Kuwait at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Kuwait at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg
IOC code KUW
NOC Kuwait Olympic Committee
Website www.kuwaitolympic.net  (in Arabic and English)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors9 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Youssef Al-Shamlan & Soaad Al-Faqaan
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Athletes (2016)

Kuwait competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it competed under the Independent Olympic Athletes at the previous Games in 2016, resulting from the country's suspension by the International Olympic Committee for government interference.

Contents

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Fencing 101
Rowing 011
Sailing 011
Shooting 202
Swimming 112
Total549

Athletics

Kuwaiti track and field athletes qualified for Paris 2024 by world ranking and universality places, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [1]

Key
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Yaqoub Alyouha Men's 110 m hurdles DNF Did not advance
Amal Al-Roumi Women's 800 m 2:11.358 R2:12.138Did not advance

Fencing

For the first time since 2016 competing as independents, Kuwait entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Yousef Al-Shamlan secured a quota place in men's sabre events, after nominated as one of two highest ranked individuals with the help of FIE and umpires, eligible for Asia & Oceania zone through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Yousef Al-Shamlan Men's sabre Flag of Germany.svg  Szabo  (GER)
L 6–15
Did not advance

Rowing

Kuwait entered one boat for Paris 2024. Suad Al-Faqaan, will be the first female rowers to represent the countries in the single sculls events for the Games, after receiving the allocations of universality spots. [2] [3]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Suad Al-Faqaan Women's single sculls 8:16.324 R8:28.894 SE/F9:01.783 FE8:05.1829

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

Sailing

Kuwait sent one sailor to compete at the games after receiving the allocations of Universality places and also marking the nation's debut in these sports. [4]

Medal race events
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
123456789101112131415M*
Ameena Shah Women's ILCA 6 434342434343344230CancelledEL32042

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Kuwaiti shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament. [5]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Khaled Al-Mudhaf Men's trap 12017Did not advance
Mohammed Al-Daihani Men's skeet 12013Did not advance

Swimming

Kuwait sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Mohamad Zubaid Men's 100 m freestyle 52.3563Did not advance
Lara Dashti Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:15.6737Did not advance

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