The
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
women's doubles tournament at the
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 ...
in
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...
took place from 11 November to 14 November at
Gangseo Gymnasium.
13 teams from 8 nations entered for the tournament and the Korean duo of
Ra Kyung-min
Ra Kyung-min (; born 25 November 1976) is a badminton player from South Korea. Ra was a dominating mixed doubles team with her partner Kim Dong-moon from the late 1990s to early 2000s, resulting in a 70–match winning streak and 14 consecutive ...
and
Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won (Hangul: 이경원, Hanja: 李敬元; ; born 21 January 1980 in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do) is a badminton player from South Korea. Lee was the women's doubles gold medallist at the 2002 Asian Games. She competed at the Olympic Games ...
won the gold in this tournament. with a two-set victory over China's
Gao Ling
Gao Ling (; born 14 March 1979) is a Chinese former badminton player.
Career
Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is one of the most successful doubles players in the history of women's badminton. ...
and
Huang Sui
Huang Sui (; born 8 January 1982) is a Chinese-Australian female badminton player.
Career
Although Huang has won the Chinese National mixed doubles title almost all of her many international titles have come in women's doubles with Gao Ling, in ...
. Two other teams from China and South Korea shared the bronze medal.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time ( UTC+09:00)
Results
References
2002 Asian Games Official Report, Pages 268
External links
2002 Asian Games Official Website
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Women's doubles