Olympic Kuwaiti killed in clash
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Al-Sabah, a brother of the emir of Kuwait who fled Thursday's Iraqi invasion, was killed trying to defend the royal palace, according to diplomats.
Al-Sabah, 45, also was a vice president of FIFA, the world soccer association in Zurich, following his election by Asian members last July. The post made him a member of the Executive Committee, FIFA's top decision-making body.
He headed the Olympic Council of Asia, a grouping of national Olympic organizations staging next month's Asian Games in Beijing. He chaired the Kuwait Olympic Committee.
"It's a very big loss to the world of sport," director general Francois Carrard said from IOC headquarters in Lausanne. "With the development of sports in Asia, he had an important role."
The IOC, now with 88 members, may decide to leave al-Sabah's post vacant, Carrard said. The organization next meets in Tokyo in September.
