Independent Olympic Athletes are scheduled to compete in the
2017 Asian Winter Games in
Sapporo
( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...
and
Obihiro
is a city in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Obihiro is the only designated city in the Tokachi area. As of February 29, 2020, the city has an estimated population of 165,851. The next most populous municipality in Tokachi is the adj ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
from February 19 to 26. The team is scheduled to compete in one sport: ice hockey, and consists of 23 athletes.
Background
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 ...
was suspended in October 2015, due to political interference. Therefore, the country is scheduled to compete under the Olympic flag as ''Independent Olympic Athletes''.
Competitors
The following table lists the delegation per sport and gender.
Ice hockey
The Independent Olympic Athletes are scheduled to compete in division 2 of the men's tournament. The Independent Olympic Athletes finished in sixth place (16th place overall) in division 2 of the competition.
Men's tournament
Independent Olympic Athletes were represented by the following 23 athletes:
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Dhari Alomran (G)
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Jasem Alsarraf (G)
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Jasem Dashti (G)
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Meshal Alajmi (D)
*
Jasem Alawadhi (D)
*
Meshal Alfoudari (D)
*
Fahad Alhenaidi (D)
*
Saleh Almaghrabi
Saleh or Salih ( ar, صالح, or ) is an Arabic masculine given name which means "Pious".
Given name
* Salih, Arabian prophet
* Salih ibn Ali (711–769 CE), was the Abbasid general and governor in Syria and Egypt.
* ''Salih ibn Harun al-Rashi ...
(D)
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Mohammad Almaraqi (D)
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Abdullah Alzidan (D)
*
Hussain Baqer (D)
*
Ahmad Alajmi
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.
Etymology
The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...
(F)
*
Hamad Alajmi
Hamad may refer to:
People
* Hamad (name), an Arabic given name and surname
* Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942), Ruler of Bahrain from 1932 until his death in 1942.
*Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, ح ...
(F)
*
Mohammad Alajmi
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mono ...
(F)
*
Salem Alajmi
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Canada
Ontario
* Bruce County
** Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario, in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie
** Salem, South Bruce, Ontario, in the municipality of South Bruce
* Salem, Dufferin County, Ontario, part ...
(F)
*
Abdullah Alasousi
Abdullah may refer to:
* Abdullah (name), a list of people with the given name or surname
* Abdullah, Kargı, Turkey, a village
* ''Abdullah'' (film), a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Khan
* '' Abdullah: The Final Witness'', a 2015 Pakis ...
(F)
*
Yousef Alkandari
Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name ...
(F)
*
Abdulaziz Almaraghy
Abdulaziz ( ota, عبد العزيز, ʿAbdü'l-ʿAzîz; tr, Abdülaziz; 8 February 18304 June 1876) was the 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and reigned from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876, when he was overthrown in a government coup. He was a ...
(F)
*
Abdullah Almaragi
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* Abdullah (name), a list of people with the given name or surname
* Abdullah, Kargı, Turkey, a village
* ''Abdullah'' (film), a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Khan
* '' Abdullah: The Final Witness'', a 2015 Pakis ...
(F)
*
Hamad Alshayji
Hamad may refer to:
People
*Hamad (name), an Arabic given name and surname
*Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872–1942), Ruler of Bahrain from 1932 until his death in 1942.
*Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain since 2002.
Cities and villages
*H ...
(F)
*
Yousef Andekali
Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name ...
(F)
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Bashar Mohammed (F)
*
Abdulaziz Shetail (F)
Legend: G = Goali, D = Defense, F = Forward
;Group A
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References
{{Nations at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
Nations at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
Asian Winter Games
The Asian Winter Games (AWG) is an international multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) which features winter events. The Japanese Olympic Committee first suggested the idea of holding a winter v ...
Kuwait at the Asian Winter Games