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CCRICKET|RICKET Page 3 FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 6 Bumrah races Neymar set against time to to return for get fi t for fi nal PSG in ‘special Test at Gabba game’ today Wednesday, January 13, 2021 DAKAR RALLY Jumada I 29, 1442 AH Peterhansel extends GULF TIMES lead as al-Attiyah stays in second SPORT Page 2 Sheikh Joaan meets International Judo Federation president HE President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday met with International Judo Federation president Marius Vizer who is currently visiting Doha to attend the IJF Doha Masters. HE Sheikh Joaan welcomed Vizer, noting the fruitful and deep relations between the two parties and discussed means to develop them further. He thanked the IJF for its role in developing the sport and increasing its popularity around the world, aff irming that Qatar will continue supporting judo at all levels. On his part, Vizer expressed his satisfaction with his visit to Doha and praised the international sporting status of Qatar. HE QOC secretary-general Jassim Rashid al-Buenain also attended the meeting. DOHA MASTERS JUDO World champ Agbegnenou starts new season with gold ‘I am already qualified for Olympics. I wanted this competition to see myself what I can do and assess myself...’ By Yash Mudgal Doha eigning world and Euro- pean champion Clarisse Agbegnenou of France Rstarted the new season on a winning note at the Inter- national Judo Federation’s 2021 Doha Masters at the Lusail Multi- purpose Hall yesterday. Agbegnenou, who won her fi fth European title in Prague on November 20, defeated Nami Na- brkura of Japan in the fi nal to win the -63kg category gold. “I am very happy because it was really tough. It is nice to start (the season) like that but I would keep in mind that I need to do a lot of work and to be ready for the Ol- ympic Games,” Agbegnenou said. Agbegnenou, the silver med- allist at the Rio Games in 2016, is getting ready for the Tokyo Games. Tato Griglashvili of Georgia (in white) won the men’s -81kg category gold , beating Frank De Wit of the “I am already qualifi ed for Ol- Netherlands. ympics. I wanted this competi- tion to see myself what I can do RESULTS and assess myself to know what Men’s -73kg I need to work on. This event Gold: Changrim An (Korea) gave me confi dence that I can Silver: Soichi Hashimoto (Japna) put up my level and I can work Bronze: Igor Wandtke (Ge- on other things. I have good mo- wrmany), Turave Khikmatillokh tivation and power so I have to (Uzbekistan) stay like this. Defi nitely, I have to Men’s -81kg improve a lot and work on new Gold: Tato Griglashvili (Georgia) techniques,”Agbegnenou said. Clarisse Agbegnenou of France (in white) in action against Nami Nabrkura of Japan in the 2021 Doha Silver: Frank De Wit (Nether- The four-time world champion Masters at the Lusail Multipurpose Hall yesterday. PICTURES: Jayan Orma and agencies lands) Frenchwoman praised Qatar for Bronze: Ivaylo Ivanov (Bulgaria), hosting the event successfully Yoko Ono of Japan claimed the injury, De Wit seemed slightly tralize each other’s moves. Sagi Muki (Israel) during the coronavirus pandem- gold medal. She defeated Russian distracted. It helped Grigalash- It was only after three min- Women’s -63kg ic. Madina Taimazova. In the fi nal, vili take advantage of the situa- utes and 43 seconds of extra Gold: Clarisse Agbegnenou “It is really hard what is hap- Taimazova resisted well during tion to throw him before apply- time that Hashimoto applied (France) pening to the world, but Qatar is regulation time, but the golden ing an unstoppable arm lock. a dangerous technique - for Silver: Nami Nabrkura (Japan) organizing this event really well. score period was too much for 2018 world champion South which he received a Hansoku- Winners of the women’s -70kg category celebrate on the podium. Bronze: Sanne Vermeer (Nether- We wanted to see this country the young Russian, who had to Korean Changrim An claimed make (defeat by grave infringe- lands) Andreja Leski (Slovania) more and I hope we can see it in suff er a defeat by hold down. the gold medal in the -73kg ment) - and An won the third get past their rivals in the first old Rabahi lost to experienced good times because it seems re- In the men’s -81kg category, category. He defeated Soichi gold medal for Korea in the and second round respectively. opponent world No 19 Anri Women’s -70kg ally beautiful.” The bronze med- reigning European champion Hashimoto of Japan in a tough event. The 28-year-old Zemouri, Egutidze of Portugal. Gold: Yoko Ono (Japan) als of the category went to winner Tato Griglashvili, from Georgia, final. Both of Qatar’s judokas who represented Qatar at the The men’s under-100kg and Silver: Madina Taimazova of the Tbilisi Grand Prix Sanne defeated Frank De Wit of the At the end of regular time crashed out yesterday morning. 2016 Rio Olympic Games and over-100kg, and women’s un- (Russia) Vermeer of the Netherlands and Netherlands. The fi nal seemed no point was scored and the Khalil Rabahi and Morad Ze- had a first-round bye, lost to der-78kg and over-78kg bouts Bronze: Kim Polling (Nether- Andreja Leski of Slovania. rather balanced for most of reg- athletes entered golden score, mouri, both participated in the Dominic Ressel of Germany in will be held today. lands), Giovanna Scoccimarro In the -70kg women’s category, ulation, but following a slight where they continued to neu- men’s -81kg event, but failed to the second round. The 23-year- (Germany) Gulf Times 2 Wednesday, January 13, 2021 SPORT RALLYING ‘Mr Dakar’ extends lead over Nasser with stage win With three stages remaining, al-Attiyah stays second overall after finishing behind French legend Peterhansel Qatar’s Nasser al-Attiyah and co-driver Matthieu Baumel in action during stage 9 of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia yesterday. Reuters Arabian desert desert The 55-year-old, punctures on his way to second place in Chilean Jose Ignacio Cornejo stretched ing for the lead on his KTM when he where he was,” said Brabec. Riyadh nicknamed ‘Mr Dakar’ for his record 13 the 465km stage around Neom with de- his lead to 11 minutes and 24 seconds crashed after 155km. Defending cham- “He asked me probably seven times wins on two wheels and four, stretched fending champion Carlos Sainz, Peter- over Argentina’s Kevin Benavides, who pion Ricky Brabec of the United States where he was and who I was. I came his advantage over the Qatari to 17 min- hansel’s X-Raid Mini JCW teammate, won the stage. Britain’s Sam Sunder- and Sunderland stopped to assist Price across him and just hung out with him verall leader Stephane Peter- utes and 50 seconds with three stages only 11th.The Spaniard, who had to stop land was third in the standings. and were handed back the lost time un- until the helicopter got there.” hansel fi nally won a stage in remaining. Until yesterday the French- and repair his car’s brakes, stayed third Australian Toby Price crashed and der rally regulations. Price had posted images on the pre- the 2021 Dakar Rally yester- man had not won stage of this year’s overall. France’s nine-times world rally was fl own to hospital by helicopter for “He’s a little bit injured, I think it’s his vious marathon stage of the ‘bush me- day to leave his closest rival event. champion Sebastien Loeb retired from checks. The twice Dakar winner had left shoulder and left arm. He hit pretty chanic’ repairs he made to his gashed ONasser al-Attiyah trailing in the Saudi Toyota’s al-Attiyah suff ered two the event. In the motorcycle category, been second overall and was challeng- hard on the left and didn’t really know rear tyre using cable ties.” TENNIS FORMULA 1 Sabalenka to face Kudermetova in fi nal Australian GP postponed to AFP Abu Dhabi November, China uncertain orld number 10 Reuters indicated China would be slot- our Chinese colleagues to fi nd a Aryna Sabalenka London ted in if circumstances allowed solution to race there in 2021 if says she’ll do eve- and another race dropped off . something changes.” rything she can to The calendar will not stretch Tickets for the Australian Wkeep her winning streak alive ormula One postponed beyond 23 races. Grand Prix had yet to go on sale after she posted a 14th consecu- the Australian Grand Both the Australian and Chi- and local organisers said it was tive victory in Abu Dhabi yes- Prix from March to No- nese races were cancelled en- the right decision to reschedule. terday to reach her third fi nal in vember, with Bahrain tirely last year as the pandemic “As the third-last race of the as many tournaments. openingF the season and China’s ripped up the sporting calendar, season, this provides the op- Sabalenka needed just 61 race left hanging, as Covid-19 with the season reduced to 17 portunity to safely host what minutes to wrap up her 6-3, 6-2 forced the sport to rewrite the grands prix in Europe and the could be the championship-de- success over the ninth-seeded 2021 calendar yesterday. Middle East. cider in Melbourne in the lead- Maria Sakkari and will take on Italy’s Imola circuit was “We are pleased to con- in to summer,” said Australian Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova added to the record 23-round fi rm that the number of races Grand Prix Corp Chairman Paul in the title decider in the UAE schedule as the second race on planned for the season remains Little.