Youth get a taste of Asiad

Youth get a taste of Asiad

BUSAN, South Korea: While the best athletes from all over Asia
are here for the 2002 Busan Asian Games, Asian youth also are
getting the opportunity to share in the experience by mingling
with their peers from other countries at the Asian Games Youth
Camp.

The youth camp opened last Friday and will run until Thursday
at the Samsung Haeundae Training Center in the Busan district of
Haeundae.

There are 204 participants from 21 countries, with Indonesia
sending four youths to the camp.

The youngsters will learn about Korean culture and custom
through various programs, the Busan Asian Games Organizing
Committee said in a statement.

Their itinerary will include tourist sites and industrial
centers around the city of Busan, including the UN Park, Haeundae
Beach, the ancient city of Kyeongju and the Jagalchi fish market.
--JP