Lara Dashti

{{Short description|Kuwaiti swimmer (born 2004)}}

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Lara Dashti ({{langx|ar|لارا دشتي}}; born 24 January 2004 in Kuwait City) is a Kuwaiti swimmer.

In the 2020 Summer Olympics, Dashti was one of Kuwait's flagbearers along with shooter Talal Al-Rashidi,{{cite news |title=In photos: Parade of nations during colourful Tokyo Olympics 2020 opening ceremony |url=https://gulfnews.com/photos/sports/in-photos-parade-of-nations-during-colourful-tokyo-olympics-2020-opening-ceremony-1.1627044414514?slide=15 |access-date=27 July 2021 |work=gulfnews.com |date=23 July 2021 |language=en}} and was the first woman to carry Kuwait's flag at any Olympics.{{cite news |title=Lara Dashti becomes Kuwait's first woman Olympic flagbearer |url=https://news.kuwaittimes.net/website/lara-dashti-becomes-kuwaits-first-woman-olympic-flagbearer/ |access-date=27 July 2021 |work=Kuwait Times |date=24 July 2021}} Dashti took part in the women's 50m freestyle.{{cite web |title=Swimming Dashti Lara - Tokyo 2020 Olympics |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1512372-dashti-lara.htm |publisher=Tokyo 2020 |access-date=27 July 2021 |language=en-us}}