for the Pakistani Navy. About 40 others were wounded.