At the prospect of swimming under the Olympic flag, he balked: “The thing is, I made the Olympics because of Kuwait and because of the [swimming] federation, and all the funds came from the federation, so I’m very thankful for that.” Yet by May, that seemed moot anyway. He figured he would need three months of training to resume utmost shape. Stresses mounted. The end of his swimming would mean the end of his government-allowed “sports leave” in Dubai.
The Washington Post have published a thought provoking article highlighting the affect of Kuwait’s ban at the Olympics on Kuwaiti athletes (or at least one Kuwaiti athlete). The situation is pretty sad but hopefully things will get sorted out by the next Olympics. [Link]
6 replies on “Kuwait Was Banned From The Olympics. This Is The Human Price”
This what happen when big heads fight and each one search for his own beneficial agendas.
I think I think I met him once at al-bahri club some years ago, but he was mentioned along with breaststroke… I don’t remember
But his name is very familier to any competitive Kuwaiti swimmer, but not the young ones. I think, if he participated in this olympics, he would be the Kuwaiti swimmer with the most potential.
And Deehani got a gold!!!!!!
Its a shame no one has given Danah Al Nassrallah any attention. She was the first Kuwaiti woman to compete in the Olympics and was denied the opportunity to go this year. They should be highlighting all the major Kuwaiti athletes..
why was she denied?
Why couldn’t he swim under the IOC flag like the other two swimmers ?