Kuwait at the 2022 Asian Games

Kuwait competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Originally scheduled to take place in 2022, the Games were postponed and rescheduled to 23 September until 8 October 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Shooters Khaled Al-Mudhaf and Eman Al-Shamaa were chosen as the flag bearers for the opening ceremony as Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad attended the ceremony.[2][3]

Kuwait at the
2022 Asian Games
IOC codeKUW
NOCKuwait Olympic Committee
Websitewww.kuwaitolympic.org
in Hangzhou
23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) – 8 October 2023 (2023-10-08)
Competitors133 in 25 sports
Flag bearers Khaled Al-Mudhaf
& Eman Al-Shamaa (opening)
Abdullah Shaaban (closing)
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
3
Silver
4
Bronze
4
Total
11
Asian Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Athletes from Kuwait (2010)

Medalists

Competitors

Kuwait sent 133 athletes, 111 men and 22 women, in 25 sports.[4]

Sport Men Women Total
Aquatics 202
Athletics 527
Archery 549
Boxing 314
Chess 112
Cycling 224
Equestrian 404
Esports 202
Fencing 909
Football 18018
Golf 101
Gymnastics 011
Handball 16016
Ju-jitsu 505
Judo 202
Karate 617
Kurash 303
Rowing 325
Shooting 12719
Sport Climbing 101
Squash 404
Taekwondo 202
Tennis 303
Tirathlon 112
Wrestling 101
Total11122133

Football

Kuwait’s U23 men were drawn in Group E the Asian Games.[5]

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kuwait men’s Men’s football  South Korea
L 0-9
 Bahrain
D 1-1
 Thailand
D 1-1
4 Did not advance

Men's tournament

Roster

The following 21 players list is the Kuwait squad for the 2022 Asian Games.[6] Originally named in the final squad, Salman Al-Bose withdrew and was not replaced.

Head Coach: Portugal Emílio Peixe

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli (2001-03-23)23 March 2001 (aged 22) Kuwait Al-Salmiya
2 2DF Abdulrahman Al-Daihani (2001-01-21)21 January 2001 (aged 22) Kuwait Al-Qadsia
3 2DF Faisal Al-Shatti (2002-05-19)19 May 2002 (aged 21) Kuwait Al-Qadsia
4 2DF Youssef Al-Haqqan (2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (aged 21) Kuwait Al-Qadsia
5 2DF Khaled Al-Fadhli (2002-02-23)23 February 2002 (aged 21) Kuwait Al-Qadsia
6 2DF Abdulaziz Mahran (2001-08-19)19 August 2001 (aged 22) Kuwait Al-Nasr
7 3MF Hamad Al-Taweel (2001-07-26)26 July 2001 (aged 22) Kuwait Khaitan
8 3MF Fahad Al-Fadhli (2001-02-04)4 February 2001 (aged 22) Kuwait Kazma
9 4FW Salman Al-Awadi (2001-05-21)21 May 2001 (aged 22) Kuwait Al-Arabi
10 3MF Bandar Al Salamah (2002-10-28)28 October 2002 (aged 20) Kuwait Al-Arabi
11 2DF Othman Al-Dosari (2002-05-29)29 May 2002 (aged 21) Kuwait Al-Salmiya
12 2DF Mohsen Falah (2004-11-11)11 November 2004 (aged 18) Kuwait Al-Kuwait
13 2DF Sultan Al-Faraj (2001-06-16)16 June 2001 (aged 22) Kuwait Al-Kuwait
14 3MF Badr Jamal (2002-08-16)16 August 2002 (aged 21) Kuwait Fahaheel
15 2DF Muhammad Al-Rashed (2003-04-02)2 April 2003 (aged 20) Kuwait Al-Kuwait
17 4FW Talal Al-Qaissi (2002-06-21)21 June 2002 (aged 21) Kuwait Kazma
18 3MF Bader Al-Mutairi (2003-09-26)26 September 2003 (aged 19) Kuwait Al-Arabi
19 3MF Fahd Al-Harbi (2002-11-16)16 November 2002 (aged 20) Kuwait Al-Kuwait
21 4FW Fahad Al-Azmi (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20) Kuwait Al-Salmiya
22 1GK Dhari Al-Otaibi (2002-03-31)31 March 2002 (aged 21) Kuwait Al-Kuwait
23 1GK Abdulaziz Al-Bahr (2001-09-19)19 September 2001 (aged 22) Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 9 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain 3 0 2 1 2 5 3 2
3  Thailand 3 0 2 1 2 6 4 2
4  Kuwait 3 0 2 1 2 11 9 2
Source: Football – Men – Groups
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
South Korea 9–0 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 2,936
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

Kuwait 1–1 Bahrain
  • Al-Awadi 74'
Report
  • Redha 52'
Attendance: 1,250

Thailand 1–1 Kuwait
Report
  • Al-Haqqan 90'

Handball

Summary

Key:

  • ET – After extra time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team Event Preliminary Standing Main / Class. Rank /
standing
Semifinals / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Opposition
score
Rank
Kuwait men's Men's tournament Group A
 Thailand: W 49-19
 China: W 27-24
1 Q Group I
 Iran: W 24-22
 South Korea: W 25-24
 Bahrain: L 25-34
2 Q  Qatar
L 24-29
 Japan
W 31-30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Men’s tournament

Team roster
  • Abdulaziz Al-Shammari
  • Abdulaziz Naseeb
  • Abdulaziz Salmin
  • Abdullah Al-Khamees
  • Abdulrahman Safar
  • Fahad Al-Salboukh
  • Fawaz Mubarak
  • Hassan Safar
  • Haider Dashti
  • Mishal Al-Harbi
  • Mohammed Al-Hendal
  • Mohammed Al-Sanea
  • Mohammed Buyabes
  • Mohammed Qambar
  • Saleh Ali
  • Yousef Najim
Preliminary round – Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kuwait 2 2 0 0 76 43 +33 4 Main round
2  China (H) 2 1 0 1 64 44 +20 2
3  Thailand 2 0 0 2 36 89 53 0
Source: HAGOC
(H) Hosts
25 September
12:00
Kuwait  49–19  Thailand Zhejiang Gongshang University Sports Centre, Hangzhou
Referees: Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR)
Al-Hendal 8 (24–8) Saengsan 6
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27 September
18:00
China  24–27  Kuwait Zhejiang Gongshang University Sports Centre, Hangzhou
Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN)
Rao, Zhang J. (13–14) Al-Khamees
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Main round – Group I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain 3 3 0 0 92 71 +21 6 Semifinals
2  Kuwait 3 2 0 1 74 80 6 4
3  South Korea 3 1 0 2 75 78 3 2
4  Iran 3 0 0 3 66 78 12 0
Source: HAGOC
29 September
12:00
Iran  22–24  Kuwait Zhejiang Gongshang University Sports Centre, Hangzhou
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Behnamnia, Taheri 5 (10–10) Ali 5
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30 September
18:00
Kuwait  25–24  South Korea Zhejiang Gongshang University Sports Centre, Hangzhou
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Al-Hendal 7 (9–13) Jang 6
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1 October
18:00
Kuwait  25–34  Bahrain Zhejiang Gongshang University Sports Centre, Hangzhou
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Al-Harbi, Al-Shammari 7 (11–21) Mohamed 8
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Semifinal
3 October
18:00
Qatar  29–24  Kuwait Zhejiang Gongshang University Sports Centre, Hangzhou
Referees: Murata, Furukawa (JPN)
Carol 7 (12–12) Ali, Salmeen 4
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Bronze medal match
5 October
15:00
Japan  30–31  Kuwait Zhejiang Gongshang University Sports Centre, Hangzhou
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Yoshino 9 (14–14) Al-Shammari 7
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Shooting

The Kuwait Olympic Committee announced that it has sent 19 shooters to the Asian Games.

Men
Individual
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Abdullah Al-Harbi 10m air pistol 615.3 48 Did not advance
Ali Al-Mutairi 618.3 41 Did not advance
Saud Al-Subaie 613.6 51 Did not advance
Abdullah Al-Rashidi Skeet 120 6 Q 60 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mansour Al-Rashidi 116 19 Did not advance
Abdulaziz Al-Saad 113 26 Did not advance
Abdulrahman Al-Faihan Trap 119 12 Did not advance
Khaled Al-Mudhaf 120 4 21 6
Talal Al-Rashidi 120 3 45 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women
Individual
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Amerah Awad 25m pistol 268-7x 42 Did not advance
Afrah Mohammed Skeet 108 19 Did not advance
Eman Al-Shamaa 113 10 Did not advance
Fatima Al-Zaabi 95 23 Did not advance
Hajar Abdulmalik Trap 102 21 Did not advance
Shahad Al-Hawal 114 6 21 5
Sarah Al-Hawal 102 22 Did not advance
Team
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Abdullah Al-Harbi
Ali Al-Mutairi
Saud Al-Subaie
10m Men's air pistol 1847.2-122x 14
Abdullah Al-Rashidi
Mansour Al-Rashidi
Abdulaziz Al-Saad
Men's Skeet team 349 6
Afrah Mohammed
Eman Al-Shamaa
Fatima Al-Zaabi
Women's Skeet team 316 7
Abdulrahman Al-Faihan
Khaled Al-Mudhaf
Talal Al-Rashidi
Men's Trap team 359 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Hajar Abdulmalik
Shahad Al-Hawal
Sarah Al-Hawal
Women's Skeet team 318 7
Mixed team
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Abdullah Al-Rashidi
Eman Al-Shamaa
Skeet team 149 1 35 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Sport climbing

Speed
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final / BM
Best Rank Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Nasser Abuergeeb Men's 8.474 23 Did not advance
Combined
Athlete Event Qualification Semi-finals Final
Boulder
Point
Lead
Point
Total Rank Boulder
Point
Lead
Point
Total Rank Boulder
Point
Lead
Point
Total Rank
Nasser Abuergeeb Men's 9.7 10 19.7 22 Did not advance

Tennis

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Bader Alqahtani Singles  Fomin (UZB)
L 0–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Essa Qabazard  Samrej (THA)
L 1–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Bader Alqahtani
Essa Qabazard
Doubles  Fomin /
Sultanov (UZB)
L 3–6, 1–6
Did not advance

See also

References

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