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Monday, August 2, 2021 ATHLETICS Dhul-Hijjah 23, 1442 AH Jacobs storms to GULF TIMES 100m crown, Rojas smashes record SP RT Page 4 ATHLETICS / GOLD MATES Barshim and Tamberi share much more than friendship and MEDALS similar journeys back from injuries — an Olympic gold medal TALLY Country G S B T By Sports Reporter Tokyo 1. 24 14 13 51 2. United States 20 23 16 59 3. Japan 17 5 9 31 atar’s and Italy’s 4. Australia 14 3 14 31 Gianmarco Tamberi 5. ROC 12 19 13 44 share a lot. 6. Great Britain 10 10 12 32 QA camaraderie that belies 7. France 5 10 6 21 the highly competitive disci- 8. South Korea 5 4 8 17 pline of men’s high jump. A certain fl amboyant personal- 9. Italy 4 8 15 27 ity, maybe Tamberi edges out 10. Netherlands 4 7 6 17 Barshim by the millimetres 11. Germany 4 4 11 19 that sometimes separate them 12. New Zealand 4 3 4 11 on the fi eld. Even a journey back from a career threaten- 13. Czech Republic 4 3 1 8 ing injury, albeit at diff erent 14. Canada 3 4 7 14 times. 15. Switzerland 3 4 5 12 Yesterday, the two shared 16. Croatia 3 2 2 7 the Olympic gold, an event as rare as the unusual circum- 17. Chinese Taipei 2 4 4 10 stances of the Games itself. Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim (left, also right) of Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy celebrate after 18. Brazil 2 3 5 10 Both Barshim, 30, and the winning gold in the men’s high jump event at Tokyo Olympics yesterday. (Reuters) 19. Hungary 2 2 2 6 29-year-old Tamberi ended 20. Slovenia 2 1 1 4 with jumps of 2.37m and had here delivering this magazine. lined from competition for 11 21. Ecuador 2 0 0 2 no failed attempts until they message.” The next day, months, but with a more grad- attempted to clear 2.39. It was also a Barshim’s persist- ual return. 21. Kosovo 2 0 0 2 After three failures each at win-win situa- ent eff orts to get “It is amazing, this is a 21. QATAR 2 0 0 2 that height, an Olympic offi - tion for the Italian, through to Tamberi dream I don’t want to wake up 24. Spain 1 3 3 7 cial fi rst off ered them a jump- who broke his ankle at the latter’s lowest from,” said Barshim. “I have 25. Georgia 1 3 1 5 off to decide the winner. days attempting ebb forged a strong been through a lot. It’s been “Can we have two golds?”, 2.41m before the relationship. “We fi ve years that I have been 26. Romania 1 3 0 4 Barshim asked him. Rio Games in 2016. talked. I cried in waiting, with injuries and a 26. Sweden 1 3 0 4 The offi cial nodded, and the “After my inju- front of him,” Tam- lot of setbacks. But we are here 26. Venezuela 1 3 0 4 Watch Mutaz two athletes clasped hands ries I just wanted to beri wrote in the today sharing this moment 29. Hong Kong 1 2 0 3 and whooped for joy. come back, but now Barshim’s win here article titled, My and all the sacrifi ces. It’s really 29. South Africa 1 2 0 3 “I look at him, he looks at I have this gold, it’s Friend Mutaz. worth it now in this moment.” me, and we know it. We just incredible,” he said. “I dreamed In July 2018, Barshim himself of Bela- 29. Slovakia 1 2 0 3 look at each other and we know, of this so many times.” suff ered a career-threatening rus, who also cleared 2.37, took 32. Austria 1 1 3 5 that is it, it is done. There is no The next year, at the injury when, like Tamberi, the bronze on countback. 33. Denmark 1 1 2 4 need,” Barshim said. event, Tam- he attempted to fl y where he Barshim won bronze, 33. Serbia 1 1 2 4 “He is one of my best beri couldn’t even clear the hadn’t gone before — 2.46m. later upgraded to silver, at friends, not only on the track, opening height of 2.20m in the Barshim didn’t jump for the the 2012 Games. He 35. Belgium 1 1 1 3 but outside the track. We work high jump competition. next 11 months but worked his picked up another silver in 35. Jamaica 1 1 1 3 together. This is a dream come “I was feeling frustrated,” way back to successfully de- Rio four years later and then 35. Norway 1 1 1 3 true. It is the true spirit, the Tamberi had written in IAAF’s fend his world title at home in won two successive world ti- 38. Poland 1 1 0 2 sportsman spirit, and we are (now ) Spikes Doha. Tamberi too was side- tles in 2017 and 2019. 38. Tunisia 1 1 0 2 40. Ireland 1 0 2 3 40. Israel 1 0 2 3 40. Turkey 1 0 2 3 Samba steps closer to medal, reaches 400m hurdles fi nal 43. Belarus 1 0 1 2 43. Estonia 1 0 1 2 By Sports Reporter men’s 400m hurdles semi- However, an injury he suf- too rolled through their semi- 43. Fiji 1 0 1 2 Tokyo fi nal, to secure his place in fered in London while run- fi nal, setting up an eagerly tomorrow’s fi nal. In the heat, ning a 400m fl at upset his awaited fi nal showdown. 43. Uzbekistan 1 0 1 2 the second semi-fi nal, Samba momentum. Samba managed Two-time world cham- 47. Bermuda 1 0 0 1 atar’s Abderrah- fi nished behind Alison dos a bronze at the World Cham- pion and world record holder man Samba quali- Santos, who ran a 47.31. pionships at home in 2019, Warholm ran 47.30, while 47. Ethiopia 1 0 0 1 fi ed for his fi rst Ol- Samba was only the second fi nishing behind Norwegian Benjamin 47.37. 47. Greece 1 0 0 1 ympic Games fi nal man to dip under 47 seconds Karsten Warholm and Ameri- Warholm last month broke 47. Iran 1 0 0 1 atQ the Olympic Stadium in in history behind the then can Rai Benjamin. Kevin Young’s 29-year-old 47. Latvia 1 0 0 1 Tokyo, Japan, yesterday. world record holder Kevin Yesterday, the two other world record at the Oslo Dia- 47. Philippines 1 0 0 1 The World bronze medal- Young (46.78) when he ran a members of the sub-47 quar- mond League meet, running list ran a 47.47 seconds in the 46.98 in Paris in June 2018. tet, Warholm and Benjamin, 46.70. 47. Thailand 1 0 0 1 54. Colombia 0 2 1 3 55. Dominican Republic 0 2 0 2 56. Ukraine 0 1 5 6 BEACH VOLLEYBALL 57. Indonesia 0 1 2 3 57. Mongolia 0 1 2 3 59. Cuba 0 1 1 2 Younousse-Tijan rally from a set down to reach quarters 59. India 0 1 1 2 59. Portugal 0 1 1 2 to a 21-19 win over the United States We’re ready for the second step. We By Sports Reporter 59. San Marino 0 1 1 2 Doha duo. always keep on fighting. We play The Qatari momentum continued some tactics, but the main goal is to 59. Uganda 0 1 1 2 into the third set, though a 12-8 ad- keep on fighting. We never give up. 64. Bulgaria 0 1 0 1 atar’s World No 1 pair vantage was trimmed to 12-10 by the This helped us come back in the sec- 64. Jordan 0 1 0 1 Cherif Younousse and Americans. But Cherif and Ahmed ond set,” Ahmed said. Ahmed Tijan overcame a showed tremendous positional “We never look at the score. We 64. North Macedonia 0 1 0 1 stiff challenge from veter- awareness and held fi rm for a 15-11 don’t care about the score. We al- 64. Turkmenistan 0 1 0 1 anQ American duo of Phil Dalhausser third set win. ways focus on the game, always 68. Kazakhstan 0 0 3 3 and Nick Lucena to enter the quar- “Thank God we won this game!” focus on ourselves, not on the op- 68. Mexico 0 0 3 3 ter-finals of the 2020 Tokyo Games Cherif exclaimed. ponent or the score. We just have to yesterday. “We were ready for a long game. play well and enjoy the game. It’s a 70. Azerbaijan 0 0 2 2 Despite going down to the 41-year- We know each other really well. pleasure for me to play against Phil 70. Egypt 0 0 2 2 olds 14-21 in the fi rst set, Ahmed and We trained in Orlando with them and Nick. I really feel this gratitude, 72. Argentina 0 0 1 1 Cherif stayed cool despite sand tem- for about a month and a half. They but at the end I also want to win. 72. Côte d’Ivoire 0 0 1 1 peratures above 120 degrees Fahren- know us really well. We know them This is my main goal.” 72. Finland 0 0 1 1 heit at the Shiokaze Park to win the really well. Even in practice, our The remaining six matches of this next two games. games are always very long. So I can round are scheduled to take place 72. Kuwait 0 0 1 1 The Qataris made a 5-1 run in the Cherif Younousse (left) and Ahmed Tijan of Qatar celebrate a point during the say we were not expecting an easy today to complete the quarter-final 72. Malaysia 0 0 1 1 second set to take a 10-9 lead en route beach volleyball Round of 16 match at the Tokyo Olympic Games. (Reuters) game. Now the first step is done. line-up. Gulf Times 2 Monday, August 2, 2021

SWIMMING China’s Chen stuns Tai to win gold Dressel wins fi ft h defending champion AFP Tokyo in today’s fi nal, and he was glad to secure a top-two fi nish after taking bronze at the 2016 Rio hina’s Games. “Obviously I want more claimed women’s bad- than just a fi nal — this is not minton singles gold enough for me,” said Axelsen. yesterday, denying Tai- “I was so tense and wanted it so gold as McKeon Cwan a second straight night of badly, so I couldn’t even enjoy success in the sport. Taiwan had the game today. In a few hours bagged its fi rst-ever Olympic I’ll be really happy and proud, badminton medal the previ- but right now it’s just relief.” ous night with gold in the men’s The two players were meeting doubles competition. for the fi rst time, and Cordon’s But Chen ensured there would unorthodox style caused Axelsen be no repeat in the women’s some early problems. Cordon makes history singles, beating world number still has a chance to claim Gua- one Tai Tzu-ying 21-18, 19-21, temala’s second-ever Olympic 21-18 to capture the title. Tai medal in Monday’s bronze ‘I’m proud of myself, I think I reached what my potential was here at these Games’ scuff ed a shot into the net to playoff against Indonesia’s end a marathon fi nal rally, . AFP and Chen fell to her knees “I had a chance in the fi rst Tokyo USA’s Ryan Murphy (left ) and roared to the rafters. In- set,” said Cordon, whose run and USA’s Caeleb Dressel dia’s PV Sindhu took bronze, to the semis has captivated his celebrate winning the fi nal beating China’s He Bingjiao 21- native Guatemala. aeleb Dressel banked two more of the men’s 4x100m 13, 21-15. “I took a risk to try to play titles to end his Tokyo campaign medley relay swimming In men’s singles, Denmark’s faster than him or try to at- with fi ve golds yesterday, as Aus- event at the Tokyo world number two Viktor Ax- tack with my smash, but there tralia’s Emma McKeon became Aquatics Centre yesterday. elsen overcame a nervy start were some easy mistakes. And theC fi rst female swimmer to win seven (AFP) to move into the fi nal, ending of course, with these kind of top medals at a single Olympics. Guatemalan underdog Kevin players it’s not easy to win easy The American machine earned the title Cordon’s unlikely tilt at the title. points.” of world’s fastest swimmer with a light- World number 59 Cordon has Rio champion Chen has the ning 21.07 seconds in the 50m freestyle been the surprise package in To- chance to emulate Chinese bad- before helping the US men shatter their kyo but Axelsen was ultimately minton legend Lin Dan in win- own world record in the 4x100m med- too clinical for him, winning ning consecutive Olympic titles, ley relay. “I’m proud of myself, I think their semi-fi nal 21-18, 21-11. after beating Ginting 21-16, 21-11 I reached what my potential was here at The Dane will face China’s in the other semi-fi nal. these Games and it was just really fun racing,” said Dressel. The unassuming McKeon was just as impressive, blasting through the 50m in 23.81 to win then spearheading Australia to the women’s medley relay honours on the fi nal day of action. It boosted her medal tally to seven — four gold and three bronze — surpassing the six won by East German Kristin Otto (1952) and American Natalie Coughlin (2008). McKeon also matched the record for the most decorated female athlete at a single Games ever, tied with Russian gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya (1952). McKeon snared gold in the 50m and 100m freestyle, 4x100m relay and the medley, along with bronze in the 100m butterfl y He joins Americans Michael Phelps, en’s 4x200m relay (China), mixed 4x100 set at the 2009 world championships, and two further relays. Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi, and Otto, relay (Britain) and by the US in yester- with Adam Peaty’s Britain taking silver “It’s very surreal now it’s over. It all as the only swimmers to win fi ve or more day’s men’s medley. While the US again ahead of Italy. went by very quickly and I’m very happy golds in one Games. “I’m giving a pat topped the medal table with 30, including In the women’s relay, McKeon swam with how the meet went,” she said. “I look on the back then put it away and move 11 gold, second-placed Australia made the fl y for Australia, leaving Cate Camp- at the athletes that have gone before forward,” Dressel said. “I’m going to serious inroads. bell to bring them home in an Olympic- me and have been so impressed and take a break, I’m pretty over swim- Among their 20 medals were nine golds record 3:51.60 to upset the American inspired by what they’ve done but ming, and enjoy time with my fam- — their highest number at an Olympics, two-time defending champions. Canada I’ve never been into the stats and ily.” and a huge improvement on their three were third. “It’s a little bit more spe- medal counts. But to be in that kind of Once again the superpowers domi- titles in Rio. In contrast, the US under- cial being able to get a win from behind, company, it’s an honour and I know I’ve nated the nine-day meet, where six world performed from their 33 medals and over the Americans,” said Campbell, in worked hard for it.” records fell. South African Tatjana Sch- 16 golds in Rio, with Dressel and Katie her fourth Olympics. “It’s a dream come Like McKeon, Dressel took out the oenmaker joined Dressel with an indi- Ledecky doing the heavy lifting. true.” 50-100 free double, but also powered to vidual mark when she crushed the long- Both Dressel and McKeon returned Meanwhile, America’s Robert Finke the 100m butterfl y title in world-record standing women’s 200m breaststroke for the event-closing relays with Dres- overcame fatigue to secure the Olympic time, while adding 4x100m free and best. sel delivering a storming butterfl y leg to distance double by winning the men’s Chen Yufei of China reacts after winning the singles final against Tai medley relay to thrust himself into rari- New benchmarks were also set in the steer the US to a world-record 3:26.78. It 1500m gold medal to go with his 800m Tzu-Ying (not pictured) of Taiwan at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza fi ed company. women’s 4x100m relay (Australia), wom- crushed their own global mark of 3:27.28 title. in Tokyo yesterday. (Reuters).

SPOTLIGHT COMMENT India’s Sindhu hopes Whitlock reigns supreme on bronze can inspire horse on night of gymnastic fi rsts new generation AFP Biles will ‘probably’ AFP was “sad” at not being able to go Tokyo Tokyo one better than her 2016 silver. compete in beam, But she was able to put the teammate says disappointment behind her to ax Whitlock defended his Gymnastics star Simone Biles, who has ndian badminton star PV claim bronze. “I had to close all pommel horse title and Re- withdrawn from four Olympic events Sindhu hopes she can in- my emotions for this one match beca Andrade succeeded over a debilitating mental block, will spire a new generation af- and just give my all,” she said. Simone Biles as vault cham- “probably” compete on the beam in ter adding Tokyo Olympic “I’m very happy and I think I’ve Mpion on a night of gymnastic fi rsts at the what would be her last chance in Tokyo, Ibronze to her 2016 silver medal done really well. Getting a medal Olympics yesterday. Ukraine-born Ar- US teammate MyKayla Skinner said yesterday. The world champion for the country is defi nitely a tem Dolgopyat assured his place in his yesterday. Biles dramatically pulled beat China’s He Bingjiao 21-13, proud moment for me and also adopted country’s history by winning the out of the team final last week, saying 21-15 to add another prize to her the people out there.” fl oor exercise to claim Israel’s fi rst ever she was suff ering from the “twisties”, collection, fi ve years after fi nish- Sindhu followed up her 2016 gymnastics medal. where gymnasts lose the ability to ing second at the Rio Games. Olympic silver by winning the And then Nina Derwael hopped up onto orient themselves in mid-air. She has Now she hopes the world’s world title in 2019. She said she the uneven bars to end Belgium’s wait for since withdrawn from the all-around, second-most populous coun- would “defi nitely” look to chal- gymnastics hardware, the world champi- floor, vault and uneven bar events. Her try can use her achievement as a lenge for Olympic gold again on taking gold with American all-around decision to skip the vault competition springboard for more badminton at the 2024 Paris Games, and champion Sunisa Lee in bronze. Not to be allowed Skinner to take her spot and success. “I’m sure a lot of young- backed herself to continue im- outdone Andrade, who took silver behind scoop a silver yesterday. And the US sters and others will get motivat- proving. “Every time I win, Lee in the all-around, was Brazil’s fi rst gymnast said she believed the Tokyo ed to work hard and come up,” she it’s a stepping stone,” said the female gymnastics champion. Olympics wasn’t over yet for Biles, who said. “I’m sure we can do this. If 26-year-old. While Dolgopyat, Derwael and An- has openly talked about her strug- I can do it, everybody can do it.” “It builds up my motivation. drade were all breaking new ground, for gles with her mental health during the Sindhu was aiming to become I can do much better and I can Whitlock it was a glorious case of history Gold medallist Max Whitlock of Britain poses with his medal whilst sitting on the Games. “She’s still probably going to be only the second Indian to win an work harder. I think that’s my repeating itself. The Rio 2016 champion pommel horse yesterday. (Reuters) competing,” Skinner told reporters after individual Olympic gold medal, passion towards the sport — had qualifi ed in only fi fth place behind the vault final. “I don’t know for sure, it’s but lost to Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying once you achieve something, you Taiwan’s Lee Chih Kai, but turned the There was heartache for Rhys Mc- the Spaniard’s gold into silver when his kind of up to her,” she said, but added in the semi-fi nals. She said she want to achieve more and more.” tables in style with a technically diffi cult Clenaghan of Ireland who arrived with routine matched Zapata’s score of 14.933, “yeah I think so”, when asked whether and fi nely executed routine earning a sig- hopes of earning his country’s fi rst ever and with their execution mark also the the four-time Olympic champion would nifi cant score of 15.583,.183 clear of Lee. gymnastics medal only to fall off the ap- same, it went down to the diffi culty level, appear on the beam tomorrow. Japan’s Kazuma Kaya took the bronze. paratus seconds into his performance. with Dolgopyat taking the title by just Skinner said Biles was “one strong Whitlock, who also won fl oor gold at Earlier on the fl oor, Dolgopyat had fi n- 0.100. cookie” but that the situation “has the Rio 2016 Games and horse bronze at ished level on points with Spain’s Ray- Andrade meanwhile had come definitely hit her really hard”. “She’s London 2012, said: “This was the most derley Zapata but won the tiebreak through injury hell to climb the po- handling it better than I thought. Every nervous I have ever been for any compe- with a higher diffi culty score. Chi- dium in Tokyo, overcoming three day she’s been laughing, giggling, tition I have ever done in my entire life. I na’s Xiao Ruoteng took the bronze. visits to the operating table for right super supportive,” she added. Biles was always said it: retaining titles is 10 times Dolgopyat, who moved from knee anterior cruciate ligament sur- in the Ariake Gymnastics Centre on harder than chasing it. Today proved that Ukraine to Tel Aviv when he was 12, gery to fulfi l her Olympic dream. Sunday, cheering on her US teammates to me. It’s a million times harder. It’s the won only Israel’s second ever Olympic ti- “I couldn’t imagine myself up there on competing in the individual events. feeling of knowing you have done it be- tle in any sport after Gal Fridman’s 2004 the podium. I think I matured a lot. I got USA Gymnastics said earlier in the day fore and that feeling of winning Olympic windsurfi ng win in Athens. The 24-year- better from the injuries,” she said. that a decision on her beam participa- gold is crazy. You kind of want to experi- old came into the fi nal as favourite by She opened with a Cheng followed tion would come “later this week”. ence that again, but you know how hard topping the qualifying standings. by an Amanar to deny Mykayla Skinner, Biles, who is widely considered to have it is to do that.” After Russian team gold winner Nikita who took Biles’s place in the fi nal after pushed gymnastics to new limits, came He added: “I am sorry if I’m talk- Nagornyy was marked down after over- the American superstar pulled out with to Tokyo seeking five gold medals to ing rubbish, but I don’t even know how rotating and stumbling on his trademark “the twisties”, a condition where gym- equal the Olympic all-time gymnastics to feel, what to feel or what to say. It’s triple pike tumble, Zapata looked des- nasts lose the ability to orientate them- career record of nine. India’s PV Sindhu poses with her singles bronze medal at a ceremony crazy.” tined for the title. But Dolgopyat turned selves in mid-air. in Tokyo. (AFP) Gulf Times Monday, August 2, 2021 3

GOLF TENNIS Zverev thrashes Khachanov for gold Schauff ele hails AFP Tokyo

lexander Zverev said that “nothing is bigger” than winning an Ol- ympic gold medal after father who had brushingA aside Karen Khachanov to take the men’s singles title in Tokyo yesterday. The fourth seed, who ended Novak Djoko- vic’s Golden Grand Slam bid in the semi-fi nals, produced a dominant display to win 6-3, 6-1 after just 79 minutes at the Ari- titles. “A gold medal at the Ol- dream shattered ake Tennis Park. ympics, for me, the value is in- “There is nothing better than credible because you’re not only this,” said Zverev, who fell to playing for yourself, you’re play- ‘This experience has been really special and to have him here is even better’ the ground in celebration after ing for your whole country,” he clinching the win. said. Khachanov had continued The world number fi ve be- his return to form in Tokyo from comes only the second German recent weeks after reaching the to win an Olympic singles gold Wimbledon quarter-fi nals, but after Steffi Graf in 1988, while this match proved a step too far. Boris Becker and Michael Stich “He played I think an outstand- took the men’s doubles crown ing match. He was just better four years later. today, all credit to him,” said the Zverev is still waiting for silver medallist. a maiden Grand Slam title Zverev made short work of after several near misses, the fi nal, crushing six aces including when he blew a and 16 winners past his over- two-set lead to lose to Do- whelmed opponent. minic Thiem in last year’s Czechs Barbora Krejcikova US Open fi nal. “To be honest, I and Katerina Siniakova added don’t want to talk about the next the women’s doubles gold to Grand Slam right now,” he said their 2021 title. when asked if his Olympic suc- Krejcikova, who also won the cess could help him go one better Roland Garros singles earlier this at Flushing Meadows at the end year, and Siniakova beat Swiss of this month. “I just won the Ol- pair Belinda Bencic and Viktorija ympic Games and I think there’s Golubic 7-5, 6-1. Anastasia Pav- nothing bigger than winning the lyuchenkova and Andrey Rublev Olympic Games.” won the mixed doubles title, The 24-year-old said this vic- edging out fellow Russians Elena tory trumps his 2018 ATP Finals Vesnina and Aslan Karatsev 6-3, triumph and his four Masters 6-7 (5/7), 13-11. Bronze-medallist Taiwan’s C T Pan (left), gold-medallist USA’s Xander Schauff ele (centre) and silver-medallist Slovakia’s Rory Sabbatini stand on the podium after the men’s golf individual stroke play during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Japan, yesterday. (AFP) HOCKEY AFP cathlete when his car was hit by a drunk- 74 that left him 11 shots off the pace after to use it as a springboard to try and create Kawagoe, Japan driver nearly 40 years ago on his way to the fi rst round. “It’s quite a turnaround more interest in the game of golf in Slo- Olympic training, and suff ered multiple for this week winning the bronze medal,” vakia.” injuries including the loss of sight in admitted Pan, who has a world rank- There was agony for home supporters ander Schauff ele paid tribute to his left eye. ing of 208. “I couldn’t even think in the bronze playoff when Matsuyama India and Belgium his father — whose own Olym- “My dad dedicated a big chunk of about it after Thursday’s round.” fell at the fi rst extra hole, along with Paul pic dreams were shattered in a his life for quite some time to obtain- The South African-born Sabbatini Casey. Three more players were elimi- car accident — after winning the ing a medal and that was taken away came into the Olympics at 204th in nated on the third play-off hole, includ- enter semi-fi nals Xgold medal at the Tokyo 2020 men’s golf from him. I’m just really, really happy the world and with little form this ing former world number one McIlroy, ceding a goal in the 45th minute, Reuters tournament yesterday. and fortunate to be sitting here. He’s been year, having missed his last four cuts on leaving Morikawa and Pan to go head-to- Tokyo India sealed the win when Hardik Schauff ele won by a shot from surprise my only swing coach, and as the mentor the US PGA Tour. “It doesn’t sound like it head back down the 18th. Singh made it 3-1 with just min- silver medallist Rory Sabbatini of Slova- you sort of feed off your personal exam- belongs to me,” admitted Sabbatini of his Pan was in the left rough off the tee and utes left to play. Belgium ended kia after holing a knee-knocking four- ples to give to someone younger than you silver medal. “Did I think I had 10-un- could not fi nd the green but Morikawa ndia reached the semi-fi nals Spain’s run with a 3-1 victory, foot putt at the 72nd hole at Kasumigas- or older. der in me today? After yesterday, not a fared worse, burying his approach into of the men’s hockey tour- including two goals from Alex- eki Country Club. He was immediately “And his were all Olympic-related. He chance.” the steep face of a greenside bunker for an nament at the Olympics for ander Hendrickx, who played embraced by his tearful father Stefan, put all his eggs in one basket for quite He had not won an event on the PGA almost impossible ‘fried egg’ lie. the fi rst time since 1980 with a bandage around his who is also his swing coach and mentor. some time to compete as a decathlete in Tour since the 2011 Honda Classic. His He did explode it onto the green but thanksI to a 3-1 win over head to protect a wound on “I knew he was going to be there cry- the Olympics. It was swiped away from Slovakian wife Martina Stofanikova was was left with 25 feet for par which he Britain yesterday to set up a his forehead. Earlier, Aus- ing, luckily he had shades on, but it was him, but he saw potential in me to be- his caddie this week and Sabbatini spoke could not make. “I thought my shot was showdown with Belgium at tralia reached the semis by really cool,” said Schauff ele. “This whole come a good golfer.” of his pride at representing his adopted going to be all right and just mishit... it the Tokyo Games. Australia beating the Netherlands experience has been really special and to Taiwan’s unheralded CT Pan won country. sucks,” said Morikawa who could only and Germany will contest the in a penalty shootout, while have him here is even better.” bronze after seeing off stars such as Mas- “It’s fantastic. We started this journey, watch as Pan chipped on to 12 feet and other semi-fi nal. Germany overcame Argentina. A The American world number fi ve fi n- ters champion Hideki Matsuyama, four- four, fi ve years ago, but the sole purpose sunk the par putt. India, who won the last of powerful performance by goal- ished on 18-under par 266 after carding time major winner Rory McIlroy and of it was to generate future generations A disappointed McIlroy said: “I never their eight Olympic hockey keeper Andrew Charter, who a 67 while veteran Sabbatini, 45, shot a British Open winner Collin Morikawa of Slovak golfers,” said Sabbatini who tried so hard in my life to fi nish third. But gold medals at the 1980 Mos- kept a clean sheet in the shoot- stunning, course-record 10-under par during an epic seven-man playoff which switched nationalities in 2019. it’s been a great experience, it makes me cow Games, led 2-0 at halftime outs — won 3-0 by Australia af- fi nal round of 61 to snatch a shock medal. stretched over four agonising extra holes. “Slovakia doesn’t have anybody to rep- even more determined to go to Paris and thanks to goals by Dilpreet Singh ter the score was 2-2 at the end of Schauff ele’s father was a top German de- Pan started the week with a three-over resent them. And we looked at it as a way try to pick up a medal.” and Gurjant Singh. After con- regular playing time .

HORSE RACING F1 Qatar Racing’s Ocon wins Hungarian GP, Hamilton takes title lead

AFP said Ocon. “It’s fantastic, what can I say? the Hungaroring, this time prompted by Buckaroo gets off Budapest Congrats to Fernando (Alonso) as well, I Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas. think the win is also thanks to him with With the rain coming down, the Finn the fi ght that he did. It’s teamwork, it’s triggered a series of collisions on the the mark at Galway ewis Hamilton missed the chance been a fantastic day!” opening turn which not only took him out to chalk up his 100th victory Max Verstappen’s Red Bull was dam- of the race but accounted for Red Bull’s but did take over the lead in the aged in a fi rst lap crash, which took out Sergio Perez, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, world championship as France’s fi ve cars, and he eventually fi nished 10th, the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll and the LEsteban Ocon steered his way through a leaving Hamilton to take a six-point lead McLaren of Lando Norris. chaotic Hungarian Grand Prix yesterday in the championship. Seven-time world champion Hamil- to collect his fi rst ever win. Mercedes also took over the construc- ton, starting on pole for the 101st time After a tactical error dropped pole- in the Aston Martin. tors championship lead. Going into the in his F1 career, was ahead of the chaos sitter Hamilton to last place, the Briton For 24-year-old Ocon, who control- summer break they are now 10 points in the rain and looked a nailed-on win- picked his way through the fi eld, fi nally led the race from the front, it marked a ahead of Red Bull. Two weeks after the ner when he was on his own on the grid clawing his way past Ocon’s Alpine team- maiden win in his 78th Grand Prix and a controversial collision between Hamilton for the restart while the other cars were mate Fernando Alonso, to fi nish third be- fi rst victory for the new-look Alpine set- and Verstappen on the opening lap at Sil- all changing tyres to suit the improved hind the Frenchman and Sebastian Vettel up. “What a moment! It feels so good!,” verstone, there was early trouble again at weather.

SPOTLIGHT

Declan McDonagh (left) rides Buckaroo to victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden in Galway, Ireland, on Saturday. (Racing Post) Prof Xiaohong appointed to ICSS’ Board of Directors

Agencies On the turn for home, it was he International Centre for Sport the International Criminal Tribunal for integrity to help drive our strategic pri- Galway, Ireland clear that little else was going to Security (ICSS) announced the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) . orities forward.” get involved and Buckaroo be- the appointment of Prof Liu Hanzab said: “We are honoured and Liu Xiaohong is a Professor and PhD gan to press the long-time leader Xiaohong, the President of the delighted to welcome Prof Xiaohong to supervisor of law, and the President of ent off as a favourite for Stone Age inside the fi nal two TShanghai University of Political Science the ICSS governing body. Her extensive the Shanghai University of Political Sci- the seven-runner con- furlongs. The pair battled for the and Law and member of the ICC Inter- experience, impressive track record, and ence and Law. She served as the Vice test, the Qatar Racing advantage up the home straight, national Court of Arbitration on the Belt passion for arbitration law and education Chairman of the International Chamber Limited-owned Bucka- but Buckaroo always had the and Road Initiative to its Board of Direc- will be a valuable asset to the organisa- of Commerce (ICC) Commission on Ar- rooS proved the toughest when measure of his rival and stuck on tors. tion. I look forward to working with her bitration & ADR between 2016 and 2019. taking the Irish Stallion Fams resolutely to score by a neck at The new member joins the current to further our research and expertise- She is currently a member of the Com- EBF Maiden for two-year-olds at the line. Board of Directors chaired by Mohamed based approach in addressing the most mission of the ICC International Court of Galway on Saturday. Golden Beach looked like he Hanzab, Founder of the ICSS, Mohamed prominent challenges facing the world of Arbitration on the Belt and Road Initia- It was the bay colt’s second would play an important role Hajjaj al-Hajri, Vice-Chairman, Lord sport and I wish her every success in her tive, Vice Chairman of ICC China Com- start and he improved on his on leaving the back straight, John Stevens, former Commissioner of new role.” mission on Arbitration & ADR, China third-placed eff ort on debut at but could never land a blow on the London Metropolitan Police, Michael Prof Liu Xiaohong, President of the Society of Private International Law and Killarney from three weeks ago. the leading pair and fi nished six Hershman, Co-founder of Transparency Shanghai University of Political Science Shanghai Law Society, President of the Buckaroo is trained by Joseph lengths back in third. International, Karen Webb Moss, Former and Law and member of the ICC Inter- Institute for the Belt and Road Initiative Patrick O’Brien and was ridden Bred by the Roheryn Partner- Vice-President, Image and Marketing national Court of Arbitration on the Belt of Shanghai Law Society, and chief ex- to success by Declan McDonagh. ship, Buckaroo is by Coolmore Communications at the International and Road Initiative, said: “It is a great pert of Collaborative Innovation Center Trying the 1,700m trip for the stallion Fastnet Rock. His dam Olympic Committee (IOC), Ambassa- privilege to join the ICSS Board of Di- of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade fi rst time, Buckaroo was quickly Roheryn was a Listed winner dor Thomas Stelzer, former Permanent former United States Permanent Rep- rectors at this particular moment in its Zone. She also serves as an arbitrator in on the pace. He took a lead from over 2,400m and was also placed Representative of Austria to the United resentative to the North Atlantic Coun- journey. I look forward to working with a number of main arbitration institutions his principal market rival Stone at Group Two level. The second Nations Offi ce in Vienna and Dean of the cil, and Judge Fausto Pocar, a professor the ICSS Board as we remain resolutely in China and abroad, and as a mediator Age through the fi rst few fur- dam La Chunga won the Group International Anti-Corruption Acad- emeritus of International Law at the Uni- focused on delivering the best of research in Shanghai-Rhone-Alpes International longs of the contest. Three Summer Stakes at York. emy (IACA), Ambassador Douglas E Lute, versity of and former president of programmes in sport safety, security and Mediation Center. Monday, August 2, 2021 GULF TIMES SPORT

ATHLETICS Jacobs storms to shock 100m crown, Rojas smashes record ‘It’s incredible. My dream was to arrive here and run a final. We run a final and we win a final’

AFP Tokyo

amont Marcell Jacobs stormed to a shock victory in the Olym- pics 100m fi nal yesterday to cap a golden double for Italy on a Ldramatic day of athletics action at the Tokyo Games. Jacobs became the fi rst Italian in history to be crowned cham- pion in the blue riband event of the Ol- ympic track and fi eld programme after powering home in a blistering 9.80sec. Fred Kerley of the United States took silver in 9.84sec and Canada’s Andre de Grasse bronze in 9.89sec. The 26-year-old Jacobs erupted as he crossed the fi nish line and leapt into the arms of compatriot Gianmarco Gold medallist Venezuela’s Yulimar Rojas celebrates after setting a new world Tamberi, who only moments earlier record in the women’s triple jump final at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. (AFP) had clinched a rare shared gold medal for Italy in the high jump after a duel Tokyo athletics programme. Portugal’s Quinn set an Olympic record to qualify with Qatari world champion Mutaz Patricia Mamona won silver with a na- for today’s fi nal with a superb display of Essa Barshim. It was the fi nal act of a tional best of 15.01m, while Spain’s Ana technique and power. Camacho-Quinn pulsating day three of track and fi eld at Peleteiro jumped 14.87m. surged home in 12.26sec, smash- the Olympic Stadium which also saw Earlier, China’s Gong Lijao claimed ing Sally Pearson’s previous Olympic a brilliant world record-breaking gold gold in the women’s shot put after lead- record set in 2012 of 12.35sec. medal victory in the triple jump for ing the competition from start to fi nish. The 24-year-old’s performance sug- Venezuela’s two-time world champion Gong sealed her win with a personal gested that world record holder Keni Yulimar Rojas. Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs (right) crosses the finish line to win the gold medal ahead of silver medallist Fred Kerley best of 20.58 metres on her sixth and Harrison may once again be kept wait- But the undisputed headline-grab- (second right) of the US in the men’s 100m during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium yesterday. (Reuters) fi nal attempt having led from her open- ing for her fi rst major outdoor title. The bing performance of the night belonged ing eff ort of 19.95m. American Raven American favourite fi nished second in to Italy’s Jacobs, who had never previ- become the fi rst Olympic 100m gold don’t work too good. Now my legs go Rojas did her best to electrify a Saunders took silver with 19.79m, while her heat in 12.51sec, trailing Jamaica’s ously gone under 10 seconds before medallist of the post-Usain Bolt era. really good when it’s a big moment. largely empty stadium with a New Zealand veteran Valerie Adams, in Britany Anderson (12.40sec). the 2021 season. The muscular El Paso, “It’s incredible,” Jacobs said after- We changed the starts. And we work scintillating world record with her fi fth Olympics, was delighted as she In the opening rounds of the men’s Texas-born sprinter had only fi nished wards. “My dream was to arrive here mentality. Mentality, good food, her last leap of 15.67m, smashing claimed bronze with 19.62 to go with 400m, world champion Stephen Gar- third in his semi-fi nal earlier on Sun- and run a fi nal. We run a fi nal and we good physiotherapy.” the previous best of 15.50m set by golds in 2008 and 2012, and silver in diner of the Bahamas and American day, clocking 9.84sec behind China’s win a fi nal.” After crossing the line Jacobs was Ukraine’s Inessa Kravets 26 years ago. 2016. It marked the end of a long jour- Michael Cherry led a host of contend- Su Bingtian and Ronnie Baker of the US Jacobs said his dramatic improve- greeted by high jumper Tamberi, who “I am lost for words, I can’t describe ney to gold for the 32-year-old Gong, a ers into today’s semi-fi nals of what to qualify for the fi nal as one of the two ment in times this season had been had clinched a share of the gold medal this feeling and this moment,” Rojas bronze medallist at the 2008 Olympics promises to be an ultra-competitive fastest losers. down to improvements in training, diet with Barshim minutes earlier. Both men said. “Gold medal winner, with an Ol- in and a silver medallist four race. In the 400m hurdles semi-fi nal, But in the fi nal he roared from the and mentality. “I really work hard with hugged after settling for gold having ympic record, and a world record... years later in London. world champion Karsten Warholm blocks, hit the front at around the my mind,” Jacobs said. “Because when I both recorded a best clearance of 2.37 Wow. It is a fantastic night.” In the women’s 100m hurdles semi- qualifi ed safely for the fi nal along with 50-metre mark and then held on to was arriving at the big moment my legs metres. In the triple jump meanwhile, It was the fi rst world record of the fi nals, Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho- US rival Rai Benjamin.