Kuwait

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has denied any wrongdoing amid reports he has been sentenced to a six-month prison term in his native Kuwait.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has formed a working group to address potential cost cuts for the 2016 Olympic Games, as organisers in Rio de Janeiro make their final preparations amid an uncertain financial and political climate.

An appeal by Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Sabah of Kuwait and the country’s national shooting federation against the re-election of Olegario Vázquez Raña as president of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has been dismissed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The Gulf Cooperation Council has awarded Kuwait hosting rights for the 2019 edition of multi-sport event the GCC Games.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has become the latest global sports body to suspend Kuwait over interference from the country’s government in the administration of sport.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stripped the 2015 Asian Shooting Championship, which is taking place in Kuwait, of its qualification status for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Kuwait has been suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over government interference for the second time in the space of five years.

OCA (Olympic Council of Asia) and ANOC (Association of National Olympic Committees) president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait reveals his life influences and aspirations within the inner circles of the Olympic Movement.

ANOC (the Association of national Olympic committees) held its 63rd executive council meeting in Kuwait at the end of March. Hosted by the country’s Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al Sabah – ANOC and OCA (Olympic Council of Asia) president and the so-called kingmaker of the Olympic Movement – the event attracted some of the biggest names in sports administration, with around 40 IOC (International Olympic Committee) members making the trip to the shore of the Persian Gulf.

The World Squash Federation (WSF) has named Kuwait host of its 2015 Men's World Team Squash Championship.

Kuwait has become the latest Middle Eastern country to unveil plans for a state-of-the-art new sporting arena.

The MP & Silva agency has extended its deal to sell the international media rights for the Kuwait national football teams to cover qualification matches for 2012 and 2016 Olympics, the 2014 World Cup and the 2015 Asian Football Confederations (AFC) Cup.

Kuwait’s National Olympic Committee has been suspended by the International Olympic Committee because of political interference by Kuwait’s government.

The Professional Squash Association has confirmed a three-year agreement in Kuwait – the biggest in the history of the governing body.

Gulf Air has extended its title sponsorship of Formula One's Bahrain Grand Prix until 2010, following a deal with Allsport Management.

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