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Abbas Qali

Abbas Qali

Kuwaiti swimmer (born 1992)

Abbas Qali (Arabic: عباس قلي; born 11 October 1992) is a Kuwaiti swimmer. He competed in the 100 m butterfly event at the Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and was eliminated during the heats.[3] He is a member of the University of Alabama swimming and diving team.[4] He competed and scored in the 2015 SEC Championships in Auburn, Alabama.[5] He holds the Kuwaiti record in the 50m Butterfly with a time of 25.06.

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Abbas is the only Kuwaiti national to qualify for the Olympics in the 100m fly category, and the only Kuwaiti to participate in a 100m event at the Olympic Games. In seasonal competition he achieved a 54.16s[6] result, making the Olympic B-Cut required to compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil. He swam 54.63s in his heat, and did not advance to the semi-finals.[7] Due to the IOC's suspension of Kuwait, Qali participated under the Olympic flag as an independent athlete.

References

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    "Abbas Qali". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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    "Abbas Qali Alabama bio". University of Alabama Athletics.
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    "Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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    "Abbas Qali – University of Alabama Bio Profile". rolltide.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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    "Florida Men, Georgia Women Lead SEC Races". CollegeSwimming.com. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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    Abulleil, Reem (3 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Kuwaitis discuss pain of not representing country". Sport 360.
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    "Rio 2016 Swimming: Men's 100m Butterfly Results". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018.


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