Abdulrahman Al-Faihan
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| Nationality | Kuwaiti | ||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1986 | ||||||||||
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| Country | Kuwait | ||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | ||||||||||
| Event(s) | Trap | ||||||||||
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Abdulrahman Al Faihan (born 24 June 1986) is a Kuwaiti sport shooter who competed in the Men's Trap Shooting competition in the 2016 Summer Olympics. He participated within the Independent Olympic Athletes team.[1]
Career
In January 2016 he won a gold medal and an Olympic quota place while competing under the International Shooting Sport Federation [ISSF] flag at the 2016 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament in New Delhi, India. The International Olympic Committee [IOC] had imposed a suspension on the Kuwait Olympic Committee in October 2015 as a result of legislation brought in by the Kuwaiti government that could have affected the autonomy of sporting organizations in the country.
References
- ↑ "Who Are The Independent Olympic Athletes? They've Come So Far". Romper.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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