# Kuwait at the 2022 Asian Games

Kuwait competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Originally scheduled to take place in 2022, the Games were postponed and rescheduled to 23 September until 8 October 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shooters Khaled Al-Mudhaf and Eman Al-Shamaa were chosen as the flag bearers for the opening ceremony as Crown Prince Mishal Al-Ahmad attended the ceremony.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Abdullah Al-Rashidi | Shooting | Men's skeet | 27 September |
| Gold | Yaqoub Al-Youha | Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdles | 2 October |
| Gold | Fahad Al-Ajmi | Karate | Men's 67 kg kumite | 7 October |
| Silver | Abdullah Al-Rashidi Eman Al-Shamaa | Shooting | Mixed skeet team | 28 September |
| Silver | Abdulrahman Al-Faihan Khaled Al-Mudhaf Talal Al-Rashidi | Shooting | Men's trap team | 1 October |
| Silver | Talal Al-Rashidi | Shooting | Men's trap | 1 October |
| Silver | Abdullah Shaaban | Karate | Men's 60 kg kumite | 6 October |
| Bronze | Yousef Al-Shamlan | Fencing | Men's individual sabre | 25 September |
| Bronze | Men's Handball Team | Handball | Men's Handball | 5 October |
| Bronze | Sayed Salman Al-Mosawi | Karate | Men's kata | 5 October |
| Bronze | Mohammed Husain Sayed Mohammed Al-Mosawi Sayed Salman Al-Mosawi | Karate | Men's team kata | 8 October |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Handball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Karate | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Shooting | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Medals by day :
| Date | | | | Total |
| September 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| September 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| October 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| October 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| October 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| October 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| October 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| October 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |

## Competitors

Kuwait sent 133 athletes, 111 men and 22 women, in 25 sports.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Aquatics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletics | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Archery | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Boxing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Chess | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Equestrian | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Esports | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fencing | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Golf | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Handball | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Ju-jitsu | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Karate | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Kurash | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Rowing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Shooting | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Sport Climbing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Squash | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tennis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Tirathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 111 | 22 | 133 |

## Football

Kuwait under-23 men team were drawn in Group E the Asian Games.
Summary
Key:
* A.E.T – After extra time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kuwait men’s | Men’s football | South Korea L 0–9 | Bahrain D 1–1 | Thailand D 1–1 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following 21 players list is the Kuwait squad for the 2022 Asian Games. Originally named in the final squad, Salman Al-Bose withdrew and was not replaced.
Head Coach: Emílio Peixe
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli | (2001-03-23)23 March 2001 (aged 22) | Al-Salmiya |
| 2 | 2DF | Abdulrahman Al-Daihani | (2001-01-21)21 January 2001 (aged 22) | Al-Qadsia |
| 3 | 2DF | Faisal Al-Shatti | (2002-05-19)19 May 2002 (aged 21) | Al-Qadsia |
| 4 | 2DF | Youssef Al-Haqqan | (2002-02-05)5 February 2002 (aged 21) | Al-Qadsia |
| 5 | 2DF | Khaled Al-Fadhli | (2002-02-23)23 February 2002 (aged 21) | Al-Qadsia |
| 6 | 2DF | Abdulaziz Mahran | (2001-08-19)19 August 2001 (aged 22) | Al-Nasr |
| 7 | 3MF | Hamad Al-Taweel | (2001-07-26)26 July 2001 (aged 22) | Khaitan |
| 8 | 3MF | Fahad Al-Fadhli | (2001-02-04)4 February 2001 (aged 22) | Kazma |
| 9 | 4FW | Salman Al-Awadi | (2001-05-21)21 May 2001 (aged 22) | Al-Arabi |
| 10 | 3MF | Bandar Al Salamah | (2002-10-28)28 October 2002 (aged 20) | Al-Arabi |
| 11 | 2DF | Othman Al-Dosari | (2002-05-29)29 May 2002 (aged 21) | Al-Salmiya |
| 12 | 2DF | Mohsen Falah | (2004-11-11)11 November 2004 (aged 18) | Al-Kuwait |
| 13 | 2DF | Sultan Al-Faraj | (2001-06-16)16 June 2001 (aged 22) | Al-Kuwait |
| 14 | 3MF | Badr Jamal | (2002-08-16)16 August 2002 (aged 21) | Fahaheel |
| 15 | 2DF | Muhammad Al-Rashed | (2003-04-02)2 April 2003 (aged 20) | Al-Kuwait |
| 17 | 4FW | Talal Al-Qaissi | (2002-06-21)21 June 2002 (aged 21) | Kazma |
| 18 | 3MF | Bader Al-Mutairi | (2003-09-26)26 September 2003 (aged 19) | Al-Arabi |
| 19 | 3MF | Fahd Al-Harbi | (2002-11-16)16 November 2002 (aged 20) | Al-Kuwait |
| 21 | 4FW | Fahad Al-Azmi | (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20) | Al-Salmiya |
| 22 | 1GK | Dhari Al-Otaibi | (2002-03-31)31 March 2002 (aged 21) | Al-Kuwait |
| 23 | 1GK | Abdulaziz Al-Bahr | (2001-09-19)19 September 2001 (aged 22) | Al-Qadsia |

#### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | |

## Handball
### Summary

Key:
* ET – After extra time
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Preliminary | Standing | Main / Class. | Rank / standing | Semifinals / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition score | Standing | Opposition score | Rank / standing | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank |
| Kuwait men's | Men's tournament | Group A Thailand: W 49-19 China: W 27-24 | 1 Q | Group I Iran: W 24-22 South Korea: W 25-24 Bahrain: L 25-34 | 2 Q | Qatar L 24-29 | Japan W 31-30 | |

### Men’s tournament

* Abdulaziz Al-Shammari
* Abdulaziz Naseeb
* Abdulaziz Salmin
* Abdullah Al-Khamees
* Abdulrahman Safar
* Fahad Al-Salboukh
* Fawaz Mubarak
* Hassan Safar
* Haider Dashti
* Mishal Al-Harbi
* Mohammed Al-Hendal
* Mohammed Al-Sanea
* Mohammed Buyabes
* Mohammed Qambar
* Saleh Ali
* Yousef Najim

#### Preliminary round – Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 | China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 2 | Main round |
| 3 | Thailand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 89 | −53 | 0 | |
| 25 September 12:00 | Kuwait | 49–19 | Thailand | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| 25 September 12:00 | Al-Hendal 8 | (24–8) | Saengsan 6 | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| 25 September 12:00 | 1× 6× | | 4× | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| 27 September 18:00 | China | 24–27 | Kuwait | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN) |
| 27 September 18:00 | Zhang J.J., Rao Y.Y. 5 | (13–14) | Al-Khamees 6 | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN) |
| 27 September 18:00 | 1× 3× | | 1× 5× 1× | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN) |

#### Main round – Group I

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 71 | +21 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 80 | −6 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 78 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 78 | −12 | 0 | |
| 29 September 12:00 | Iran | 22–24 | Kuwait | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 29 September 12:00 | Taheri, Behnamnia 5 | (10–10) | Al-Musawi 5 | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 29 September 12:00 | 2× | | 3× | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 30 September 18:00 | Kuwait | 25–24 | South Korea | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 30 September 18:00 | Al-Hendal 7 | (9–13) | Jang D.H. 6 | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 30 September 18:00 | 1× 4× | | 1× 5× 1× | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 1 October 18:00 | Kuwait | 25–34 | Bahrain | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 1 October 18:00 | Abdula. Al-Shammari, Al-Harbi 7 | (11–21) | Naser 8 | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 1 October 18:00 | 2× | | 1× 5× | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |

#### Semifinal

| 3 October 18:00 | Qatar | 29–24 | Kuwait | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Murata, Furukawa (JPN) |
| 3 October 18:00 | Carol 7 | (12–12) | Al-Musawi, Salmeen 4 | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Murata, Furukawa (JPN) |
| 3 October 18:00 | 1× 3× | | 1× 7× 1× | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Murata, Furukawa (JPN) |

#### Bronze medal match

| 5 October 15:00 | Japan | 30–31 | Kuwait | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 5 October 15:00 | Yoshino 9 | (14–14) | Abdula. Al-Shammari 7 | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| 5 October 15:00 | 1× 3× | | 1× 4× | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |

## Shooting

The Kuwait Olympic Committee announced that it has sent 19 shooters to the Asian Games.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Abdullah Al-Harbi | 10m air pistol | 615.3 | 48 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ali Al-Mutairi | 10m air pistol | 618.3 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Saud Al-Subaie | 10m air pistol | 613.6 | 51 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abdullah Al-Rashidi | Skeet | 120 | 6 Q | 60 | |
| Mansour Al-Rashidi | Skeet | 116 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abdulaziz Al-Saad | Skeet | 113 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abdulrahman Al-Faihan | Trap | 119 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Khaled Al-Mudhaf | Trap | 120 | 4 | 21 | 6 |
| Talal Al-Rashidi | Trap | 120 | 3 | 45 | |

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Amerah Awad | 25m pistol | 268-7x | 42 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Afrah Mohammed | Skeet | 108 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eman Al-Shamaa | Skeet | 113 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fatima Al-Zaabi | Skeet | 95 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hajar Abdulmalik | Trap | 102 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shahad Al-Hawal | Trap | 114 | 6 | 21 | 5 |
| Sarah Al-Hawal | Trap | 102 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Team

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Abdullah Al-Harbi Ali Al-Mutairi Saud Al-Subaie | 10m Men's air pistol | 1847.2-122x | 14 |
| Abdullah Al-Rashidi Mansour Al-Rashidi Abdulaziz Al-Saad | Men's Skeet team | 349 | 6 |
| Afrah Mohammed Eman Al-Shamaa Fatima Al-Zaabi | Women's Skeet team | 316 | 7 |
| Abdulrahman Al-Faihan Khaled Al-Mudhaf Talal Al-Rashidi | Men's Trap team | 359 | |
| Hajar Abdulmalik Shahad Al-Hawal Sarah Al-Hawal | Women's Skeet team | 318 | 7 |

### Mixed team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Abdullah Al-Rashidi Eman Al-Shamaa | Skeet team | 149 | 1 | 35 | |

## Sport climbing
### Speed

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Best | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Nasser Abuergeeb | Men's | 8.474 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Boulder Point | Lead Point | Total | Rank | Boulder Point | Lead Point | Total | Rank | Boulder Point | Lead Point | Total | Rank |
| Nasser Abuergeeb | Men's | 9.7 | 10 | 19.7 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Bader Alqahtani | Singles | Fomin (UZB) L 0–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Essa Qabazard | Singles | Samrej (THA) L 1–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bader Alqahtani Essa Qabazard | Doubles | — | Fomin / Sultanov (UZB) L 3–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |