Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
| Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||
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 Athletes from Kuwait competed under the Olympic flag, due to the IOC's suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee | |||||||||
| IOC code | IOC | ||||||||
| NOC | Kuwait Olympic Committee | ||||||||
| in Singapore | |||||||||
| Competitors | 3 in 3 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | None[1] | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 84th |
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| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |||||||||
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Athletes from Kuwait competed in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. However, Kuwaiti athletes competed under the Olympic flag as the Kuwait Olympic Committee had been suspended by the International Olympic Committee in January 2010 due to government interference.[2][3]
Medallists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Altuwaini, AbdullahAbdullah Altuwaini | Swimming | Youth Men's 50m Backstroke | 18 Aug |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Boys
- Track and Road Events
| Athletes | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Yousef Karam | Boys’ 400m Hurdles | DNS qC | DNS | ||
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Rifle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Shoot-Off | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Hessah Alzayed | Girls' 10m Air Rifle | 391 | 51.4 | 8 Q | 101.7 | 492.7 | 8 |
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
| Athletes | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
| Abdullah Altuwaini | Boys’ 100m Freestyle | 52.74 | 30 | Did not advance | |||
| Boys’ 200m Freestyle | DNS | Did not advance | |||||
| Boys’ 50m Backstroke | 26.62 | 4 Q | 26.46 | | |||
| Boys’ 100m Backstroke | 57.88 | 10 Q | 57.41 | 8 Q | DSQ | ||
See also
- Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Asian Games
- Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Asian Para Games
- Athletes from Kuwait at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
References
- ↑ As Kuwaiti athletes could only compete under the Olympic flag, there was no Kuwaiti flagbearer.
"List of NOC Flag Bearers for Opening Ceremony" (PDF) (Press release). Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee. 14 August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-08-19. - ↑ "Lausanne NewsDesk – Kuwait and Youth Olympics; Olympic Day Events". Aroundtherings.com. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ↑ "IOC suspends Kuwait's national Olympic committee – ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
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