Originally set to compete as The Independent Asian Athletes, alternatively as the Independent Olympic Athletes, 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.
Medalists
The following Kuwait competitors won medals at the Games.
Medal Name Sport Event Date Mansour Al-Rashidi Shooting Men's Skeet 26 Aug Ali Abdulaziz Karate Men's kumite 67 kg 26 Aug Ali Al-Khorafi Equestrian Individual jumping 30 Aug Ahmad Al-Mesfer Karate Men's kumite 84 kg 27 Aug Essa Al-Zenkawi Athletics Men's discus throw 29 Aug 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.
Equestrian
Kuwait entered four riders (2 men's and 2 women's) competing in the equestrian show jumping event. Jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationQualifier 1Qualifier 2Team FinalFinal round AFinal round BPointsRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankAli Al-KhorafiCherilIndividual1.06401.064 Q01.063 Q01.062 Q01.06Noora Al-QaoudAnnalita7.203107.2015 Q07.2011 Q1017.2016 Q1330.2016Dalia Al-ZahemRichebourg du Jusclay12.33 #4710 #22.3345 Q4 #26.3333did not advanceTalal Al-ZahemCannonball Du Toultia Z9.2738716.2736 Q117.2725 Q1835.2725did not advanceNoora Al-QaoudDalia Al-ZahemTalal Al-ZahemAli Al-KhorafiSee aboveTeam17.538724.536 Q125.534colspan=6 # – 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 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAbdulaziz Al-ShattiMen's épée7did not advance33
Ju-jitsu
Kuwait entered the ju-jitsu competition with 4 men's athletes.
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultNaser Al-Faraj–69 kgL 4–4ADVdid not advanceAbdulrahman Farman–77 kgL 0–3 DSQdid not advanceEmad Al-Sumaid–94 kgW 4–0L 0–3Did not advanceL 2–7did not advanceMohammad AliDSQdid not advance
Karate
Kuwait participated in the karate competition at the Games with four men's athletes.
Kurash
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMohammad Dashti–66 kgL 010−012did not advanceAli Al-Taweel–81 kgL 000−011did not advanceHusein Misri–90 kgW 100−000W 101−000L 012−111Did not advance
Paragliding
Men AthleteEventRoundTotalRank12345678910Taleb Al-AtarIndividual accuracy 120 500 500 500 500 57 500 95 500 500327232Easa Al-Qallaf 265 500 101 500 500 500 500 62 11 500293929Taleb Al-AtarMohammad Al-HadadAbdulaziz Al-HasawiEasa Al-QallafNayef BeijaanTeam accuracy 1885 2500 2101 2500 2500 1950 colspan=4 1343615
Rowing
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAbdulrahman Al-FaihanTrap1179did not advanceKhaled Al-Mudhaf1178did not advanceAhmad Al-AfasiDouble trap13212did not advanceSaad Al-Mutairi12716did not advanceMansour Al-RashediSkeet1232 Q52 Abdullah Al-Rashidi1217did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankShahd Al-HawalTrap11013did not advanceSarah Al-Hawal10915did not advanceShaikhah Al-RashidiSkeet10515did not advanceEman Al-Shamma1156 Q324
Mixed team AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankKhaled Al-MudhafSarah Al-HawalTrap1386 Q264
Squash
Singles AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAmmar Al-TamimiMen'sW 3–0W 3–1L 0–3did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatsFinalTimeRankTimeRankAbdul Razzaq Waleed Kh Mam50 m freestyle23.8931did not advance50 m butterfly25.1224did not advanceAbbas Qali50 m butterfly24.8717did not advance
Triathlon
Individual AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (39.6 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRankAhmad Al-SarhanMen's28:360:351:01:560:2241:142:12:4325Fatemah Al-GhanimWomen's30:260:341:14:480:3656:112:42:3518Najlaa I M Al-Jerewi25:150:461:08:140:3952:422:27:3615
See also Kuwait at the 2018 Asian Para Games
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