Kuwait at the 2025 Asian Winter Games
| Kuwait at the 2025 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | KUW |
| NOC | Kuwait Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Harbin, China 7 February 2025 – 14 February 2025 | |
| Competitors | 33 in 7 sports |
| Medals |
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| Asian Winter Games appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Athletes from Kuwait (2011) Independent Olympic Athletes (2017) | |
Kuwait is scheduled to compete in the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, from February 7 to 14.[1][2][3]
The Kuwaiti team consisted of 33 athletes.[4][5]
Competitors
[edit]The following table lists the Kuwaiti delegation per sport and gender.[6]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Curling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Freestyle skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ice hockey | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Short-track speed skating | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Snowboarding | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 31 | 2 | 33 |
Alpine skiing
[edit]Kuwait entered two male alpine skiers.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Faris Al Obaid | Men's slalom | ||||||
| Abdulrahman Al Wahibi | |||||||
Curling
[edit]Figure skating
[edit]Freestyle skiing
[edit]Ice hockey
[edit]Men's tournament
[edit]Kuwait qualified a men's hockey team of 23 athletes. The Kuwaiti team qualified after being ranked as one of the top 12 teams in Asia on the IIHF World Ranking as of May 2024.[7]
- Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bahrain
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs |
| 2 |  Kuwait
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Kyrgyzstan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Singapore
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 3 February 2025. Source: [citation needed]
| 3 February 2025 9:00 | Kuwait | – (–, –, –) | Kyrgyzstan | Harbin Ice Hockey Arena, Harbin |
| 5 February 2025 9:00 | Singapore | – (–, –, –) | Kuwait | Harbin Sport University Student Skating Rink, Harbin |
| 9 February 2025 21:00 | Bahrain | – (–, –, –) | Kuwait | Harbin Ice Hockey Arena, Harbin |
Short-track speed skating
[edit]Snowboarding
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Record-high 34 countries and regions will participate in Harbin Asian Winter Games". China Daily. Beijing, China. Xinhua. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "HAWGOC confirms record entry of NOCs, athletes for Harbin 2025". www.oca.asia/. Olympic Council of Asia. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Kuwait confirms participation in 2025 Asian Winter Games". Arab Times. Al Shuwaikh, Al Asimah, Kuwait. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "65 رياضياً ورياضية يمثلون الكويت في دورة الألعاب الآسيوية الشتوية «هاربين 2025»" [65 male and female athletes to represent Kuwait in the Asian Winter Games “Harbin 2025”]. Kuwait News Agency (in Arabic). Kuwait City, Kuwait. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Kuwait prepares record delegation for Asian Winter Games in Harbin". Arab Times. Kuwait City, Kuwait. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Kuwait". Harbin2025.com. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "OCA announces qualified teams for AWG Harbin 2025 ice hockey tournament". www.harbin2025.com/. Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.