Kuwait Olympic Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية الكويتية, IOC code: KUW) is the

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representing

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 ...

and organising the Kuwait Olympic team.

2010–2012 suspension

The

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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 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

, the

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, and the

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, Kuwaiti athletes competed as

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in a team named "Athletes from Kuwait" (code: IOC) under the

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. On 14 July 2012 the suspension was lifted and Kuwaiti athletes were allowed to participate in the

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under their own flag.

2015–2019 suspension

The Kuwait Olympic Committee was again suspended on 27 October 2015 by the IOC to protect the Olympic movement in Kuwait from undue government interference. As a result of this suspension, participation by athletes from Kuwait at the

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was allowed by the IOC in a special team named " Independent Olympic Athletes" (code: IOA) under the

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. As a gesture of goodwill for the progress made by Kuwait to address the problem, the IOC temporarily lifted the suspension on 16 August 2018 and Kuwaiti athletes were allowed to participate in the

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under their own flag. The suspension was fully lifted in July 2019.

References

External links

Official website

Kuwait Olympic Committee
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website *

Sports governing bodies in Kuwait Kuwait at the Olympics 1957 establishments in Kuwait Sports organizations established in 1957 {{Kuwait-sport-stub

2010–2012 suspension

2015–2019 suspension

See also

References

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