| Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IOA |
| in Sapporo and Obihiro February 19–26 | |
| Competitors | 23 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Volunteer (Closing Ceremony) |
| Medals |
|
| Asian Winter Games appearances | |
Independent Olympic Athletes are scheduled to compete in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from February 19 to 26.[1][2] The team is scheduled to compete in one sport: ice hockey, and consists of 23 athletes.[3]
Background
[edit]The Kuwait Olympic Committee was suspended in October 2015, due to political interference. Therefore, the country is scheduled to compete under the Olympic flag as Independent Olympic Athletes.[4][5]
Competitors
[edit]The following table lists the delegation per sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 23 |
Ice hockey
[edit]The Independent Olympic Athletes are scheduled to compete in division 2 of the men's tournament.[6][7][8] The Independent Olympic Athletes finished in sixth place (16th place overall) in division 2 of the competition.[9]
Men's tournament
[edit]Independent Olympic Athletes were represented by the following 23 athletes:[10]
- Dhari Alomran (G)
- Jasem Alsarraf (G)
- Jasem Dashti (G)
- Meshal Alajmi (D)
- Jasem Alawadhi (D)
- Meshal Alfoudari (D)
- Fahad Alhenaidi (D)
- Saleh Almaghrabi (D)
- Mohammad Almaraqi (D)
- Abdullah Alzidan (D)
- Hussain Baqer (D)
- Ahmad Alajmi (F)
- Hamad Alajmi (F)
- Mohammad Alajmi (F)
- Salem Alajmi (F)
- Abdullah Alasousi (F)
- Yousef Alkandari (F)
- Abdulaziz Almaraghy (F)
- Abdullah Almaragi (F)
- Hamad Alshayji (F)
- Yousef Andekali (F)
- Bashar Mohammed (F)
- Abdulaziz Shetail (F)
Legend: G = Goali, D = Defense, F = Forward
- Group A
| Rank | Pld | W | OW | OL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kyrgyzstan
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 9 |
| 2 |  Philippines
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 6 |
| 3 |  Independent Olympic Athletes
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | –6 | 3 |
| 4 |  Qatar
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 | –21 | 0 |
| 18 February 2017 20:00 | Independent Olympic Athletes | 0–5 (0–1, 0–3, 0–1) | Kyrgyzstan | Hoshioki Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 104 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referee: Lee Joo-hyunLinesmen:  Shiiya Kenichi Jussi Thomann | ||||
| 60 min | Penalties | 71 min | ||
| 19 | Shots | 48 | ||
| 21 February 2017 16:30 | Qatar | 2–6 (0–1, 0–2, 2–3) | Independent Olympic Athletes | Hoshioki Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 62 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 16 | Shots | 33 | ||
| 24 February 2017 20:00 | Philippines | 8–3 (2–2, 4–0, 2–1) | Independent Olympic Athletes | Hoshioki Ice Skating Rink Attendance: 127 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 min | Penalties | 86 min | ||
| 38 | Shots | 41 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "OCA welcomes record number of teams, athletes to Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC". www.sapporo2017.org. 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee". www.olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "IOC bans Kuwait over government interference in Olympic movement". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Entry list for hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games". www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com. National Teams of Ice hockey. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Kuwait's Ice Hockey begins preparations for the Asian Winter Games". Kuwait News Agency. Kuwait City, Kuwait. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (4 January 2017). "Sapporo 2017 confirm entrants in men's and women's ice hockey tournaments". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Ice hockey Men's Division II Tournament Progress" (PDF). www.info.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games. 26 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Team Rosters - Men's Division 2" (PDF). Sapporo organizing committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.