Kuwait at the 2018 Asian Games

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Kuwait at the
2018 Asian Games
Flag of Kuwait.svg
IOC code KUW
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
Olympic flag.svg  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]

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Medalists

The following Kuwait competitors won medals at the Games.

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mansour Al-Rashidi Shooting Men's Skeet 26 Aug
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ali Abdulaziz Karate Men's kumite 67 kg 26 Aug
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ali Al-Khorafi Equestrian Individual jumping 30 Aug
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ahmad Al-Mesfer Karate Men's kumite 84 kg 27 Aug
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Essa Al-Zenkawi Athletics Men's discus throw 29 Aug
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Husein Misri Kurash Men's 90 kg 30 Aug

Athletics

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

Equestrian

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

Jumping
AthleteHorseEventQualificationQualifier 1Qualifier 2
Team Final
Final round AFinal round B
PointsRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRank
Ali Al-KhorafiCheril Individual 1.06401.064 Q01.063 Q01.062 Q01.06Gold medal icon.svg
Noora Al-QaoudAnnalita7.203107.2015 Q07.2011 Q1017.2016 Q1330.2016
Dalia Al-ZahemRichebourg du Jusclay12.33 #4710 #22.3345 Q4 #26.3333Did not advance
Talal Al-ZahemCannonball Du Toultia Z9.2738716.2736 Q117.2725 Q1835.2725Did not advance
Noora Al-Qaoud
Dalia Al-Zahem
Talal Al-Zahem
Ali Al-Khorafi
See above Team 17.538724.536 Q125.534N/A

# – 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

Individual
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Abdulaziz Al-Shatti Men's épée DNS7Did not advance33

Ju-jitsu

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

Key:

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BMRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Naser Al-Faraj –69 kg N/AFlag of Jordan.svg G Al-Harahsheh (JOR)
L 4–4ADV
Did not advance
Abdulrahman Farman –77 kg ByeFlag of Iran.svg H Amraei (IRI)
L 0–3 DSQ
Did not advance
Emad Al-Sumaid –94 kg N/AByeFlag of Afghanistan.svg A Rahimi (AFG)
W 4–0
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg I Juraev (UZB)
L 0–3
Did not advanceFlag of Kazakhstan.svg R Kussainov (KAZ)
L 2–7
Did not advance
Mohammad AliN/AByeFlag of Indonesia.svg MA Noor (INA)
DSQ
Did not advance

Karate

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

Kurash

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Rank
Mohammad Dashti –66 kg Flag of Tajikistan.svg O Dodov (TJK)
L 010−012
Did not advance
Ali Al-Taweel –81 kg Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Huang C-t (TPE)
L 000−011
Did not advance
Husein Misri –90 kg ByeFlag of Tajikistan.svg D Gazalshoi (TJK)
W 100−000
Flag of India.svg D Sharma (IND)
W 101−000
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg S Jandreev (UZB)
L 012−111
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg

Paragliding

Men
AthleteEventRoundTotalRank
12345678910
Taleb Al-Atar Individual accuracy 1205005005005005750095500500327232
Easa Al-Qallaf2655001015005005005006211500293929
Taleb Al-Atar
Mohammad Al-Hadad
Abdulaziz Al-Hasawi
Easa Al-Qallaf
Nayef Beijaan
Team accuracy 188525002101250025001950N/A1343615

Rowing

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Abdulrahman Al-Faihan Trap 1179Did not advance
Khaled Al-Mudhaf 1178Did not advance
Ahmad Al-Afasi Double trap 13212Did not advance
Saad Al-Mutairi12716Did not advance
Mansour Al-Rashedi Skeet 1232 Q52 GR Gold medal icon.svg
Abdullah Al-Rashidi 1217Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Shahd Al-Hawal Trap 11013Did not advance
Sarah Al-Hawal10915Did not advance
Shaikhah Al-Rashidi Skeet 10515Did not advance
Eman Al-Shamma1156 Q324
Mixed team
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Khaled Al-Mudhaf
Sarah Al-Hawal
Trap 1386 Q264

Squash

Singles
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ammar Al-Tamimi Men's Flag of the Philippines.svg D Pelino (PHI)
W 3–0
Flag of Iran.svg A Shameli (IRI)
W 3–1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  M Lee  (HKG)
L 0–3
Did not advance

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Abdul Razzaq Waleed Kh Mam 50 m freestyle 23.8931Did not advance
50 m butterfly 25.1224Did not advance
Abbas Qali 50 m butterfly 24.8717Did not advance

Triathlon

Individual
AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (39.6 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Ahmad Al-Sarhan Men's 28:360:351:01:560:2241:142:12:4325
Fatemah Al-Ghanim Women's 30:260:341:14:480:3656:112:42:3518
Najlaa I M Al-Jerewi25:150:461:08:140:3952:422:27:3615

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