Kuwait Olympic Qualifying Event Revoked

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 06: Competitors raise their pistols during the Mixed P4-50m Pistol-SH1 competition on day 8 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at The Royal Artillery Barracks on September 6, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

(ATR) The IOC Executive Board revoked the Olympic qualifying status of the Asian Shooting Championships in an emergency meeting on Oct. 29.

The championships are set to take place from Nov. 1-12 in Kuwait City, but they will no longer serve as an Olympic qualifier at the request of the International Shooting Sports Federation.

On the way to the event ISSF Technical Delegate Yair Davidovich was denied a visa to Kuwait, which according to a release from the IOC is a violation of the non-discrimination clause of the Olympic Charter.

The IOC said the suspension of the Kuwait National Olympic Committee played a role in the decision to revoke the qualification status of the event.

"The KOC is not entitled to participate in any activity connected with the Olympic Movement or exercise any right conferred upon it by the Olympic Charter or the IOC," the IOC statement read.

"This includes, in particular, any activity organised by associations of NOCs to which the KOC is affiliated."

Written by Aaron Bauer in Washington, D.C.

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