Kuwait avoid London 2012 ban

Kuwait have agreed to bring their sporting organisations into line with International Olympic Committee rules, and avoid suspension from the 2012 London Games, it was announced today.

After Government representatives from the Gulf state held discussions with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), they promised President Jacques Rogge that by the end of the month they would begin investigating putting changes in place which would be compatible with the Olympic Charter.

Last month the IOC threatened to suspend Kuwait on the grounds that their sporting authorities were not sufficiently independent from the Government.

SOURCE: Inside the Games