title: Kuwait at the 2018 Asian Games
text: # Kuwait at the 2018 Asian Games
  
  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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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
  
  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
  
  | Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 Team Final | Qualifier 2 Team Final | Qualifier 2 Team Final | Final round A | Final round A | Final round A | Final round B | Final round B | Final round B |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Horse | Event | 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 | |
  | Noora Al-Qaoud | Annalita | Individual | 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 | Individual | 12.33 # | 47 | 10 # | 22.33 | 45 Q | 4 # | 26.33 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Talal Al-Zahem | Cannonball Du Toultia Z | Individual | 9.27 | 38 | 7 | 16.27 | 36 Q | 1 | 17.27 | 25 Q | 18 | 35.27 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | 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.
  
  # Kuwait at the 2018 Asian Games
  
  ## Fencing
  
  ### Individual
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 33 |
  
  ## Ju-jitsu
  
  Kuwait entered the ju-jitsu competition with 4 men's athletes.
  
  Key:
  
  * ADV – Won by advantages.
  * RDC – Won by referee decision.
  * SUB – Won by submission.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Naser Al-Faraj | –69 kg | — | G Al-Harahsheh (JOR) L $4–4^{ADV}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Abdulrahman Farman | –77 kg | Bye | H Amraei (IRI) L 0–3 $^{DSQ}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | did not advance |
  | Mohammad Ali | –94 kg | — | Bye | MA Noor (INA) DSQ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Karate
  
  Kuwait participated in the karate competition at the Games with four men's athletes.
  
  ## Kurash
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Mohammad Dashti | –66 kg | O Dodov (TJK) L 010−012 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ali Al-Taweel | –81 kg | Huang C-t (TPE) L 000−011 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | |
  
  ## Paragliding
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | Rank |
  | Taleb Al-Atar | Individual accuracy | 120 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 57 | 500 | 95 | 500 | 500 | 3272 | 32 |
  | Easa Al-Qallaf | Individual accuracy | 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 |
  
  ## Shooting
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Abdulrahman Al-Faihan | Trap | 117 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Khaled Al-Mudhaf | Trap | 117 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ahmad Al-Afasi | Double trap | 132 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Saad Al-Mutairi | Double trap | 127 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Mansour Al-Rashedi | Skeet | 123 | 2 Q | 52 GR | |
  | Abdullah Al-Rashidi | Skeet | 121 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Shahd Al-Hawal | Trap | 110 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Sarah Al-Hawal | Trap | 109 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Shaikhah Al-Rashidi | Skeet | 105 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Eman Al-Shamma | Skeet | 115 | 6 Q | 32 | 4 |
  
  ### Mixed team
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Khaled Al-Mudhaf Sarah Al-Hawal | Trap | 138 | 6 Q | 26 | 4 |
  
  ## Squash
  
  ### Singles
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Abdul Razzaq Waleed Kh Mam | 50 m freestyle | 23.89 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Abdul Razzaq Waleed Kh Mam | 50 m butterfly | 25.12 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Abbas Qali | 50 m butterfly | 24.87 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Triathlon
  
  ### 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 | Women's | 25:15 | 0:46 | 1:08:14 | 0:39 | 52:42 | 2:27:36 | 15 |
  