Successful Games
BUSAN, South Korea: Despite doping violations, judging disputes and lack of preparation, Busan Asian Games organizers have praised themselves for staging a "most successful event."
"The games have had their shortcomings, but not to a damaging extent," said Chung Soon-taek, the president of the games' organizing committee.
"The Busan Asian Games are the biggest in history, being judged as one of the most exemplary games and one of the most successful events."
The largest games in the event's 52-year history brought together all 43 members of the Olympic Council of Asia for the first time.
Amid growing reconciliation between the divided Koreas, the North joined an international event held in the South for the first time
War-hit Afghanistan returned to the games and the world's newest nation, East Timor, also participated as a guest.--AP