Skeet shooter Abdullah Al-Rashidi raised eyebrows at Rio 2016 on Sunday after opting to wear an Arsenal shirt while competing for gold.
At the Olympic Games this summer, each country has its own uniform, but the 53-year-old is instead registered as an ‘Independent Olympic Athlete’ in Brazil.
With his native Kuwait suspended from competing, he was still allowed to appear in his event, but without the restriction of a specific uniform. [Source]
Like a boss.
Thanks ManU4Life
10 replies on “Kuwaiti Bronze Medallist Chose to Compete in an Arsenal Top”
A Man United shirt might’ve guaranteed him Gold 🙂
“but without the restriction of a specific uniform”…. does that mean he could have wore Kuwaiti Team Jersey ??
Maybe, but the question is, is there actually a jersey for the Kuwaiti shooting team?
Wow lol but I’m surprised he didn’t opt for a Kuwait shirt
Also just thought I’d mention he was definitely the crowd favorite during the shootout, they were crazy about him
Its because of the ‘stache. They love it over there.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-shooting-mustache-idUSKCN10O0WS
Amazing article haha
He even says why he bought the arsenal shirt
What is an arsenal shirt/top?
Arsenal is crap football team in England
Maybe he has an endorsement deal under the table with arsenal…….
maybe he is embarrassed to represent Kuwait by wearing Kuwaiti Tshirt but nevertheless he gets a KD 50,000 from Amir Al Kuwait.