# Kuwait at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Kuwait competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it competed under the Independent Olympic Athletes in 2016, resulting from the country's suspension by the International Olympic Committee for government interference.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 9 |

## Athletics

Kuwaiti track and field athletes qualified for Paris 2024 by world ranking and universality places, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as the fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Yaqoub Alyouha | Men's 110 m hurdles | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amal Al-Roumi | Women's 800 m | 2:11.35 | 8 R | 2:12.13 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Fencing

For the first time since 2016 competing as independents, Kuwait entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Yousef Al-Shamlan secured a quota place in men's sabre events, after nominated as one of two highest ranked individuals with the help of FIE and umpires, eligible for Asia & Oceania zone through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Yousef Al-Shamlan | Men's sabre | Szabo (GER) L 6–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing

Kuwait entered one boat for Paris 2024. Suad Al-Faqaan, will be the first female rowers to represent the countries in the single sculls events for the Games, after receiving the allocations of universality spots.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Suad Al-Faqaan | Women's single sculls | 8:16.32 | 4 R | 8:28.89 | 4 SE/F | 9:01.78 | 3 FE | 8:05.18 | 29 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing

Kuwait sent one sailor to compete at the games after receiving the allocations of Universality places and also marking the nation's debut in these sports.

### Medal race events

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Ameena Shah | Women's ILCA 6 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 42 | 30 | Cancelled | — | — | — | — | — | EL | 320 | 42 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Shooting

Kuwaiti shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Khaled Al-Mudhaf | Men's trap | 120 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mohammed Al-Daihani | Men's skeet | 120 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Kuwait sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mohamad Zubaid | Men's 100 m freestyle | 52.35 | 63 | Did not advance |
| Lara Dashti | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:15.67 | 37 | Did not advance |