Shiv Kapur (born 12 February, 1982) is an Indian golfer. He had a successful amateur career, winning the Indian and Malaysian Amateur Opens in 2000 and an individual gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He turned professional in 2004 and made a considerable impact in his second season on the Asian Tour by winning the season ending Volvo Masters of Asia and finishing the year fourth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit. Kapur works with instructor Peter Murphy out of Dallas, …

Jimmy Alapag is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk N' Text Phone Pals in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is the starting point guard of the team and was named the 2003 PBA Rookie of the Year, where he led the Phone Pals to the All-Filipino Championship. He has been a part of the Philippine national basketball team since 2002 as a member of the RP training pool for 2002 Asian Games.

Remy Ong (Born: 22 November 1978) is a Singaporean bowler. Remy made his name in the 2002 Asian Games at Busan as the captain for the men's team when he became the nation's only second male multiple-gold medalist in the competition's 51-year history. He developed into a national bowler at the age of 16. Remy won his first perfect game at the ATBC Championships in 1998 at the tender age of 20.

Kim Hyung-chil (1 July 1959 - 7 December 2006 in Doha) was a South Korean horse rider. He was a silver medalist in the three day team event at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, and was the oldest member of South Korea's equestrian team. Kim participated in the Seoul 1988 and Athens 2004 Summer Olympics and also featured in the World Championships in equestrianism. He died on December 7, 2006 when he fell from his horse during the 2006 Asian Games Equestrian competition.

Neelam Jaswant Singh (born 8 January 1971 in Farmana) is an Indian discus thrower. Her personal best throw is 64.55 metres, achieved at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan. During the 2005 World Championships she tested positive for the banned stimulant pemoline in an in-competition test.

Li Ting is a female competitive diver from the People's Republic of China. She is a member of the Dong Chinese ethnic minority. Li started training in 1993 the second Chengguan primary school. She joined Guangxi Divers' School in 1994, and became a member of the provincial squad a year later. She was selected for the Chinese national squad in 1999. Partnered by her twin sister Li Yau (李嬈) in the 9th annual Chinese national championships, …

Sung Ah Yim (born 20 March 1984 in Seoul) is a South Korean golfer. She attended Yonsei University and turned professional in November 2002 while still a student. She was a member of the Korean team that won a gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games. She played on the LPGA of Korea Tour in 2003. Like many other South Korean women golfers, she soon began to play primarily in the United States, joining the second tier Futures Tour in 2004.

Sun Yingjie (born January 19, 1979 in Liaoning) is a famous Chinese female long-distance runner who competes from 5000 metres to marathon. She is the only Chinese female runner who raced in a number of famous marathons such as Boston, New York, Tokyo and London. Her front-running style in the races is always impressive. From 1997 to 2000, she mainly focused on marathon.

Yang Wenjun, born 25 December 1983 in Sichuan province, is a Chinese flatwater canoer. He won the Canadian canoe C-2 500m gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics with partner Meng Guanliang - China's first-ever Olympic medal in the sport. Yang's first major international success came at the 2002 Asian Games where, aged only 18, he won two gold C-2 medals with Wang Bing.

Soma Biswas (born 16 May 1978 in Ranaghat) is an athlete who lives in Calcutta, India and who specialises in the heptathlon. She rose to fame when she won the silver medal in 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. She won another silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. She managed to win the 110m hurdles, the 200m and the 800m during that heptathlon. Biswas worked with Kuntal Rai and several foreign coaches.

Mikaela María Antonia de los Reyes Cojuangco-Jaworski, better known simply as Mikee Cojuangco, is an equestrianne, local television host and actress from the Philippines. She was born on February 26, 1974 to Tarlac congressman and current Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose "Peping" Cojuangco and Tarlac governor Margarita "Tingting" del los Reyes-Cojuangco.

Abdul Halim bin Haron is bodybuilder from Singapore who was inducted into the Singapore Sports Council's Hall of Fame for his impressive performance over the years. Starting his professional career in the welterweight category in the late 1990s, he successfully won a bronze medal in the Asian Championship in 2000, and came out tops in the Singaporean national competitions a year later. As there is a higher chance of winning medals in the lighter categories, …

Wu Tao (born 3 October 1983 in Liaoning) is a Chinese discus thrower. He won the 2002 World Junior Championships and the 2003 Summer Universiade and finished seventh at the 2005 Summer Universiade. On the regional level he won the 2003 Asian Championships and the 2002 Asian Games. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the finals. His personal best throw is 64.28 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Chongqing.

Vincent (Binky) Favis is a Filipino basketball head coach of the Coca-Cola Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association. Favis is a former coach of the Letran Knights in the NCAA leading them to the title in 1999. He also coached in PBL for several teams. He also was a former player of the UST Growling Tigers and was an assistant coach of the 1993 squad, which swept the University Athletics Association of the Philippines men's basketball tournament.

Qi Haifeng is a Chinese decathlete. He won a bronze medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade, a gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games, finished seventh at the 2003 World Championships in Paris and eighteenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.

Said Saif Asaad, born Angel Popov on May 31, 1979 in Bulgaria, is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. One of eight Bulgarian weighlifters recruited by the Qatar Olympic Committee, Asaad became a Qatari citizen to represent the country in the 2000 Olympics, his old name, Angel Popov, being left behind in the process.

Dai Tamesue is an Japanese athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m. Tamesue won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, setting a new personal best of 47.89 which still stands, and won another bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He finished third again at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics with 48.10. In driving rain, he started fast to take the early lead before being overtaken on the final bend.

Trecia Roberts (born 14 April 1976) is a Thai hurdler. She competed for the United States up to and including the 1999 indoor season, but represented Thailand at the 1999 World Championships. She won the silver medal at the 2000 Asian Championships and bronze medals at the Asian Championships in 2002 and 2003 as well as the 2002 Asian Games, where she also helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay. She finished sixth at the 2006 Asian Games.

Siavash Akbarpour (born January 21, 1985 in Shiraz, Iran) is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Al-Dhafra in the UAE League and the Iran national football team. He usually plays in the striker position. He is a technically sound player who was first called up to the national team in the 2002 Asian Games, although because of his youth he was ineffective. He was also part of the Iranian squad in Athens 2004 Olympics unsuccessful qualification campaign.

Nobuharu Asahara is a Japanese athlete who specializes in the 100 metres and long jump. He finished twelfth in long jump at the 1995 World Championships, and also participated in the 1997 edition. He won a silver medal at the 1990 Asian Junior Championships, and won the 1993 Asian Championships in a new championship record (which has later been broken) of 8.13 metres. In the 100 metres he participated at the World Championships in 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2005.

Chen Haijian (born April 5, 1980 in Zhuhai, Guangdong) is a Chinese athlete specializing in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.17 seconds, achieved in Shanghai in September 2003. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved fifth place in his 100 metres heat, thus missing out on a placing in Round 2 of the event. His best international performances has been a gold medal at the 2003 Asian Championships and a bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games.

Tatyana Efimenko (born 2 January 1981 in Bishkek) is a Kyrgyz high jumper. She won the bronze medal at the 1998 World Junior Championships and finished fifth at the 2002 IAAF World Cup. She competed at the World Championships in 1999 and 2005 without reaching the finals there. At the Olympic Games she exited in the qualifying round in 2000 and 2004, failing to clear the opening height in the former.

Gu Yuan (born 9 May 1982) is a Chinese hammer thrower. She won the 2002 IAAF World Cup in Madrid, finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris and tenth at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. At the Asian Games she won a gold medal in 2002 and a silver in 2006. At the Asian Championships she won gold medals in 1998, 2002 and 2003 and a silver in 2005. Her personal best throw is 72.36 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Padova.

Tatyana Bocharova (born 26 January 1974) is a Kazakhstani triple jumper. She finished sixth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games. She also competed at the 2003 World Championships, the 2004 World Indoor Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the finals. Her personal best jump is 14.07 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Almaty. The Kazahkstani record is currently held by Yelena Parfenova with 14.23 metres.

Chua Ling Fung Simon is a bodybuilder from Singapore who started off as an instructor in a gymnasium before taking up the sport full-time. In 1991, he came in third in his first participation in a national event at the under-21 National Championship (Lightweight) competition, before going international and representing Singapore at the Pro-Am Classic held in Hong Kong in 1995 where he came in ninth position.

Yoshitaka Iwamizu (born 20 June 1979) is a long-distance runner from Japan, who is competing in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished fifth at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, won a silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan and finished eleventh at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. He also competed at the World Championships in 2001 and 2005 as well as the 2004 Summer Olympics without reaching the finals there.

Bilal Saad Mubarak is a Qatari shot putter. His best finishes include eleventh place at the 1995 World Championships and tenth place at the 1996 Olympic Games. He also has silver medals from the Asian Championships in 1991, 1993 and 2000 and gold medals from 1995, 1998, 2002 and 2003, as well as a silver medal from the 2002 Asian Games. Other regional achievements include gold at the Pan Arab Games in 1992, 1997 and 1999, …

Yelena Kashcheyeva (born 17 February 1973 in Zhambyl Province) is a Kazakhstani long jumper. Her most successful year was 2002, when she won a bronze medal at the Asian Games and a gold medal at the Asian Championships in Colombo. In 2004 she reached the long jump final at the Olympic Games, finishing twelfth. She also competed at the World Championships in 1999, 2001 and 2003 without ever reaching the final. Her personal best is 6.76 metres, achieved in May 1998 in Bishkek.

Kang Yong-Gyun (b. July 23, 1974) is a North Korean wrestler who competed in the Men's Graeco-Roman 54 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He finished 4th at the 1996 Summer Olympics at 48 kg. He was two-time gold medallist at the World Military Games and two-time silver medallist at the 1998 and 2002 Asian Games.

Kaisar Nurmagambetov, (always incorrectly referred to as Nurmaganbetov in Western sources), born 5 August 1977 in Zhezqazghan, is a flatwater canoer from Kazakhstan. He has won four Asian Games medals, including one gold. Nurmagambetov made his international debut at the age of eighteen, winning a bronze medal at the 1995 Asian Canoeing Championships in the Canadian canoe C1 1000m.

Hamed Hamadan Al-Bishi (born March 3, 1982) is a Saudi Arabian athlete. He won a gold medal in 4 x 400 m relay at the 2002 Asian Games and became Asian champion over 200 metres in 2005.

Huang Qiyuan (born 5 January 1980) is a Chinese triple jumper. She won the 2002 Asian Games, finished thirteenth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, twelfth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and ninth at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. At the Asian Championships she won a gold in 2003 and bronze in 2005. Her personal best jump is 14.72 metres, achieved in November 2001 in Guangzhou.