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