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WEDNESDAY, JuNE 22, 2016 VOLuME XI ISSuE NO.20 QR2.00 www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com P 6 | FUTSAL P 24 | RAMADAN EVENTS INTER FAVOURITES UNDYING SPIRIT QATAR’S FIRST Movistar Inter of Spain start as The pair of Sheikh Hassan bin Khalid ENGLISH SPORTS firm favourites at the upcoming Al Thani and Ahmad Askar reign WEEKLY Intercontinental Cup in Doha. supreme at the NBK tennis tourney. FOLLOW US PAGES 16-19 P 20 | POSTER DSP SPECIAL DANIEL STORY STURRIDGE P 22 | CUE SPORTS Qatar ready for P 28 | TENNIS Snooker Worlds Serbian valley! UK £1, Europe €2 | Oman 200 Baisas | Bahrain 200 Fils | Egypt LE 2 | Lebanon 3,000 Livre | Kuwait 250 Fils | Morocco Dh 6 | UAEDh 5 | Yemen 75 Riyals | Sudan 1 Pound | KSA 2 Riyals | Jordan 500 Fils | Iraq $1 | Palestine $1 | Syria LS 20 www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com | Wednesday, June 22, 2016 www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com 3 EXCITEMENT NOW JUST A TOUCH AWAY OutlookThe writer can be contacted at [email protected] Make sure integrity of sports is maintained all the time ĈĈRussian episode points the needle performance-enhancing subjects, but the Russian as part of its deceitful plan to secure international of suspicion to state agencies episode clearly points the needle of suspicion to prestige through success in sports. Remember, state agencies. And now, Aden’s alleged involve- Marita Koch’s women’s 400M world record (47.60sec) HE athletics world is in turmoil again. New ment takes the whole thing to an altogether dif- set in 1985 still remains unbroken! doping scandals are emerging almost on ferent level, raising even a sense of fear about Be that it may, it was heartening to note that Ta daily basis, the latest being the arrest of the presence of a multinational ‘gang’ behind it. top sports administrators from the IOC, IAAF and Somali coach Jama Aden in Spain last Monday. The IAAF has come under flak from several other international federations met at Lausanne It was only last week the International Olympic quarters in recent years for its kid-glove treat- on Tuesday and decided to impose further crack- Committee (IOC) endorsed International Association ment of Russia and other countries like Kenya down on drug offenders before the Rio Olympics. of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) decision to ban and Ethiopia despite their non-compliance with Integrity is doing the right thing even when Russian athletes from Rio Olympics, following the World Anti-Doping Agency’s regulations. no one is watching. I hope it’ll be maintained shocking revelations about systematic doping It was a virtual slap on the IAAF’s face when at all costs and we can see fair competitions at in that country. its long-serving former chief Lamine Diack was the forthcoming Olympics in Rio. Aden’s arrest has added a new dimension to the arrested, soon after he left his job, following alle- spectre of doping. The Somali is currently train- gations of accepting bribes to cover up positive ing a group of top-notch international athletes, dope tests by Russian athletes. That gave clear including Ethiopia’s world champion Genzebe indications of a nexus between avaricious offi- Dibaba. Until recently, Britain’s middle distance cials and drug cheats. ace Mo Farah was also under his charge. The Russian shame reminds me of the disgraceful It’s widely believed that only a few ‘greedy’ doping practised in former East Germany in the Dr Ahmed Al Mohannadi athletes try to gain unfair advantage by using 1970s when the government itself encouraged it Editor-in-Chief ASPIRE Academy Fans expected Selecao to bounce is pride of Qatar back under Dunga, but they once INBOX again failed to get their act together, It was interesting to read your article having suffered a demoralising defeat headlined Future Champs (Doha in the World Cup semifinal at home Stadium Plus Editor-in-Chief Dr Ahmed Al Mohannadi P.O. Box: 24598, Doha, Qatar , June 15), which rightly two years ago. Tel: +974 44138065, Fax: +974 44138597 captured the mood of student-ath- The Samba men’s latest setback Managing Editor Kumar Ravi WEDNESDAY, JuNE 15, 2016 VOLuME XI ISSuE NO.19 QR2.00 www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com P 4 | FOOTBALL P 24 | RAMADAN EVENTS JAISH TO MEET NASR PEERLESS PASSION QATAR’S FIRST Qatar’s El Jaish will lock horns with The Salah Saqr football tourney, which letes at the ASPIRE Academy’s ninth proved they need to do a lot of work Senior Editor/Writer ENGLISH SPORTS the UAE’s Al Nasr in the AFC began 42 years ago as an amateur Aswin Abraham Champions League quarterfinal. event, withstands the test of time. WEEKLY Editorial: Tel: +974 44138522, Fax: +974 44138593 FOLLOW US Senior Sports Writer graduation ceremony. at the ground level before aiming big. N Ganesh e-mail: [email protected] Sports Writers Aspire has been doing a great job Pedro Xavier, Doha. 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Its excellent facili- Nice neighbourhood e-mail: [email protected] Photographers Mohan ties, which enabled the aspirants Vinod Divakaran to train the perfect way, and com- It was great to see the Aspire Zone Fadi Al Assaad prehensive curriculum that focused Foundation recreating a traditional P 20 | POSTER LUKA MODRIC Mohammed Dabboos P 27 | MOTORSPORT on athletic and academic develop- Qatari neighbourhood at Freej Aspire P 28 | RUGBY Rakan makes ‘Qatar stays firmly on DSP EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW the hard tackle right fitness track’ REUTERS/ Kai Pfaffenbach UK £1, Europe €2 | Oman 200 Baisas | Bahrain 200 Fils | Egypt LE 2 | Lebanon 3,000 Livre | Kuwait 250 Fils | Morocco Dh 6 | UAEDh 5 | Yemen 75 Riyals | Sudan 1 Pound | KSA 2 Riyals | Jordan 500 Fils | Iraq $1 | Palestine $1 | Syria LS 20 Doha Stadium Plus Publishers: ASPIRE Printing, Publishing and Distribution A K BijuRaj ment, should help them face chal- ( , June 15). 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Freej Aspire It was saddening to see Brazil crash offers them a chance to know more www.facebook.com/dohastadium www.twitter.com/dohastadiumplus www.flickr.com/photos/dohastadiumplusqatar © Stories and photographs appearing in this publication may not be reproduced without the permission of out of the Copa America in the group about Qatar’s rich history. ASPIRE Printing, Publishing and Distribution. stage (Doha Stadium Plus, June 15). Ibrahim Rashid, Doha. www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com | Wednesday, June 22, 2016 3 OutlookThe writer can be contacted at [email protected] Make sure integrity of sports is maintained all the time ĈĈRussian episode points the needle performance-enhancing subjects, but the Russian as part of its deceitful plan to secure international of suspicion to state agencies episode clearly points the needle of suspicion to prestige through success in sports. Remember, state agencies. And now, Aden’s alleged involve- Marita Koch’s women’s 400M world record (47.60sec) HE athletics world is in turmoil again. New ment takes the whole thing to an altogether dif- set in 1985 still remains unbroken! doping scandals are emerging almost on ferent level, raising even a sense of fear about Be that it may, it was heartening to note that Ta daily basis, the latest being the arrest of the presence of a multinational ‘gang’ behind it. top sports administrators from the IOC, IAAF and Somali coach Jama Aden in Spain last Monday. The IAAF has come under flak from several other international federations met at Lausanne It was only last week the International Olympic quarters in recent years for its kid-glove treat- on Tuesday and decided to impose further crack- Committee (IOC) endorsed International Association ment of Russia and other countries like Kenya down on drug offenders before the Rio Olympics. of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) decision to ban and Ethiopia despite their non-compliance with Integrity is doing the right thing even when Russian athletes from Rio Olympics, following the World Anti-Doping Agency’s regulations. no one is watching. I hope it’ll be maintained shocking revelations about systematic doping It was a virtual slap on the IAAF’s face when at all costs and we can see fair competitions at in that country. its long-serving former chief Lamine Diack was the forthcoming Olympics in Rio. Aden’s arrest has added a new dimension to the arrested, soon after he left his job, following alle- spectre of doping. The Somali is currently train- gations of accepting bribes to cover up positive ing a group of top-notch international athletes, dope tests by Russian athletes. That gave clear including Ethiopia’s world champion Genzebe indications of a nexus between avaricious offi- Dibaba. Until recently, Britain’s middle distance cials and drug cheats. ace Mo Farah was also under his charge. The Russian shame reminds me of the disgraceful It’s widely believed that only a few ‘greedy’ doping practised in former East Germany in the Dr Ahmed Al Mohannadi athletes try to gain unfair advantage by using 1970s when the government itself encouraged it Editor-in-Chief ASPIRE Academy Fans expected Selecao to bounce is pride of Qatar back under Dunga, but they once INBOX again failed to get their act together, It was interesting to read your article having suffered a demoralising defeat headlined Future Champs (Doha in the World Cup semifinal at home Stadium Plus Editor-in-Chief Dr Ahmed Al Mohannadi P.O.