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 in 2016, resulting from the country's suspension by the International Olympic Committee for government interference.
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
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 the fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
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.
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]
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
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]
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]
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Independent Olympic Athletes (2016)