Olympic Committee Honors Asian Games Champions

The Kuwait Olympic Committee honored, yesterday, the Kuwaiti athletes who participated in the competitions of the 20th Asian Games “Aichi-Nagoya 2026” and won nine diverse medals. Sheikh Mubarak Faisal Al-Nawaf, Vice President of the 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 bore the responsibility of raising their country’s flag at international forums, expressing his confidence and hope that these achievements would serve as a catalyst for further accomplishments in the future, particularly as he believes 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 launched on September 19 last year with the participation of more than 11,000 athletes representing 45 countries. He also commended the role of sponsoring companies and appreciated 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. He highlighted the Committee’s role, its attention to Kuwaiti athletes, and its patronage of them. Shaaban stated that the Kuwait Olympic Committee operates according to clear strategies and objectives aimed at elevating the level of Kuwaiti sports and achieving further accomplishments at all international levels.

The nine medals won by Kuwaiti athletes included four gold, one silver, and four bronze medals. The gold medals were won by Abdullah Shaaban in karate (under 60 kilograms), another by the men’s kata team comprising Mohammed Hussein, Mohammed Al-Musawi, and Salman Al-Musawi, and a third by the men’s clay target shooting team consisting of Talal Al-Rashidi, Khaled Al-Mudhaf, and Abdulrahman Al-Faihan. Khaled Al-Mudhaf also won an individual clay target gold medal. The men’s skeet team, comprising Abdullah Al-Rashidi, Mohammed Al-Daihani, and Mohammed Al-Awad, won the silver medal in the men’s team skeet event.

The four bronze medals were won by Mohammed Al-Musawi in individual kata and in doubles teqball by Bassel Ahmed and Abdulwahab Al-Qattan in the men’s doubles category. The third bronze went to the women’s clay target shooting team, consisting of Hajar Abdulmalik, Sara Al-Hawal, and Shahd Al-Hawal, while Hajar Abdulmalik added another bronze in the women’s individual clay target event.