Flag bearer of Kuwait Fehaid Aldeehani leads the team into the Opening Ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon September 19, 2014. REUTERS/Issei Kato
BERLIN (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday provisionally lifted a ban on Kuwait two days before the start of the Asian Games, allowing the country to participate under its own flag.
Kuwait's national Olympic committee (KOC) has been banned since October, 2015 after the government was accused of interference with a new sports law.
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