| Kuwait at the 2021 Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | KUW |
| in Chengdu, China 28 July 2023 – 8 August 2023 | |
| Competitors | 5 (5 men) |
| Medals |
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| Summer World University Games appearances | |
Kuwait competed at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China held from 28 July to 8 August 2023. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Hashem Al-Ali | High jump | 2.00 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Abdullah Al-Zankawi | Discus throw | — | NM | ||
| Mohammad Khan | Hammer throw | 55.58 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi-finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ali Buabbas | 50 metre breaststroke | 32.05 | 43 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 metre breaststroke | 1:11.62 | 42 | Did not advance | ||||
| Waleed Abdulrazzaq | 50 metre freestyle | 23.83 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 metre freestyle | 50.85 | 26 | Did not advance | ||||
| 50 metre butterfly | 24.45 | 18 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 metre butterfly | 55.34 | 26 | Did not advance | ||||
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