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Kuwait At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Kuwait competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 23 competitors, all men, took part in 17 events in 5 sports. Athletics Diving Men's 3m Springboard * Abdulla Abuqrais :* Preliminary Round — 312.24 (→ did not advance, 29th place) * Majed Altaqi :* Preliminary Round — 299.16 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Fencing Nine fencers, all men, represented Kuwait in 1984. ; Men's foil * Khaled Al-Awadhi * Ahmed Al-Ahmed * Kifah Al-Mutawa ; Men's team foil * Ahmed Al-Ahmed, Khaled Al-Awadhi, Kifah Al-Mutawa, Mohamed Ghaloum ; Men's épée * Mohamed Al-Thuwani * Kazem Hasan * Osama Al-Khurafi ; Men's team épée * Osama Al-Khurafi, Abdul Nasser Al-Sayegh, Ali Hasan, Kazem Hasan, Mohamed Al-Thuwani Judo Swimming Men's 100m Freestyle * Khaled Al-Assaf :* Heat — 56.91 (→ did not advance, 59th place) Men's 100m Breaststroke * Ahmad Al-Hahdoud :* Heat — 1:13.01 (→ did not advance, 47th place) * Isaac Atish Wa-El ... [...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] |