Games

– Kuwait’s Yaqoub Al-Yoha was unable to advance to the semifinals in the men’s 110-meter hurdles at the Tokyo Olympics after finishing seventh in his heat on Tuesday. Al-Yoha ran …

Several Kuwaiti athletes will participate, Friday, in a number of events at held at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Kuwaiti swimmer Lara Dashti, aged 17, will take part in the Olympic Games in Tokyo for the first time, competing in the 50 meters category…

Kuwaiti shooter Abdurrahman Al-Faihan secured a spot in the Men’s Trap final in the Tokyo Olympic Games on Thursday.Al-Faihan finished at third position in the qualification round with a score of 123.At Asaka Shooting Range, 29 competitors shot 125 tar…

— Kuwait National Jet Ski team yesterday achieved the 1st, 4th, and 16th places in the Euro Jet Ski World Grand Prix in Poland.Mohammad Borbayea achieved the 1st place in Pro Runabout Grand Prix division, Mohammad Al-Baz came in 4th, and Abdulrahman A…

Chairman of Kuwait Shooting Club Duaij Al-Otaibi on Monday granted the record win by the Kuwaiti shooter Abdullah Al-Rashidi at Tokyo Olympics to the top leaders of the State of Kuwait.Al-Otaibi said in a statement that he is awarding Al-Rashidi’s acco…

Kuwaiti Rally Champion Meshari Al-Thefeeri and Qatari co-driver Nasser Al-Kuwari managed to come in second the T4 Category of the 2021 Baja Espana Aragon, the fifth round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Baja.In a statement to KUNA, Al-Thefeeri …

— Kuwaiti rower Abdulrahman Al-Fadhel finished fourth in the repechage of the Men’s Single Sculls on Saturday with a time of 9:04.73, moving into Sunday’s E/F semifinals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Zimbabwe’s Peter Purcell-Gilpin won the Repechag…

Kuwait’s contingent of athletes participating in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games said on Saturday they are fully “ready” to represent their country just as the marquee event overshadowed by the COVID pandemic opened in a city under a state of emergency be…

Swimmer Lara Dashti became Kuwait’s first female athlete to have ever lifted her country’s flag at an Olympic opening ceremony as she took part in the event alongside fellow men’s shooter Talal Al-Rashidi at the Tokyo 2020 Games on Friday.The illustri…

Kuwait’s Olympians staying in the Japanese city of Nihonmatsu have received a warm welcome from locals in the surprising Kuwaiti style that would make them feel at home. Upon their arrival, a group of people from the Nihonmatsu Chamber of Commerce and …

Kuwait’s Olympians staying in the Japanese city of Nihonmatsu have received a warm welcome from locals in the surprising Kuwaiti style that would make them feel at home. Upon their arrival, a group of people from the Nihonmatsu Chamber of Commerce and …

Italy defeated England 3-2 in a penalty shootout in the final of the UEFA Euro 2020 at the British Wembley Stadium and grabbed its second European title.The two teams went to penalty kicks after the match and extra 30 minutes ended in a 1-1 draw.Engla…

Kuwait’s female handball players conducted their training on Sunday in preparation for the world handball cup qualifiers to be hosted by South Korea on September 15-25.In the upcoming period, a new coach will arrive to train the national team to get th…

Kuwaiti Premier League club, Al-Kuwait, announced on Thursday the signing of former Chelsea and Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel on a one-year contract.Mikel Obi, 34, joins the club for the 2021-22 season having ended a one-season spell at English Ch…

Kuwait Football Association (KFA) called Tuesday on local clubs for a General Assembly meeting on August 9 to discuss proposals, submitted FIFA and members, to amend statute to pave way for early elections.KFA, in a tweet, said the General Assembly mee…

– Kuwait failed to qualify for the Fifa Arab Cup after a 2-0 qualification round defeat to Bahrain at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Friday.Al-Riffa forward Ali Haram scored both goals for his side in the 74th minute and the fourth minute of …