Kuwait at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Kuwait at the Olympic Games
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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	7 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Kuwait is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. However, Kuwaiti athletes will compete under the Olympic flag, as the Kuwait Olympic Committee has been suspended by the International Olympic Committee for the second time in five years due to governmental interference.

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Kuwait has entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Abdulaziz Al-Shatti had claimed his Olympic spot in the men's épée with a top finish at the Asian Zonal Qualifier in Wuxi, China, signifying Kuwait's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 2000.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Abdulaziz Al-Shatti	Men's épée

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Kuwaiti individual shooters – starting under the Olympic rings and not for their country – have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 World Shotgun and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	Trap
	Double trap
	Skeet

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

See also

• Kuwait at the 2016 Summer Paralympics