Kuwait Olympic Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية الكويتية, IOC code: KUW) is the
National Olympic Committee 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
International Olympic Committee
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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
2010 Asian Games, and the
2011 Asian Winter Games
)
, Host city = Astana & Almaty, Kazakhstan
, Nations participating = 26[independent athletes
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in a team named "Athletes from Kuwait" (code:
IOC
) under the
Olympic Flag
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.
On 14 July 2012 the suspension was lifted and
Kuwaiti athletes were allowed to participate in the
2012 Summer Olympics 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
2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro
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was allowed by the IOC in a special team named "
Independent Olympic Athletes
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independen ...
" (code:
IOA
) under the
Olympic flag
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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
2018 Asian Games
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under their own flag.
The suspension was fully lifted in July 2019.
See also
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Kuwait at the Olympics
*
Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
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Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Asian Games
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Athletes from Kuwait at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
References
External links
Official websiteKuwait Olympic Committeeat
Olympic Council of Asia
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The headquarters ...
website
Kuwait Olympic Committeeat
IOC
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website
*
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 ...
Sports governing bodies in Kuwait
Kuwait at the Olympics
1957 establishments in Kuwait
Sports organizations established in 1957
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