| Kuwait at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | KUW |
| NPC | Kuwait Paralympic Committee |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 6 in 2 sports |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Kuwait competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012. [1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Hamad Aladwani | 100m T53 | 15.62 | 4 q | 15.47 | 7 |
| 200m T53 | 26.67 | 2 Q | 26.50 | 6 | |
| 400m T53 | 51.35 | 2 Q | 52.04 | 8 | |
| Ahmad Almutairi | 100m T34 | 17.67 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| 200m T34 | 31.02 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Almutairi | Javelin Throw F33-34 | 17.34 | N/A | 15 |
| Abdullah Alsaleh | Shot Put F46 | 13.10 | N/A | 8 |
| Mohammad Naser | Shot Put F32-33 | 7.95 | 800 | 6 |
| Naser Saleh | Shot Put F32-33 | 7.46 | 639 | 11 |
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Abdullah Alhaddad | Individual foil A |  Tokatlian (FRA)L 1-5 |  Makowski (POL)L 3-5 | 12 | Did not advance | ||||
 Wong (HKG)W 5-1 |  Ye (CHN)L 1-5 | ||||||||
 Demchuk (UKR)W 5-3 | |||||||||
Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the ExCeL from 4 September to 8 September 2012.
Brazil competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. Brazil was the next host of the Summer Paralympics, holding the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. A Brazilian segment was performed in Closing Ceremony.
China competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Algeria competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. 33 competitors participate at the 2012 Paralympics with 26 men and 7 women are accompanied by managers, coaches and other support staff.
Russia competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. A total of 182 athletes were sent by the Russian Paralympic Committee to compete in twelve disciplines: athletics, archery, cycling, swimming, wheelchair fencing, table tennis, powerlifting, shooting, rowing, judo, 7-aside football and sitting volleyball.
The fencing competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 14 August at the Carioca Arena 3 inside the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca. Around 212 fencers competed in 10 events -- six individual and four team.
Greece competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012. The Hellenic Paralympic Committee sent a total of 61 athletes, 47 men and 14 women, to compete in 9 sports. Greece finished 44th in the medal table, winning one gold medal and 12 in total.
Haiti competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
Jamaica competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
Latvia competed with eight competitors at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Namibia competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
Iran competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.
Iraq competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
Kazakhstan competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012.
Sri Lanka competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012. Sri Lanka won their first Paralympic medal; Pradeep Sanjaya won the bronze medal in the men's 400 meter sprint.
Men's 400m races for wheelchair athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium. Events were held in three disability classes.
Independent Olympic athletes competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. The team was composed of Kuwaiti athletes who competed under the Olympic flag, as the Kuwait Olympic Committee had been suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the second time in five years due to governmental interference.
Kuwait competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The Kuwait Paralympic team competed under its own national flag, despite the Olympic team being suspended by the IOC.
Ahmad Almutairi is a Kuwaiti para-sport athlete who competes as a T33 classification track and field athlete and as a wheelchair basketball player, both at national level. Despite the fact that Almutairi held the Paralympic world record for his classification in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 800m events, major world titles eluded him due to the fact that his classification was under-represented and he was forced to compete against less severely disabled athletes in the T44 class. He eventually won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Kuwait competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
