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Article: South Korea vows to beat Japan in Asian Games
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- September 25, 2002
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South Korea vows to beat Japan in Asian Games
BUSAN, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- South Korea doesn't care whether
China becomes a runaway leader on the Asian Games medal table -
simply because China is unstoppable. The host country has a more
important job to do - prevent its perennial rival Japan from being
second.
South Korea sends 1,007 athletes and officials, the largest ever,
to the Asian version of Olympic Games. About 770 athletes are to
compete in 37 sports, all except kabaddi.
Ever since China topped the games in 1982, South Korea has
slugged it out with Japan for second place.
South Korea swept 93 gold medals to beat Japan for the first time
in the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul ...