Kuwait at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Kuwait at the
2016 Summer Paralympics

IPC code| KUW
NPC| Kuwait Paralympic Committee
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors| 6 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 60th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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Kuwait competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The Kuwait Paralympic team competed under its own national flag, despite the Olympic team being suspended by the IOC.

## Disability classifications

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Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

## Medallists

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Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date

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Gold | Ahmad Almutairi | Athletics | Men's 100 m T33 | 10 September

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men's Track
Athlete  | Events  | Heat  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Ahmad Almutairi | 100 m T33 | —  | 16.61  |
Naser Saleh | —  | 21.22  | 5
Hamad Aladwani | 100 m T53 | 15.97  | 5  | did not advance
400 m T53 | 52.97  | 6  | did not advance
800 m T52-53 | 1:43.69  | 5 Q | 1:50.62  | 8

Men's Field
Athlete  | Events  | Result  | Rank

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Mohammad Nasser | Shot Put F32 | 7.67  | 7
Abdullah Alsaif | Shot Put F40 | 6.75  | 10

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Atef Aldousari in the R4 – 10m Air Rifle Standing Mixed SH2 event.[4][5]

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Score  | Rank  | Score  | Rank
Atef Aldousari | Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 | 630.8  | 6 Q | 124.9  | 6
Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2 | 634.1  | 7 Q | 146.5  | 5

## See also

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* Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
2. ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
3. ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
4. ^ "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
5. ^ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

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