ait ▁and ▁organ ising ▁the ▁K uw ait ▁Olympic ▁team . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 2 ▁susp ension ▁ ▁The ▁International ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁im posed ▁a ▁susp ension ▁on ▁the ▁committee ▁with ▁effect ▁from ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁due ▁to ▁government ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁perm its ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁inter f ere ▁in ▁elections ▁of ▁sport ing ▁organis ations . ▁The ▁government ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁IO C ' s ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁dead line ▁for ▁am ending ▁the ▁legisl ation . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁K uw ait ▁was ▁bar red ▁from ▁receiving ▁IO C ▁fund ing ▁and ▁its ▁athlet es ▁and ▁officials ▁were ▁b anned ▁from ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁and ▁Olympic ▁meet ings . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Summer ▁Youth ▁Olympics , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Asian ▁Games , ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Asian ▁Para ▁Games ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Asian ▁Winter ▁Games , ▁K uw ait i ▁athlet es ▁competed ▁as ▁independent ▁athlet es ▁in ▁a ▁team ▁named ▁" A th lets ▁from ▁K uw ait " ▁( code : ▁IO C ) ▁under ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Flag . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁susp ension ▁was ▁lifted ▁and ▁K uw ait i ▁athlet es ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁under ▁their ▁own ▁flag . ▁▁ 2 0 1