12 Established 1961 Sports Monday, December 4, 2017 First sporting shooting championship concludes All facilities will be made available to form a national team

By Abdellatif Sharaa Club Assistant Treasurer Adnan Al-Ibrahim, KSSC teams competing in the Olympic events. Kuwaiti youth to the sport of our forefathers at Sheikh Board member Eng Hussam Al-Roumi and a large num- Al-Otaibi concluded by thanking all those who are Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex. KUWAIT: The first sporting shooting championship ber of fans. Eng Duaij Al-Otaibi thanked all participants involved in the organization of the event. He said the sporting shooting follows the rules of the was held at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic shooting in the event, adding that the sporting events will contin- Meanwhile, Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations International Sporting Shooting Federation (FITASC), complex in which a large number of shooters partici- ue as it received special interest from Kuwait Shooting Secretary General Obaid Al-Osaimi acknowledged the and KSSC is in the process of forming a team that par- pated in this exciting sport. Sport Club board members to attract Kuwaiti youth efforts exerted by the board of directors to develop the ticipates at the international level. The closing ceremony was held in the presence of who are interested in such sport. He added that all the sport of shooting. He said the first championship was Results are as follows: First place went to Saud Al- the president of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations necessary facilities will be made available to form a characterized by friendly competition, adding that this Rasheedi, second was Mohammad Al-Daihani and third Eng Duaij Khalaf Al-Otaibi, Kuwait Shooting Sport national team that competes internationally just like the championship will be followed by others to attract Saad Al-Mutairi.

Shiffrin bags Rosenqvist inherits first downhill win

LAKE LOUISE: Mikaela Shiffrin bagged the first Formula E win after downhill win of her career here Saturday-but said she remains unlikely to chase a gold medal in the discipline Abt disqualified at next year’s Olympics. The 22-year-old American star-the undisputed queen of slalom and reigning HONG KONG: Germany’s Daniel Abt was disqualified champion in the overall World Cup rankings-won after from today’s Hong Kong Formula E race after a post- clocking 1min 27.55sec. race inspection ended his victory celebrations and Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg was second with a handed the win to Swedish rival Felix Rosenqvist. time of 1:27.68, while Switzerland’s Michelle Gisin was Audi Sport said they intended to appeal, with the third in 1:27.72. Shiffrin’s compatriot Lindsey Vonn, who matter set to go before the governing FIA’s interna- had suffered a heavy fall in Friday’s first race, finished tional tribunal. The Audi driver had taken the che- tied for 12th in 1:28.48. The day belonged to Shiffrin, quered flag on his 25th birthday after long-time leader who was competing in only the fourth World Cup Edoardo Mortara spun late in the second race of the downhill race of a career which until now has focused season. But an inspection of his car revealed that the on the technical disciplines of slalom and giant slalom. FIA security stickers on the inverters and motors did Shiffrin had signalled she was ready to make a not correspond with those declared on the car’s tech- strong challenge in the downhill this weekend after nical passport. clinching her first podium with a third place on Friday. The breach of technical and sporting regulations However, the American said she didn’t expect her suc- meant Abt lost his first victory and the overall lead in cess this weekend to change her focus at the Winter the all-electric series. Saturday’s race winner Sam Bird Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in February, now heads the drivers’ standings for DS Virgin Racing, LAKE LOUISE: Mikaela Shiffrin of the US celebrates her first place finish during the FIS Ski World Cup Women’s where she is likely to skip the downhill. with 35 points, two clear of French racer Jean-Eric Downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta.†— AFP Vergne. Audi said the issue was apparently an admin- “It’s not a 100% no, but skiing in five events is a istrative mistake that gave them no advantage on the probably a little bit ambitious,” she said. ‘My priority is racetrack. “Daniel drove fantastically on both days and still slalom and GS, then combined, then super-G, then cal, I felt very good about that yesterday,” she said. “I she’ll “play it by ear” in considering more downhills her absolutely deserves this victory,” said Allan McNish, downhill ... long story short, probably no.” took even more risks today, it paid off. immediate plan was clear. “I have to get back to techni- principal of Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler. The race was delayed twice by power outages that “I had also very good light and for some of the girls cal training,” she said after notching the 33rd World “We want the opportunity to be able to clarify all knocked out the resort’s ski-lifts. That forced competi- it was pretty dark,” Shiffrin added. “I definitely know I Cup win of her career and the second of the season fol- details, that’s why we’ve announced the intent to tors to be hauled to the top of the run via a snow trac- was lucky today and yesterday, but I skied well, I took lowing her triumph at the Killington slalom last week- appeal.” Former F1 driver and Le Mans 24 Hours win- tor and prompted officials to shorten the course-some- some risks, it was really fun.” But Shiffrin said she does- end. Shiffrin, the three-time world champion and 2014 ner McNish was in his first weekend as a Team thing Shiffrin acknowledged worked to her benefit. n’t know just how many more downhills she’ll contest Olympic slalom champion now leads the overall World Principal, heading up Audi’s Formula E involvement as “Shortening the distance was definitely an advantage this season as she aims to maintain her dominance in Cup standings with 465 points following her fifth podi- a full works team. “That we had a strong race per- toward me, because on the top section I am not as the technical events. “Lake Louise was a very good um in six races. She leads Rebensburg by 149 points in formance on both days is a positive,” said Head of good there, but from where we started, it’s fairly techni- opportunity, because I know the track,” she said. While the standings. — AFP Audi Motorsport Dieter Gass. “But it goes without saying that we had a somewhat different idea of Sunday night.” Rosenqvist’s victory was the second of his Formula E career. The Mahindra driver had spun out of the lead from pole at the first corner but recov- Cotto bows out ered to second place after Mortara then spun his Venturi car with less than three laps left. New Zealand’s Mitch Evans was promoted to third to give of boxing with Jaguar their first podium finish in the all-electric series they joined last year.—Reuters loss to Ali

NEW YORK: Puerto Rico’s goes out a warrior, but not a winner, after dropping a unanimous 12-round deci- Geisenberger wins sion Saturday to Sadam Ali in a world title fight he vowed would be his last. Before adoring fans at , the 37-year-old Cotto just didn’t have enough her third World Cup against his 29-year-old opponent. Ali seized the World Boxing Organization world title the race of the season Puerto Rican won in August with an undisputed decision over Japan’s Yoshihiro Kamegai. ALTENBERG: Natalie Geisenberger’s third win of the season After a back-and-forth battle that saw both fighters hurt, led a German medal sweep at a World Cup women’s luge race Ali got the nod from all three judges by scores of 115-113, yesterday. Geisenberger set a track record in her second run 115-113 and 116-112. Ali rocked Cotto with a right in the sec- of the two-run competition to clinch the win. Tatjana Huefner ond, but the Puerto Rican veteran held on and gained the was second, Dajana Eitberger was third, and they were the upper hand in the middle rounds, doing damage with his left only women who finished within a half-second of hook and catching Ali with a punishing right to the head in Geisenberger. the sixth. “I had him hurt here and there,” Ali said. “But I did- Geisenberger led Huefner by the slimmest of margins after n’t want to get over myself and get caught with a shot. He the first heat, 0.002 seconds. But a flawless second run kept has tremendous power.” Cotto continued to apply pressure Geisenberger in the top spot, and she finished 0.157 seconds in the seventh, but said that “something happened” to his left : Sadaam Ali punches Miguel Cotto during their Junior Middleweight bout at Madison Square Garden ahead of Huefner in 1 minute, 44.241 seconds. In the overall biceps in the round. in . — AFP standings, Geisenberger has now opened up a 70-point lead “I don’t want to make excuses,” he said. “Sadam won the over Huefner. Geisenberger is bidding for her sixth consecu- fight.” As the younger fighter’s speed and stamina began to tive World Cup title; she’s one of three women with five tell, Cotto took some hard shots in the eighth. After a close last. “I want to be happy in my home and enjoy my family.” It including Zab Judah, Paulie Malignaggi, Shane Mosley, crowns, joined by Huefner and fellow German star Silke ninth, Ali was in control in the 10th. “I knew I had to do was Cotto’s 10th fight at the famed Manhattan arena. His Antonio Margarito and Ricardo Mayorga. Kraushaar. Canada’s Alex Gough was the top North American something, or he would have dug in,” said Ali, who improved only prior defeat there was to American Austin Trout in 2012. He was also beaten once by Margarito, while his other finisher, getting fourth. For the U.S, Summer Britcher was sev- to 26-1 with 14 knockouts. “By the 11th round, I thought the The rapturous welcome he received upon entering the ring defeats came at the hands of American Floyd Mayweather, enth, Erin Hamlin ninth and Emily Sweeney 11th. Geisenberger fight was close.” Cotto fell to 41-6 with 33 wins inside the was repeated as he departed in defeat. “Thank you for sup- Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. got her second medal of the day and 107th of her World Cup distance. A six-time world champion in four different weight porting me at every opportunity,” Cotto told his fans. “I’m so “I want to thank Team Cotto for giving me this opportunity,” career later Sunday in the team relay, when Germany set divisions, Cotto vowed he would stick by his decision to glad to call Madison Square Garden my home.” In his 17- Ali said. “They really didn’t have to. They could have taken another track record on the way to the gold.—AP retire. “It is,” he said, when asked if the bout had been his year pro career, Cotto defeated a host of marquee fighters, an easier fight.” — AFP