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SSWIMMINGWIMMING | Page 2 FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 3 McKeown Preparations crowned for Gold Cup backstroke semi-fi nal on queen track: Hassan Wednesday, July 28, 2021 GYMNASTICS Dhul-Hijjah 18, 1442 AH ‘Mental health’ GULF TIMES behind Biles’ shock Olympic team fi nal exit SP RT Page 4 OLYMPICS Younousse-Tijan to take on Italian pair today atar Olympic Commit- tee (QOC) President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani attended the pre- Qevent training sessions of Qatar trap shooter Mohamed al-Rumaihi held at Asaka Shooting Range yesterday. Al-Rumaihi will begin his Tokyo Ol- ympic campaign with the qualifi ca- tion round today. The QOC president MEDALS urged Qatar’s ace shooter to do his TALLY best to write a new chapter in Qatar’s sports history wishing him the best Country G S B T of luck for the competition. Sheikh Joaan also attended men’s 200m Japan 10 3 5 18 breaststroke competitions held at To- United States 9 8 8 25 kyo Aquatics Centre yesterday where China 9 5 7 21 Qatar’s young swimmer Abdulaziz al- Russian OC 7 7 4 18 Obaidly fi nished with a new personal record of 2:23.22 minutes. Great Britain 4 5 4 13 Meanwhile, Qatar’s Beach Vol- Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad South Korea 3 2 5 10 leyball duo of Cherif Younousse and al-Thani attended the pre-event training sessions of Qatar trap shooter Australia 3 1 5 9 Ahmed Tijan will return into action Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Mohamed al-Rumaihi (second right) at Asaka Shooting Range yesterday. Canada 2 3 3 8 once again today as they will face al-Thani watches the swimming events at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. France 2 2 3 7 Italy’s Adrian Carambula and Enrico Rossi in their second match at the list placed Qatar’s duo right at the top sculls on July 30. Germany 2 0 3 5 Shiokaze Park. with 5,160 points ahead of Norway’s Meanwhile, the football referee Kosovo 2 0 0 2 Younousse and Tijan began their Anders Mol and Christian Sorum in Abdallah al-Athba has expressed his Italy 1 5 6 12 Tokyo Olympics campaign on a high the second place with 4,960 points. gratitude and pride to be the fi rst ever Taiwan 1 2 3 6 note on Sunday with a 21-17, 21-16 On the other hand, Qatar’s weight- Qatari to represent the country at Brazil 1 2 2 5 victory over Adrian Heidrich and lifter Fares Ibrahim Hassona is inten- Olympics. Al-Athba said: “It is great Mirco Gerson of Switzerland. You- sifying his training sessions ahead of honour to see the Qatar’s refereeing Switzerland 1 2 2 5 nousse and Ahmed will play today’s his participation in the men’s 96kg experience for fi rst time in the Olym- Serbia 1 1 1 3 match after clinching the World No weightlifting competition, which will pics. I have been selected by the FIFA Slovenia 1 1 1 3 1 spot in the International Volleyball be held this Saturday. Likewise, Qa- as a Video Assistant Referee (VAR ref- Hungary 1 1 0 2 Federation (FIVB) ranking for the fi rst tar’s rower Tala Abujbara is training eree), to monitor the football games at Qatar’s Abdulaziz al-Obaidly swims in Heat 1 of the men’s 200m breaststroke Tunisia 1 1 0 2 time on Monday. The newly released for her Final E race of women’s singles Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.” at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre yesterday. Austria 1 0 1 2 Croatia 1 0 1 2 HORSE RACING Estonia 1 0 1 2 Bermuda 1 0 0 1 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 Hong Kong 1 0 0 1 Iran 1 0 0 1 Norway 1 0 0 1 Philippines 1 0 0 1 Qatar Goodwood Festival Thailand 1 0 0 1 Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 Netherlands 0 3 0 3 Spain 0 2 1 3 Georgia 0 2 0 2 begins with top racing South Africa 0 2 0 2 Mongolia 0 1 2 3 Belgium 0 1 1 2 Trueshan lands Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (Group One) on day one Czech Republic 0 1 1 2 Indonesia 0 1 1 2 Agencies Bulgaria 0 1 0 1 Goodwood, UK Colombia 0 1 0 1 Denmark 0 1 0 1 atar Goodwood Festival is India 0 1 0 1 a world-famous fi ve-day Jordan 0 1 0 1 festival and one of the high- North Macedonia 0 1 0 1 lights of the fl at racing sea- Romania 0 1 0 1 Qson. Held on the world’s most beau- tiful racecourse, the Festival features Turkmenistan 0 1 0 1 class racing, with several black type Kazakhstan 0 0 3 3 races bearing the name of Qatar. Ukraine 0 0 3 3 The Qatar-sponsored annual Festi- Egypt 0 0 2 2 val kicked off yesterday and will con- Mexico 0 0 2 2 tinue up to the fi nale on Saturday. Day 1 featured eight races on the beautiful Turkey 0 0 2 2 racecourse which was built in 1802 Cuba 0 0 1 1 and the most important of them was Israel 0 0 1 1 the Gr1 Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Jockey Hollie Doyle leads Trueshan Ivory Coast 0 0 1 1 Stakes. Qatar was represented by the to Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes Kuwait 0 0 1 1 embassy of the State of Qatar in the win yesterday. (Dominic James) UK. Jassim Moftah J M al-Moftah, New Zealand 0 0 1 1 acting deputy ambassador of Qatar “Ebraz” and “Tayf” along with the up to the UK, was present and presented and coming “Lady princess” facing the trophies to the winners. each other for top honours. The other The progressive fi ve-year-old feature event will be the Qatar Sussex Trueshan (Planteur x Shao Line) car- Stakes, a Group 1 for thoroughbreds, QATAR IN ried the colours of his owner the Sin- where Al Shaqab Racing will be rep- gula Partnership to success in the Al resented by the Duhail. ACTION TODAY Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (Group Jassim Moftah J M al-Moftah, acting deputy ambassador of Qatar to the UK, presents the trophy to connection of Issa bin Mohamed al-Mohannadi, One) at Goodwood yesterday. Trained Trueshan, which won the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes at Qatar Goodwood Festival yesterday. (Toby Adamson) QREC Chairman said: “We are proud Beach Volleyball: Men’s Pool C: by Alan King, Trueshan outstayed of our sponsorship of the Qatar In- Younousse-Ahmed (Qatar) vs his seven rivals to take the two-mile, on and always looked in command the race due to the heavy ground. ard Hannon and jockey Jim Crowley. ternational Stakes as one of our most Carambula-Rossi (Italy) at 2.00pm group one contest under the saddle of inside the fi nal two furlongs. A brief The other Group 2 event was the Al Shaqab Racing’s Zwelela (Toro- valuable races and part of our com- Shooting: Trap qualification Day 1: Hollie Doyle, who was in a roll as she challenge from outsider Away He Unibet Lennox Stakes, for 3YO+ over nado) gave the winner a lot to think mitment to promote Arabian racing. MOHAMED AL-RUMAIHI at 3.50am emerged victorious in three races. Goes (Fahrr) helped Trueshan to dig seven furlongs as well. Again, success about in the last strides and fi nished We are very pleased to see this race, Trueshan was slightly keen through deep and he went on to win by three was associated with the silks of Marc runner-up for the winning trainer once again, attracting some of the the fi rst couple of furlongs but soon and a half lengths at the line. Sir Ron Chan through the Ralph Beckett-rid- and under jockey Rossa Ryan. world’s top Arabians of the calibre found cover behind race leader Nayef Priestley(Australia) threatened to get den and Rossa Ryan-ridden Kinross of Ebraz, Tayf and Lady Princess and Road (Galileo). Going only a steady involved on the turn for home and (Kingman). Al Shaqab Racing’s Toro TOP GR 1 RACING ON DAY 2 promising to be a fabulous addition to gallop, the positions remained un- held on gamely for third. Strike (Toronado) was in the fray and All eyes are being drawn to second the Qatar Goodwood Festival. changed throughout the fi rst half of The eight-race card included two did well, especially in the early and day of the Qatar Goodwood Festival “I’m sure fans of all forms of rac- the contest. On the downhill run for Group 2 races. Angel Bleu (Dark Angel) middle stages and fi nished sixth. as thrilling racing will continue with ing will be fascinated by the spectacle home (around six furlongs out), True- in the colours of Marc Chan won the The penultimate race was the Uni- some of the world’s top runners on of the Arabian horses at Goodwood. shan followed through Nayef Road as Unibet Vintage Stakes, a Group 2 for bet Fillies’ Handicap, a Class 3 event display. The main features of Day 2 QREC would like to thank ARO and the pair slipped the fi eld. Nayef Road 2YOs over seven furlongs for trainer for three-year-old and older rated will bear the name of Qatar. All Arabi- Goodwood for the excellent coordi- acted as the perfect leader for the Ralph Beckett and jockey Frankie 0-95 over a mile.