| Kuwait at the 1998 Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | KUW |
| NOC | Kuwait Olympic Committee |
| in Bangkok | |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
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Kuwait participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998. Athletes from Kuwait succeeded in winning 4 golds, 6 silvers and 4 bronzes, making total 14 medals. Kuwait finished fourteenth in a medal table. [1]
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Kazakhstan participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998. Athletes from Kazakhstan succeeded in winning 24 golds, 24 silvers and 30 bronzes, making total 78 medals. Kazakhstan finished fifth in a medal table, just one rank behind to host nation, Thailand.
Chinese Taipei participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998. Athletes from Taiwan succeeded in winning 19 golds, 17 silvers and 41 bronzes, making for a total of 77 medals. Chinese Taipei finished sixth in the medal table.
North Korea participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998. Athletes from North Korea succeeded in winning 7 golds, 14 silvers and 12 bronzes, making total 33 medals. North Korea finished eighth in a medal table.
Hong Kong participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998. Athletes from Hong Kong succeeded in winning 5 golds, 10 silvers and 14 bronzes, making total 29 medals. Hong Kong finished thirteenth in a medal table.
Table tennis was contested in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 8 to December 16, 1998. China maintained its dominance in the event and won total nine medals, with six golds. Kim Taek-soo of South Korea was the only non-Chinese player who won a gold medal, and with his medal South Korea finished second in medal table, with total eight medals. North Korea and Hong Kong both achieved one silver and one bronze, and finished tied at a third spot in a medal table rankings.
Singapore participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998. Athletes from Singapore succeeded in winning two golds, three silvers and nine bronzes, making total fourteen medals. Singapore finished seventeenth in a medal table.
Nepal participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998. Athletes from Nepal succeeded in winning four total medals -- one silver and three bronzes. Nepal finished twenty-seventh in a medal table.
Qatar participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998. Athletes from Qatar succeeded in winning two golds, three silvers and three bronzes, making total eight medals. Qatar finished eighteenth in a medal table.
Mongolia participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6, 1998, to December 20, 1998. Athletes from Mongolia succeeded in winning two golds, two silvers and ten bronzes, making total fourteen medals. Mongolia finished nineteenth in a medal table.
Myanmar participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998. Athletes from Myanmar succeeded in winning one gold, six silvers and four bronzes, making a total of eleven medals. Myanmar finished at twentieth position in a medal table.
Kyrgyzstan participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998. Athletes from Kyrgyzstan succeeded in winning three silvers and same number of bronzes, making total six medals. Kyrgyzstan finished at 24th position in a medal table.
Jordan participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998. Athletes from Jordan succeeded in winning three silvers and two bronzes, making total five medals. Jordan finished at 25th position in a medal table.
Macau participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from 6 December 1998 to 20 December 1998 for the last time as a Portuguese colony before its transfer of sovereignty to China. Macau won only a single silver medal and finished at 28th position in a medal table.
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