Saudi Arabia participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
| Saudi Arabia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | KSA |
| NOC | Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee |
| Website | http://www.olympic.sa/ |
| in Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 – 18 October 2018 | |
| Competitors | 9 in 6 sports |
| Medals Ranked 56th |
|
| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
Competitors
edit| Sport | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Athletics
editFencing
editSaudi Arabia was given a quota to compete by the tripartite committee.[1]
- Boys' Sabre - 1 quota
Karate
editSaudi Arabia qualified one athlete based on its performance at one of the Karate Qualification Tournaments.[2]
- Boys' -61 kg - Mohammad Al-Assiri
| Athlete | Event | Elimination round | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Mohammed Al Assiri | Boys' -61 kg |  Hammad (JOR)D 0–0 |
 Tello (ARG)W 2–0 |
 Veseli (MKD)W 4–0 |
1 |  Oussama Edari (MAR)W 2–0 |
 Masaki Yamaoka (JPN)W 8–0 |
|
Swimming
editTaekwondo
edit| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Hasham Bandar bin Dookhy | Boys −63 kg | Bye |  Gabriele Caulo (ITA)L 15-18 |
did not advance | ||
Weightlifting
editSaudi Arabia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Youth Championships.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ali Yousef Alothman | Boys' −85 kg | 130 | 4 | 169 | 3 | 299 | 
|
References
edit- ^ "2018 Youth Olympic Games - Buenos Aires FIE Qualifications" (PDF). FIE. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Youth Olympic qualifier concludes in Umag with new karatekas making it to Buenos Aires 2018". World Karate Federation. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Boys Team YOG Classification from Asian Youth Championships" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.