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Athletes From Kuwait At The 2010 Asian Para Games
Kuwait participated in the 2010 Asian Para Games–First Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, China from 13 to 19 December 2010. Kuwait won three medals, and finished at the 26th spot in a medal table. Unaffected by its Asian Games counterpart suspension by the International Olympic Committee, it participated at the sporting event under its own national flag. See also * Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics * Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Asian Games * Athletes from Kuwait at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Athletes from Kuwait participated in the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan from January 30, 2011 to February 6, 2011. These athletes competed under the Olympic flag because the Kuwait Olympic Committee had been suspended by ... References Nations at the 2010 Asian Para Games 2010 in Kuwaiti sport {{Asian-para-games-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait Paralympic Committee
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait border, the north and Saudi Arabia to Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border, the south. Kuwait also shares maritime borders with Iran. Kuwait has a coastal length of approximately . Most of the country's population reside in the urban area, urban agglomeration of the capital city Kuwait City. , Kuwait has a population of 4.45 million people of which 1.45 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.00 million are Expatriates in Kuwait, foreign nationals from over 100 countries. Historically, most of present-day Kuwait was part of ancient Mesopotamia. Pre-oil Kuwait was a strategic trade port between Mesopotamia, Persia and India. Oil reserves were discovered in commercial quantities in 1938. In 1946, crude oil was exported for the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Asian Para Games
The 2010 Asian Para Games (), also known as the First Asian Para Games, was a parallel sport event for Asian athletes with a disability held in Guangzhou, China. Two weeks after the conclusion of the 16th Asian Games, It opened on December 12 and closed on December 19, 2010. Approximately 5,500 athletes from 45 Asian member nations participated in 341 events from 19 sports. The games was opened by vice premier Li Keqiang at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium. The final medal tally was led by China, followed by South Korea and third place Japan. 17 world and 82 Asian records were broken during the games. Host city The Asian Para Games succeeded the FESPIC Games, whose governing body the FESPIC Federation was dissolved during the last edition in 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after merger with Asian Paralympic Council to become Asian Paralympic Committee. On July 1, 2004, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) selected Guangzhou to host the 2010 Asian Games at their 23rd general assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait At The 2009 Asian Youth Para Games
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes A .... It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait border, the north and Saudi Arabia to Kuwait–Saudi Arabia border, the south. Kuwait also shares maritime borders with Iran. Kuwait has a coastal length of approximately . Most of the country's population reside in the urban area, urban agglomeration of the capital city Kuwait City. , Kuwait has a population of 4.45 million people of which 1.45 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.00 million are Expatriates in Kuwait, foreign nationals from over 100 countries. Historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kong and north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road; it continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub as well as being one of China's three largest cities. For a long time, the only Chinese port accessible to most foreign traders, Guangzhou was captured by the British during the First Opium War. No longer enjoying a monopoly after the war, it lost trade to other ports such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, but continued to serve as a major transshipment port. Due to a high urban population and large volumes of port traffic, Guangzhou is classified as a Large-Port Megacity, the largest type of port-city in the world. Due to worldwide travel restrictions at the beginning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. Kuwait also shares maritime borders with Iran. Kuwait has a coastal length of approximately . Most of the country's population reside in the urban agglomeration of the capital city Kuwait City. , Kuwait has a population of 4.45 million people of which 1.45 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.00 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries. Historically, most of present-day Kuwait was part of ancient Mesopotamia. Pre-oil Kuwait was a strategic trade port between Mesopotamia, Persia and India. Oil reserves were discovered in commercial quantities in 1938. In 1946, crude oil was exported for the first time. From 1946 to 1982, the country underwent large-scale modernization, largely b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Asian Para Games Medal Table
The 2010 Asian Para Games (), also known as the First Asian Para Games, was a parallel sport event for Asian athletes with a disability held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, China. Two weeks after the conclusion of the 2010 Asian Games, 16th Asian Games, It opened on December 12 and closed on December 19, 2010. Approximately 5,500 athletes from 45 Asian member nations participated in 341 events from 19 sports. The games was opened by vice premier Li Keqiang at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium. The final medal tally was led by China, followed by South Korea and third place Japan. 17 world and 82 Asian records were broken during the games. Host city The Asian Para Games succeeded the FESPIC Games, whose governing body the FESPIC Federation was dissolved during the 2006 FESPIC Games, last edition in 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after merger with Asian Paralympic Council to become Asian Paralympic Committee. On July 1, 2004, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) selected Guangz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletes From Kuwait At The 2010 Asian Games
Athletes from Kuwait participated in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from 12 November to 27 November 2010. These athletes competed under the Olympic flag because the Kuwait Olympic Committee had been suspended by the International Olympic Committee in January 2010. A total of 195 athletes competed, of which 19 were women.Athletes from Kuwait Asian Games official website. Retrieved 16 November 2010. Medal table Medalists Athletics The men's team comprised 23 athletes.Basketball The men's team comprised 11 athletes.Bowling Both men's and women's teams of 6 athletes each were sent. Bo ...
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Flag Of Kuwait
The flag of Kuwait ( ar, علم الكويت) was adopted on September 7, 1961, and officially hoisted November 24, 1961. Before 1961, the flag of Kuwait was red and white, like those of other Persian Gulf states at the time, with the field being red and words or charges being written in white. When The Utub settled in Kuwait, Kuwaiti ships were flying a flag common on the western coast of the Persian Gulf, a red flag added to it near the mast a serrated white ribbon similar to the current Bahrain flag and was called in the name of the Sulaimi flag. This flag was raised in the rule of Sheikh Sabah I bin Jaber in 1746 to 1871. During the period of Ottoman rule in Kuwait, the Ottoman flag, red with a white crescent and star, was used. This flag was retained after the country became a British protectorate in the Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899. In 1903, Lord Curzon, the British Viceroy and Governor-General of India visited Kuwait, and Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletes From Kuwait At The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Athletes from Kuwait competed in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. However, Kuwaiti athletes competed under the Olympic flag as the Kuwait Olympic Committee had been suspended by the International Olympic Committee in January 2010 due to government interference. Medallists Athletics Boys ;Track and Road Events Shooting ;Rifle Swimming See also * Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Asian Games * Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Asian Para Games * Athletes from Kuwait at the 2011 Asian Winter Games Athletes from Kuwait participated in the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan from January 30, 2011 to February 6, 2011. These athletes competed under the Olympic flag because the Kuwait Olympic Committee had been suspended by ... References External links Competitors List: Kuwait {{NOCin2010SummerYouthOlympics Kuwait at the Youth Olympics 2010 in Kuwaiti sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletes From Kuwait At The 2011 Asian Winter Games
Athletes from Kuwait participated in the 2011 Asian Winter Games in Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan from January 30, 2011 to February 6, 2011. These athletes competed under the Olympic flag because the Kuwait Olympic Committee had been suspended by the International Olympic Committee in January 2010. Ice hockey ;Men The team is in the premier division for these games. Premier Division See also * Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics * Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Asian Games * Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Asian Para Games Kuwait participated in the 2010 Asian Para Games–First Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, China from 13 to 19 December 2010. Kuwait won three medals, and finished at the 26th spot in a medal table. Unaffected by its Asian Games counterpart suspensi ... References {{NOCin2011WinterAsiad Nations at the 2011 Asian Winter Games 2011 in Kuwaiti sport Kuwait at the Asian Winter Games Athletics in Kuwait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations At The 2010 Asian Para Games
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups ... and/or society. A nation is thus the collective Identity (social science), identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are Social con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
