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The Kuwait Liberation Medal (Arabic: وسام التحرير Wisām al-Taḥrīr, English: Liberation Medal, lit. ' Medal of Liberation ') is a medal created in 1994 that was issued by the government of Kuwait to both local and foreign military personnel who served in the Gulf War's "Liberation of Kuwait" campaign phase of 1990 and 31 August 1993.
The latter record was the highest gold medal tally at a single Winter Games. [3] Host nation China won nine gold medals surpassing its gold medal tally of five during the 2010 winter edition. [4] Athletes from that nation also won 15 medals overall, which eclipsed its record of 11 at both the 2006 and 2010 winter editions. [5]
To date, Kuwait has won three bronze Olympic medals. The nation has never participated in any Winter Olympic Games. In the 1992 Barcelona Games, Kuwait received a bronze medal in the then-demonstration sport of taekwondo. [1] Their first Olympic medal was a bronze for double trap shooting, won by Fehaid Al-Deehani at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
Kuwait Olympic Committee: Medals Ranked 19th: Gold 29 Silver 34 Bronze 39 Total 102: Summer appearances; ... 2022 Hangzhou: 23: 3: 4: 4: 11 Total 19 29 34 39 102 ...
In February 2022, the Wukesong Sports Centre hosted the 2022 Winter Olympics Men's and Women's ice hockey tournaments. [26] The National Indoor Stadium (国家体育馆 Guójiā Tǐyùguǎn /gwor-jyaa tee-yoo-gwan/) was the second venue for the ice hockey tournament for the 2022 Winter Olympics, besides the Wukesong Sports Centre. [27]
German skier Daniela Maier was initially awarded the bronze medal in the women's ski cross after Swiss skier Fanny Smith was penalised for a clash with Maier during the race. [3] On 26 February 2022, the International Ski Federation rescinded the penalty, with Smith receiving the bronze medal, and Maier being downgraded to fourth place. [4]
Members from the 2022 U.S. Olympic figure skating team are being awarded historic gold medals nearly two years after the Beijing Olympics thanks to a Russian doping scandal.
Kuwait at the 2022 Asian Games; IOC code: KUW: NOC: Kuwait Olympic Committee: Website: www.kuwaitolympic.org: in Hangzhou 23 September 2023 () – 8 October 2023 () Competitors: 133 in 25 sports: Flag bearers : Khaled Al-Mudhaf & Eman Al-Shamaa (opening) Abdullah Shaaban (closing) Medals Ranked 23rd: Gold 3 Silver 4 Bronze 4 Total 11