Kuwait Olympic Committee honors Kuwait's Asian Games 20 medalists - Sarmad

(KUNA) – The Kuwait Olympic Committee honored on Tuesday the athletes of the Kuwaiti delegation who participated in the competitions of the 20th Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya 2026) and won nine medals of various colors.

Sheikh Mubarak Faisal, 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 carried 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 given his belief 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 championship, which kicked off on September 19 with the participation of more than 11,000 athletes from 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 interest in Kuwaiti athletes, and its patronage of them.

Shaaban said 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 forums.

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 Abdullah Shaaban in karate (under 60 kilograms) and by the men’s kata team, consisting of Mohammed Hussein, Mohammed Al-Mousawi, and Salman Al-Mousawi.

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

The shooting team of 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 and in men’s doubles teqball with Basem 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 Abdulmalek, Sara Al-Hawal, and Shaheed Al-Hawal, while Abdulmalek also added a bronze medal in the women’s individual clay target event.

The Kuwaiti delegation participated in the championship 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.