Editing Busan (section)

==Sports==
The city planned to bid for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], but withdrew after the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] were awarded to [[Pyeongchang]], also located in South Korea. The 2020 Summer Olympics were eventually awarded to [[Tokyo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.people.com.cn/200511/14/eng20051114_221062.html |title=Pusan to declare bid to host 2020 Olympic Games| access-date = December 8, 2006 |author=People's Daily Online| author-link = People's Daily |date=2005-11-14| archive-date = 2012-10-20| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121020002859/http://english.people.com.cn/200511/14/eng20051114_221062.html| url-status = live}}</ref> It considered bidding to host the [[2032 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0115_201107071651001121 |title=YTN |date=7 July 2011 |publisher=[[YTN]] |access-date=2011-09-15 |archive-date=2012-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326075428/http://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0115_201107071651001121 |url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Sports teams and facilities'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Club
! League
! Stadium
! Stadium Capacity
! Sports Type
|-
| [[Lotte Giants]]
| [[KBO League]]
| [[Sajik Baseball Stadium]]
| 28,500
| Baseball
|-
| [[Busan IPark]]
| [[K League 2]]
| [[Busan Asiad Stadium]]
| 53,864
| Football
|-
| [[Busan BNK Sum]]
| [[Women's Korean Basketball League|WKBL]]
| [[Sajik Arena]]
| 14,099 
| Basketball
|}

===Baseball===
[[File:Busan Sajik Stadium 20080706.JPG|thumb|[[Sajik Baseball Stadium]]]]
Since 1982, the city has been home to the [[Lotte Giants]], who play in the [[Korea Professional Baseball]] league. In Korea, Busan is known as the capital of baseball and has a reputation for very enthusiastic baseball fans.<ref name="mecca">{{in lang|ko}} [http://sports.khan.co.kr/news/sk_index.html?art_id=200812231821213&sec_id=510201 사직구장 대대적 보수로 지정석만 2만1천석] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829194458/http://sports.khan.co.kr/news/sk_index.html?art_id=200812231821213&sec_id=510201 |date=2013-08-29 }}. [[Kyunghyang Shinmun|Sports Khan]]. Retrieved 2011-11-27</ref> For the first few years, the Lotte Giants utilized [[Gudeok Baseball Stadium]] as their home. In the mid-1980s, they moved to [[Sajik Baseball Stadium]], which was built as part of a sports complex for the [[1986 Asian Games]].

===Football===
The city is home to a [[K League]] football club, the [[Busan IPark]]. The club was formerly known as the Busan Daewoo Royals and was a successful team during the 1990s. Busan is also home to a [[K3 League]] football club, the [[Busan Transportation Corporation FC|Busan Transportation Corporation]].

===Basketball===
Until 2021, Busan was home of the [[Korean Basketball League]] team [[Busan KT Sonicboom]], which played at the [[Sajik Arena]].

Since 2019, Busan is the home of the [[Women's Korean Basketball League]] team [[Busan BNK Sum]]. They played at the Geumjeong Gymnasium from 2019 to 2021, and they currently play at the Sajik Arena.

=== 2002 FIFA World Cup ===
[[File:Busanasiadmainstadium 2019EAFF.jpg|thumb|[[Busan Asiad Main Stadium]].]]
The [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] was the world's 17th FIFA World Cup, held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at locations in South Korea and Japan. Busan hosted matches between France and Uruguay, and ROK against Poland at the Busan Asiad Stadium.

=== 2002 Asian Games ===
The [[2002 Asian Games]] were held in Busan from September 29 to October 14, 2002. 9,900 athletes from 44 countries competed in 38 sports. Many public sports complexes and university gymnasiums, including Busan Asiad Stadium were used for the games' venues. The mascot was a seagull, the city bird of Busan named, "Duria". [[East Timor]] took part in the games for the first time. As well, North Korea also participated for the first time in an international event held in South Korea.