Kuwait at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Kuwait at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Kuwait at the; 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KUW
NOC	Kuwait Olympic Committee
Website	www.kuwaitolympic.net (in Arabic and English)
in Tokyo, Japan; July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021
Competitors	10 in 5 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Lara Dashti; Talal Al-Rashidi
Flag bearer (closing)	N/A
Medals; Ranked 86th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	Independent Olympic Athletes (2016)

Kuwait competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] It was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it competed under the Independent Olympic Athletes at the previous Games in 2016, resulting to the country's suspension by the International Olympic Committee for government interference.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Abdullah Al-Rashidi	Shooting	Men's skeet	26 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Karate	1	0	1
Rowing	1	0	1
Shooting	4	0	4
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	8	2	10

Athletics

Kuwaiti athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[2]^[3]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yaqoub Al-Youha	Men's 110 m hurdles	13.69 SB	7	—		Did not advance
Mudhawi Al-Shammari	Women's 100 m	11.82	3 Q	11.81	8	Did not advance

Karate

Kuwait received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Mohammad Al-Mosawi in the men's kata category to the Olympics.^[4]

Kata

Athlete	Event	Elimination round		Ranking round		Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank
Mohammad Al-Mosawi	Men's kata	24.28	5	Did not advance

Rowing

For the first time since Seoul 1988, Kuwait qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games, by achieving the top time in the C-final and securing the fourth of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Abdulrahman Al-Fadhel	Men's single sculls	8:49.03	5 R	9:04.73	4 SE/F	Bye		8:56.83	4 FF	8:32.67	31

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

Kuwaiti shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Abdulrahman Al-Faihan	Men's trap	123	3 Q	18	6
Talal Al-Rashidi	Men's trap	122	7	Did not advance
Abdullah Al-Rashidi	Men's skeet	122	5 Q	46
Mansour Al-Rashidi	Men's skeet	120	16	Did not advance

Swimming

Kuwait received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Abbas Qali	Men's 100 m butterfly	53.62	48	Did not advance
Lara Dashti	Women's 50 m freestyle	29.69	67	Did not advance

References

^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "Last Olympians for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 confirmed". World Karate Federation. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "Finals racing decides Asia & Oceania Olympic & Paralympic quota spots". International Rowing Federation. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

[1] "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[2] "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[3] "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[4] "Last Olympians for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 confirmed". World Karate Federation. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[5] "Finals racing decides Asia & Oceania Olympic & Paralympic quota spots". International Rowing Federation. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[6] "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

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