| Saudi Arabia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KSA |
| NOC | Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee |
| Website | http://www.olympic.sa/ |
| in Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 – 18 October 2018 | |
| Competitors | 9 in 6 sports |
| Medals Ranked 56th |
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| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
Saudi Arabia participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 to 18 October 2018.
| Sport | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Saudi Arabia was given a quota to compete by the tripartite committee. [1]
Saudi Arabia qualified one athlete based on its performance at one of the Karate Qualification Tournaments. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Mohammed Al Assiri | Boys' -61 kg |  Hammad (JOR)D 0–0 |  Tello (ARG)W 2–0 |  Veseli (MKD)W 4–0 | 1 |  Oussama Edari (MAR)W 2–0 |  Masaki Yamaoka (JPN)W 8–0 |  |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Hasham Bandar bin Dookhy | Boys −63 kg | Bye |  Gabriele Caulo (ITA)L 15-18 | did not advance | ||
Saudi Arabia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Youth Championships. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ali Yousef Alothman | Boys' −85 kg | 130 | 4 | 169 | 3 | 299 |  |