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id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p> <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Association football</a> is the most popular sport in <a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a>, followed by <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a>. Additional sports on the rise in Kuwait include <a href="/wiki/Powerboating" class="mw-redirect" title="Powerboating">powerboating</a>, <a href="/wiki/Handball" title="Handball">handball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">field hockey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Shooting_sports" title="Shooting sports">shooting</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Football_(Soccer)"><span id="Football_.28Soccer.29"></span>Football (Soccer)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Kuwait&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Football (Soccer)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Football_in_Kuwait" title="Football in Kuwait">Football in Kuwait</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Football</a> is the most popular sport in Kuwait. The <a href="/wiki/Kuwait_Football_Association" title="Kuwait Football Association">Kuwait Football Association</a> (KFA) is the governing body of football in Kuwait. The KFA organises the <a href="/wiki/Kuwait_national_football_team" title="Kuwait national football team">men's</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kuwait_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Kuwait women's national football team">women's</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Futsal" title="Futsal">futsal</a> national teams. The men's team has gained limited success at the sport, with the national team having competed at eight <a href="/wiki/AFC_Asian_Cup" title="AFC Asian Cup">AFC Asian Cup</a> competitions, and one FIFA World Cup, in <a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Kuwaiti_Premier_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuwaiti Premier League">Kuwaiti Premier League</a> is the top league of Kuwaiti football, featuring eighteen teams. Kuwait is home to many football clubs including <a href="/wiki/Al-Arabi_SC_(Kuwait)" title="Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)">Al-Arabi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fahaheel_(football_club)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fahaheel (football club)">Al-Fahaheel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Jahra_(football_club)" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Jahra (football club)">Al-Jahra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Kuwait_Kaifan" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Kuwait Kaifan">Al-Kuwait</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Naser_Sporting_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Naser Sporting Club">Al-Naser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Salmiya_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Salmiya Club">Al-Salmiya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al-Shabab_(Kuwait)" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Shabab (Kuwait)">Al-Shabab</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Qadsia_Kuwait" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Qadsia Kuwait">Al Qadsia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Yarmouk_(football_club)" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Yarmouk (football club)">Al-Yarmouk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Kazma_Kuwait" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Kazma Kuwait">Kazma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khaitan" title="Khaitan">Khaitan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sulaibikhat" title="Sulaibikhat">Sulaibikhat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sahel_(Kuwaiti_football_club)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sahel (Kuwaiti football club)">Sahel</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tadamon,_Kuwait" class="mw-redirect" title="Tadamon, Kuwait">Tadamon</a>. Kuwait is one of Asia's most successful footballing nations.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> They have been the champions of the <a href="/wiki/1980_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="1980 AFC Asian Cup">1980 AFC Asian Cup</a>, runners-up of the <a href="/wiki/1976_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="1976 AFC Asian Cup">1976 AFC Asian Cup</a>, and have taken third place of the <a href="/wiki/1984_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="1984 AFC Asian Cup">1984 AFC Asian Cup</a>. Kuwait has also been to one FIFA World Cup, in <a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a>, but didn't win a single match, but tied 1–1 with <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_football_team" title="Czechoslovakia national football team">Czechoslovakia</a> on the first round. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Basketball">Basketball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Kuwait&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Kuwait_national_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuwait national basketball team">Kuwait national basketball team</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a> is one of Kuwait's most popular sports. Basketball in Kuwait is governed by the <a href="/wiki/Kuwait_Basketball_Association" title="Kuwait Basketball Association">Kuwait Basketball Association</a> (KBA). The national team has never been to a Basketball World Championship (<a href="/wiki/FIBA" title="FIBA">FIBA</a>), and the national team has also never been to an Olympic Games in basketball, but the national team has been to the <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Asian_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA Asian Championship">FIBA Asian Championship</a> in basketball eleven times, but did not win any medals. Kuwait is one of the most successful basketballing nations in the Middle East. Abdullah Al-Saraf is one of the best and most famous Kuwaiti basketballers. He currently plays for Al-Qadsia in Kuwait.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cricket">Cricket</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Kuwait&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cricket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Kuwait_national_cricket_team" title="Kuwait national cricket team">Kuwait national cricket team</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a>, Kuwait has been an associate member of the <a href="/wiki/International_Cricket_Council" title="International Cricket Council">International Cricket Council</a> since 2005, having previously been an affiliate member since 1998. They are currently ranked at tenth amongst non-test teams in <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a>. In recent years, the popularity of <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a> has been constantly rising. In several years it may even be one of Kuwait's best-known sports.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aquabike">Aquabike</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Kuwait&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Aquabike"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In recent years <a href="/wiki/Aquabike_World_Championship_(powerboating)" class="mw-redirect" title="Aquabike World Championship (powerboating)">powerboating</a> has risen in popularity in Kuwait, due in part to the achievements of Kuwaiti Yousef Al Abdulrazzaq, an Aquabike rider competing in Runabout GP1 who became World Champion in 2013, 2016, 2017, and 2020. In February 2020 Kuwait held for the first time a leg of the UIM Aquabike World Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Handball">Handball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Kuwait&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Handball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Kuwait_men%27s_national_handball_team" title="Kuwait men's national handball team">Kuwait men's national handball team</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Kuwait_men%27s_national_handball_team" title="Kuwait men's national handball team">Kuwait men's national handball team</a> is controlled by the Kuwait Handball Association. It is highly regarded as one of the most successful national handball teams in Asia and the Arab World. Kuwait has enjoyed great handball success at both the national and club level. The sport is widely considered to be the national icon of Kuwait, although football is more popular among the overall population. Kuwait is also the founding member of the Asian Handball Federation, the Asian Championship and Club Champions League.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hockey">Hockey</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Kuwait&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Hockey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Kuwait_national_ice_hockey_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuwait national ice hockey team">Kuwait national ice hockey team</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Kuwait_national_ice_hockey_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuwait national ice hockey team">Hockey in Kuwait</a> is governed by the <a href="/wiki/Kuwait_Ice_Hockey_Association" title="Kuwait Ice Hockey Association">Kuwait Ice Hockey Association</a>. Kuwait first joined the <a href="/wiki/International_Ice_Hockey_Federation" title="International Ice Hockey Federation">International Ice Hockey Federation</a> in 1985, but was expelled in 1992 due to a lack of ice hockey activity.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kuwait was re-admitted into the IIHF in May 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, Kuwait won the <a href="/wiki/IIHF_Challenge_Cup_of_Asia" class="mw-redirect" title="IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia">IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rugby_union">Rugby union</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Kuwait&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Rugby union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Kuwait" title="Rugby union in Kuwait">Rugby union in Kuwait</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Shooting">Shooting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Kuwait&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Shooting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Shooting_sports" title="Shooting sports">Shooting</a> is one of the most successful sports for Kuwait in World Championships, having a total of 20 medals (including seven golds) in senior World Championships organised by <a href="/wiki/International_Shooting_Sport_Federation" title="International Shooting Sport Federation">ISSF</a>. All of the medals were won at shotgun male events and Kuwait has medals in all shotgun disciplines (Skeet, Trap and Double trap) both individual and team. All three of Kuwait's medals in the history of Olympics were won by <a href="/wiki/Fehaid_Al-Deehani" title="Fehaid Al-Deehani">Fehaid Al-Deehani</a> in shooting events, although he won his only gold in 2016 while representing the <a href="/wiki/IOC" class="mw-redirect" title="IOC">IOC</a>, as Kuwait had been banned to compete as a sovereign state.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Suspension">Suspension</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Kuwait&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Suspension"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For many years, Kuwait was suspended from participating in international sports due to undue government interference and corruption. Since 2007, Kuwait has been suspended by FIFA three times for "political interference" and were allowed to participate in the 2011 Asian Cup qualifying campaign and other international competitions on a provisional basis.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Contrary to the road map established by <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a>, the Al Sabah ruling family continued to interfere in sport elections. Elections were held on 9 October 2007 in direct violation of the FIFA Executive Committee's May 2007 decision to the contrary. As a consequence, the committee recommended to the FIFA Executive Committee that the Kuwait Football Association be unsuspended.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kuwait's football federation board resigned days after world governing body FIFA unsuspended Kuwait.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The suspension was lifted after the federation said it will ratify new statutes to prevent government interference in the sport as demanded by FIFA. "Otherwise FIFA will immediately suspend the (federation) again," FIFA said in a statement.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The suspension was conditionally lifted and extended by the FIFA Congress in June 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> FIFA was closely monitoring the situation within Kuwait.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee</a> imposed a suspension on the Kuwait committee with effect from 1 January 2010 due to Kuwaiti government legislation that permits the state to interfere in elections of sporting organizations. The government had failed to meet the IOC's 31 December 2009 deadline for amending the legislation. As a result, Kuwait was barred from receiving IOC funding and Kuwaiti athletes and officials were banned from Olympic Games and Olympic meetings.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/2010_Summer_Youth_Olympics" title="2010 Summer Youth Olympics">2010 Summer Youth Olympics</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2010_Asian_Games" title="2010 Asian Games">2010 Asian Games</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/2011_Asian_Winter_Games" title="2011 Asian Winter Games">2011 Asian Winter Games</a>, Kuwaiti athletes competed as <a href="/wiki/Independent_Olympians_at_the_Olympic_Games" title="Independent Olympians at the Olympic Games">independent athletes</a> in a team named "Athletes from Kuwait" (code: <code>IOC</code>) under the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_flag" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic flag">Olympic flag</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 14 July 2012 the suspension was lifted and <a href="/wiki/Kuwait_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics" title="Kuwait at the 2012 Summer Olympics">Kuwaiti athletes were allowed to participate</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a> under their own flag.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 16 October 2015, FIFA suspended Kuwait and all remaining results from AFC Asian Cup and FIFA World Cup qualification were added as forfeits while all Kuwaiti teams that were participating in international competitions were withdrawn.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kuwait tried to get the suspension lifted at the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Congress" title="FIFA Congress">66th FIFA Congress</a> but this was rejected and therefore from the earlier announcement on 27 April 2016, the hosting of the <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Gulf_Cup" title="Arabian Gulf Cup">Arabian Gulf Cup</a> tournament was moved to Qatar.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The suspension was eventually lifted on 6 December 2017 after Kuwait's adoption of a new sports law.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Kuwait Olympic Committee was again suspended on 27 October 2015 by the IOC to protect the Olympic movement in Kuwait from undue Kuwaiti government interference and corruption.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result of this suspension, participation by athletes from Kuwait at the <a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics" title="2016 Summer Olympics">2016 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a> was allowed by the IOC in a special team named "<a href="/wiki/Independent_Olympic_Athletes_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics" title="Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics">Independent Olympic Athletes</a>" (code: <code>IOA</code>) under the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_flag" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic flag">Olympic flag</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the Olympics suspension, Kuwait filed a $1 billion lawsuit against the IOC.<sup id="cite_ref-unfair_suspension_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unfair_suspension-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Kuwaiti government responded to the Olympics suspension in an official press release: </p> <blockquote><p>It's totally unacceptable that Kuwait is treated in this unfair way and barred from international sports activities without any appropriate probe being conducted. From the very beginning Kuwait did it its utmost to prevent the IOC suspension and showed a sincere desire to co-operate, but all to no avail. We sent a UN-sponsored delegation to Geneva to explain to the sports body that the Kuwaiti government by no means intervenes in sports activities. Kuwait has been left in an embarrassing position in sports circles where it is viewed as an outlaw.<sup id="cite_ref-unfair_suspension_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unfair_suspension-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Kuwait&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gulftoday.ae/sport/2020/02/14/double-delight-for-team-abu-dhabi-riders-at-kuwait-grand-prix">"Double delight for Team Abu Dhabi riders at Kuwait Grand Prix"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Double+delight+for+Team+Abu+Dhabi+riders+at+Kuwait+Grand+Prix&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gulftoday.ae%2Fsport%2F2020%2F02%2F14%2Fdouble-delight-for-team-abu-dhabi-riders-at-kuwait-grand-prix&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASport+in+Kuwait" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSzemberg,_SzymonPodnieks,_Andrew2008" class="citation web cs1">Szemberg, Szymon; 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