Independent Olympic Athletes at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Independent Olympic Athletes at the
2017 Asian Winter Games
IOC codeIOA
in Sapporo and Obihiro
February 19–26
Competitors23 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Volunteer (Closing Ceremony)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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

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

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

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

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

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2017 Asian Winter Games – Men's tournament

Independent Olympic Athletes were represented by the following 23 athletes:[10]

Legend: G = Goali, D = Defense, F = Forward

Group A
Rank
Team
 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 International Olympic Committee 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 International Olympic Committee0–5
(0–1, 0–3, 0–1)		 KyrgyzstanHoshioki Ice Skating Rink
Attendance: 104
Game reference
Referee:
South Korea Lee Joo-hyun
Linesmen:
Japan Shiiya Kenichi
Finland Jussi Thomann
60 minPenalties71 min
19Shots48
21 February 2017
16:30
Qatar 2–6
(0–1, 0–2, 2–3)		International Olympic Committee Independent Olympic AthletesHoshioki Ice Skating Rink
Attendance: 62
Game reference
4 minPenalties16 min
16Shots33
24 February 2017
20:00
Philippines 8–3
(2–2, 4–0, 2–1)		International Olympic Committee Independent Olympic AthletesHoshioki Ice Skating Rink
Attendance: 127
Game reference
76 minPenalties86 min
38Shots41

References

  1. ^ "Sapporo 2017". www.ocasia.org/. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee". www.olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. ^ "IOC bans Kuwait over government interference in Olympic movement". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Kuwait's Ice Hockey begins preparations for the Asian Winter Games". Kuwait News Agency. Kuwait City, Kuwait. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Team Rosters - Men's Division 2" (PDF). Sapporo organizing committee for the 2017 Asian Winter Games. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.