Abdulaziz Alshatti (born 30 October 1990) is a

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 nort ...

i fencer who competed in the Épée Individual the

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, and had a record of 0-1. He participated within the Independent Olympic Athletes team rather than for Kuwait, as the

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 Com ...

had been suspended by the

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(IOC) for the second time in five years due to governmental interference.

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* * 1990 births Living people Kuwaiti male épée fencers Olympic fencers for Kuwait Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers as Independent Olympic Participants Fencers at the 2022 Asian Games {{Kuwait-fencing-bio-stub