Olympic Committee Honors Kuwaiti Athletes at the 20th Asian Games

The Kuwait Olympic Committee honored yesterday, Tuesday, the Kuwaiti athletes who participated in the 20th Asian Games "Aichi-Nagoya 2026" and won nine medals of various colors.

Sheikh Mubarak Faisal Al-Nawaf, Vice President of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, said during the award ceremony held at the committee’s headquarters that the achievements of Kuwaiti athletes, who have written bright pages in the history of Kuwaiti sports, were the result of commitment, perseverance, and training.

He added that Kuwaiti athletes have shouldered the responsibility of raising their country’s flag at international forums, expressing his confidence and hope that these achievements will serve as a catalyst for further accomplishments in the future, particularly given his faith in the capabilities of Kuwaiti athletes.

He praised the General Authority for Youth and Sports, as well as the technical and administrative staff of the Kuwait Olympic delegation, for their contributions to the tournament, which kicked off on September 19 with the participation of more than 11,000 athletes representing 45 countries. He also commended the role of sponsoring companies, appreciating their support for the development of Kuwaiti sports.

For his part, Abdullah Shaaban, a member of the Kuwait Olympic Committee and Vice President of the Athletes Committee at the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation, delivered a speech on behalf of the players, highlighting the committee’s role, its attention to Kuwaiti athletes, and its patronage of their efforts.

Shaaban stated that the Kuwait Olympic Committee operates according to clear work strategies and objectives aimed at elevating the level of Kuwaiti sports and achieving further accomplishments at all international levels.

It is worth noting that the nine medals won by Kuwaiti athletes included four gold, one silver, and four bronze medals.

The gold medals were won by athlete Abdullah Shaaban in karate and by the men’s kata team, comprising Mohammed Hussein, Mohammed Al-Mousawi, and Salman Al-Mousawi.

The men’s clay target shooting team, consisting of Talal Al-Rashidi, Khaled Al-Mutairi, and Abdulrahman Al-Faihan, secured the gold medal in their event, while Khaled Al-Mutairi also won an individual gold medal in men’s clay target shooting.

The shooting team comprising Abdullah Al-Rashidi, Mohammed Al-Daihani, and Mohammed Al-Awad won the silver medal in the men’s team skeet competition.

The four bronze medals were won by Mohammed Al-Mousawi in men’s individual kata karate, by the men’s doubles teqball pair of Bassel Ahmed and Abdulwahab Al-Qattan, by the women’s clay target shooting team consisting of Hajar Abdulmalek, Sara Al-Hawal, and Shahd Al-Hawal, and by Hajar Abdulmalek in the women’s individual clay target event.

The Kuwaiti delegation participated in the tournament with 120 athletes competing in 16 sports: shooting, athletics, football, golf, modern pentathlon, fencing, teqball, sport climbing, karate, equestrian (show jumping), squash, judo, swimming, handball, padel, and sailing.