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Kuwait At The 1980 Summer Olympics
Kuwait competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 56 competitors, all men, took part in 26 events in 7 sports. Athletics Men's 100 metres * Abdul Majeed Al-Mosawi :* Heat — 11.28 (→ did not advance) Men's 200 metres * Abdul Majeed Al-Mosawi :* Heat — did not start (→ did not advance) Men's 800 metres * Khaled Hussain Mahmoud :* Heat — 1:54.6 (→ did not advance) Men's 1,500 metres *Khaled Khalifa Al-Shammari :* Heat — 3:57.6 (→ did not advance) Men's 400 m Hurdles * Abdultif Hashem :* Heat — 53.31 (→ did not advance) Men's Discus Throw * Najem Najem :* Qualification — 39.26 m (→ did not advance, 17th place) Men's Hammer Throw * Khaled Murad Ghaloum :* Qualification — 47.40 m (→ did not advance, 17th place) Men's Shot Put * Mohammad Al-Zinkawi :* Qualification — 17.15 m (→ did not advance, 14th place) Men's Long Jump * Essa Hashem :* Qualification — no mark (→ no ranking) Diving Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait Olympic Committee
Kuwait Olympic Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية الكويتية, IOC code: KUW) is the National Olympic Committee representing Kuwait and organising the Kuwait Olympic team. 2010–2012 suspension The International Olympic Committee imposed a suspension on the committee with effect from 1 January 2010 due to government legislation that permits the state to interfere in elections of sporting organisations. The government had failed to meet the IOC's 31 December 2009 deadline for amending the legislation. As a result, Kuwait was barred from receiving IOC funding and its athletes and officials were banned from Olympic Games and Olympic meetings. At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the 2010 Asian Games, and the 2011 Asian Winter Games, Kuwaiti athletes competed as independent athletes in a team named "Athletes from Kuwait" (code: IOC) under the Olympic Flag. On 14 July 2012 the suspension was lifted and Kuwaiti athletes were allowed to participate in the 2012 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |