Kuwait at the
2018 Asian Games
IOC codeKUW
in Jakarta and Palembang
Competitors17 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Essa Al-Zankawi[1]
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
6
Asian Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Athletes from Kuwait (2010)

Originally set to compete as The Independent Asian Athletes, alternatively as the Independent Olympic Athletes,[2] the Kuwaitis are allowed to compete under their own flags just two days before the opening of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018.[3]

Medalists

Further information: 2018 Asian Games medal table

The following Kuwait competitors won medals at the Games.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Mansour Al-Rashidi Shooting Men's Skeet 26 Aug
 Gold Ali Abdulaziz Karate Men's kumite 67 kg 26 Aug
 Gold Ali Al-Khorafi Equestrian Individual jumping 30 Aug
 Silver Ahmad Al-Mesfer Karate Men's kumite 84 kg 27 Aug
 Bronze Essa Al-Zenkawi Athletics Men's discus throw 29 Aug
 Bronze Husein Misri Kurash Men's 90 kg 30 Aug

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games

Kuwait entered two men's athletes to participate in the athletics competition at the Games.[4]

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2018 Asian Games

Kuwait entered four riders (2 men's and 2 women's) competing in the equestrian show jumping event.[5]

Jumping
Athlete Horse Event Qualification Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2
Team Final 		Final round A Final round B
Points Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank
Ali Al-Khorafi Cheril Individual 1.06 4 0 1.06 4 Q 0 1.06 3 Q 0 1.06 2 Q 0 1.06 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Noora Al-Qaoud Annalita 7.20 31 0 7.20 15 Q 0 7.20 11 Q 10 17.20 16 Q 13 30.20 16
Dalia Al-Zahem Richebourg du Jusclay 12.33 # 47 10 # 22.33 45 Q 4 # 26.33 33 did not advance
Talal Al-Zahem Cannonball Du Toultia Z 9.27 38 7 16.27 36 Q 1 17.27 25 Q 18 35.27 25 did not advance
Noora Al-Qaoud
Dalia Al-Zahem
Talal Al-Zahem
Ali Al-Khorafi 		See above Team 17.53 8 7 24.53 6 Q 1 25.53 4 —

# – indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2018 Asian Games
Individual
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Abdulaziz Al-Shatti Men's épée DNS 7 did not advance 33

Ju-jitsu

Main article: Ju-jitsu at the 2018 Asian Games

Kuwait entered the ju-jitsu competition with 4 men's athletes.[6]

Key:

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Naser Al-Faraj –69 kg —  G Al-Harahsheh (JOR)
L 4–4ADV 		did not advance
Abdulrahman Farman –77 kg Bye  H Amraei (IRI)
L 0–3 DSQ 		did not advance
Emad Al-Sumaid –94 kg — Bye  A Rahimi (AFG)
W 4–0 		 I Juraev (UZB)
L 0–3 		Did not advance  R Kussainov (KAZ)
L 2–7 		did not advance
Mohammad Ali — Bye  MA Noor (INA)
DSQ 		did not advance

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2018 Asian Games

Kuwait participated in the karate competition at the Games with four men's athletes.[7]

Kurash

Main article: Kurash at the 2018 Asian Games
Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Mohammad Dashti –66 kg  O Dodov (TJK)
L 010−012 		did not advance
Ali Al-Taweel –81 kg  Huang C-t (TPE)
L 000−011 		did not advance
Husein Misri –90 kg Bye  D Gazalshoi (TJK)
W 100−000 		 D Sharma (IND)
W 101−000 		 S Jandreev (UZB)
L 012−111 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Paragliding

Main article: Paragliding at the 2018 Asian Games
Men
Athlete Event Round Total Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Taleb Al-Atar Individual accuracy 120 500 500 500 500 57 500 95 500 500 3272 32
Easa Al-Qallaf 265 500 101 500 500 500 500 62 11 500 2939 29
Taleb Al-Atar
Mohammad Al-Hadad
Abdulaziz Al-Hasawi
Easa Al-Qallaf
Nayef Beijaan 		Team accuracy 1885 2500 2101 2500 2500 1950 — 13436 15

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2018 Asian Games

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2018 Asian Games
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Abdulrahman Al-Faihan Trap 117 9 did not advance
Khaled Al-Mudhaf 117 8 did not advance
Ahmad Al-Afasi Double trap 132 12 did not advance
Saad Al-Mutairi 127 16 did not advance
Mansour Al-Rashedi Skeet 123 2 Q 52 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Abdullah Al-Rashidi 121 7 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Shahd Al-Hawal Trap 110 13 did not advance
Sarah Al-Hawal 109 15 did not advance
Shaikhah Al-Rashidi Skeet 105 15 did not advance
Eman Al-Shamma 115 6 Q 32 4
Mixed team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Khaled Al-Mudhaf
Sarah Al-Hawal 		Trap 138 6 Q 26 4

Squash

Main article: Squash at the 2018 Asian Games
Singles
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Ammar Al-Tamimi Men's  D Pelino (PHI)
W 3–0 		 A Shameli (IRI)
W 3–1 		 M Lee (HKG)
L 0–3 		did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games
Men
Athlete Event Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Abdul Razzaq Waleed Kh Mam 50 m freestyle 23.89 31 did not advance
50 m butterfly 25.12 24 did not advance
Abbas Qali 50 m butterfly 24.87 17 did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2018 Asian Games
Individual
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (39.6 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Ahmad Al-Sarhan Men's 28:36 0:35 1:01:56 0:22 41:14 2:12:43 25
Fatemah Al-Ghanim Women's 30:26 0:34 1:14:48 0:36 56:11 2:42:35 18
Najlaa I M Al-Jerewi 25:15 0:46 1:08:14 0:39 52:42 2:27:36 15

See also

References

  1. ^ Bogus, Abdallah (20 August 2018). "Kuwaitis Proud of Asian Games Post-Ban Participation". www.albawaba.com/. Al Bawaba. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Profil Negara Asian Games 2018: Independent Asian Athlete". Indosport. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ^ Editorial, Reuters. "Olympics-IOC provisionally lifts Kuwait ban two days ahead of Asian..." U.S. Retrieved 16 August 2018. ((cite news)): |first1= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Official Result Book Athletics" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Official Result Book Equestrian" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Official Result Book Ju-jitsu" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Official Result Book Karate" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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