2002 FIFA World Cup is held from May 31 to June 30 in South Korea and Japan, the first time a World Cup is held in Asia and by two countries simultaneously.
Brazil wins its fifth title, defeating
Germany 2–0 in the
final. Surprisingly,
Turkey and host nation
South Korea take 3rd and 4th.
Event featured a
Royce Gracie vs.
Hidehiko YoshidaJujutsu match and two
K-1 kickboxing matches. This event holds the highest attendance for a predominately MMA event.
This event was the first to gain mainstream converge for a MMA event in the USA. The event also was noted as an important fiscal milestone for
Zuffa and the UFC.
The fourth
World Radiosport Team Championship held in
Helsinki, Finland. Gold medals go to Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States, the team's third victory in a row.
26 January – in Berlin, Slovakian swimmer
Martina Moravcová betters
Jenny Thompson's world record in the women's 100m butterfly (short course) from 56:56 to 56:55
Also on the
short track,
Steven Bradbury of Australia becomes the first Winter Olympic gold medalist from the Southern Hemisphere when a crash on the final corner of the
men's 1000 m final leaves him the "last man standing".
2002 FIFA World Cup is held from May 31 to June 30 in South Korea and Japan, the first time a World Cup is held in Asia and by two countries simultaneously.
Brazil wins its fifth title, defeating
Germany 2–0 in the
final. Surprisingly,
Turkey and host nation
South Korea take 3rd and 4th.
Event featured a
Royce Gracie vs.
Hidehiko YoshidaJujutsu match and two
K-1 kickboxing matches. This event holds the highest attendance for a predominately MMA event.
This event was the first to gain mainstream converge for a MMA event in the USA. The event also was noted as an important fiscal milestone for
Zuffa and the UFC.
The fourth
World Radiosport Team Championship held in
Helsinki, Finland. Gold medals go to Jeff Steinman N5TJ and Dan Street K1TO of the United States, the team's third victory in a row.
26 January – in Berlin, Slovakian swimmer
Martina Moravcová betters
Jenny Thompson's world record in the women's 100m butterfly (short course) from 56:56 to 56:55
Also on the
short track,
Steven Bradbury of Australia becomes the first Winter Olympic gold medalist from the Southern Hemisphere when a crash on the final corner of the
men's 1000 m final leaves him the "last man standing".