14 Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Sports Para athletes shine in SOP meet

Tribune News Network pants from Al Shafallah Cent- Doha er, Qatar Paralympics Com- mittee and a group of schools The Organising Commit- competed on the first day. tee of the 13th edition of the The SOP is held annu- School Olympic Program ally as a collaborative effort (SOP) hosted the Paralympic of to encourage hundreds of Day for children with special students athletes to compete needs for boys at the Suhaim from all over Qatar. Bin Hamad Stadium in Qatar The SOP organisers aim Sport Club on Tuesday. The to spread a culture of sports competition for girls will take SOP Organising Committee, through Qatar’s schools and place on Wednesday. is offering the students an op- engage the entire community The two-day event, organ- portunity to compete in vari- in active and healthy lifestyles ised jointly by the Qatar Olym- ous athletics events. while retaining local values pic Committee (QOC) and the A big gathering of partici- and traditions. Katara Beach to kick off FINA/CNSG De Kock, Bavuma lead SA Marathon Swim World Series 2020 to ODI win over England afp Doha Open Water Cape Town Scoreboard England: Did not bat: M. Parkinson Challenge to Quinton de Kock made J. Roy c R. Hendricks b Smuts 32 an ideal start to his full-time J. Bairstow c Sipamla b Phehlukwayo 19 South Africa (target 259): captaincy of South Africa’s J. Root run out (Van der Dussen) 17 Q. de Kock b Root 107 be held on E. Morgan c Bavuma b Shamsi 11 R. Hendricks c Bairstow b Woakes 6 one-day international team on J. Denly c R. Hendricks b B. Hendricks 87 T. Bavuma lbw b Jordan 98 February 14 Tuesday when he hit a T. Banton lbw b Shamsi 18 H. van der Dussen 38 as his side beat England by S. Curran b Shamsi 7 J. Smuts not out 7 Tribune News Network C. Woakes c Miller b Sipamla 40 Extras (lb2, w1) 3 seven in the first ODI T. Curran not out 15 Total (3 wkts, 47.4 overs) 259 Doha at Newlands. C. Jordan not out 1 Fall of : 1-25 (R. Hendricks), 2-198 (De Kock), De Kock made 107 and Extras (lb2, nb1, w8) 11 3-234 (Bavuma) The Qatar Swimming Asso- Temba Bavuma hit 98 as Total (8 wkts, 50 overs) 258 : Woakes 9-0-36-1, S. Curran 5-0-28-0, Root Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Roy), 2-53 (Bairstow), 3-83 7-0-35-1, T. Curran 7-0-38-0 (1w), Parkinson 8.4-0- ciation (QSA) will organise the South Africa chased down an (Root), 4-83 (Morgan), 5-108 (Banton), 6-131 (S. 48-0, Jordan 5-0-31-1, Denly 6-0-41-0 first meet of the FINA/CNSG England total of 258 for eight Curran), 7-222 (Woakes), 8-254 (Denly) Did not bat: D. Miller, A. Phehlukwayo, B. Hendricks, L. Marathon Swim World Series with 14 balls to spare. Bowling: B. Hendricks 8-0-46-1 (1nb), Ngidi 7-0-42-0, Ngidi, L. Sipamla, T. Shamsi. 2020, which will see partici- De Kock and Bavuma Smuts 10-0-43-1, Phehlukwayo 8-0-47-1 (3w), Toss: South Africa pation of world’s best long- shared a second wicket part- Shamsi 10-0-38-3 (2w), Sipamla 7-0-40-1 (3w). Series: South Africa lead three-match series 1-0 distance swimmers at Doha’s Participants ready for the start of the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim in Qatar last year. nership of 173 off 170 balls, stunning Katara Beach on dominating an England team De Kock made his 107 off and two sixes. February 15. will also be an experience to plete four laps of 2.5km each the marathon. which included only five of the 113 balls with 11 fours and a “It was a good night. It It will be the third consecu- remember for swimmers, offi- to cover a distance of 10km. The QSA, in collabora- side that won the World Cup six, while Bavuma faced 103 feels good to get back to win- tive year when the elite-level cials and spectators,” he added. Kristof Rasovszky (HUN) tion with the FINA, holds this last year. deliveries, hitting five fours ning ways,” said De Kock. 10km men and women races “Our main goal is to pro- and Rachele Bruni (ITA), who event – open to everyone over will be held in the Qatari capi- mote swimming in the entire will defend their overall men the age of 11 years old – to tal, which is also home to mul- region and I am hopeful that and women titles, respectively give unique experience to the tiple FINA Swimming World the QSA will organise the this year, have confirmed their home swimmers. During this Cups and the 2014 FINA World World Aquatics Champion- participation for the FINA / competition, the participating Williamson out of first two India ODIs Swimming Championships. ships 2023 in a way that it CNSG Marathon Swim World athletes get the same facility The QSA, with the hosting will leave a lasting legacy,” Series Doha (QAT) 2020. and full services as elite ath- to Mount Maunganui as the tour- Wednesday. of the major swimming events, said Jabir. Last year in Doha, Ana letes receive. ists swept to a 5-0 win in the New Zealand said William- is preparing to deliver the suc- The FINA /CNSG Mara- Marcela Cunha (BRA) - the The event, which will be miss rest of the series. son would miss the opening cessful 2023 FINA World thon Swim World Series 2020 overall winner of FINA Mara- held on February 14, will India tour due The Board of Control for two one-dayers after strug- Aquatics Championships. includes 10 stops and the Doha thon Swim World Series in consist of three age group in India (BCCI) said gling to shrug off a shoulder “The FINA Marathon event will be followed by races 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2018, categories and different dis- to calf strain Sharma “sustained a left calf injury that kept him out of the Swim World Series is an- in (SEY), Budapest won the women’s race while tances: 400m for boys and muscle strain” and would take final two T20 fixtures. other major event which the (HUN), Setubal (POR), Lac Florian Wellbrock (GER) was girls aged 11-14, 800m for AFP no part in the three ODIs and His absence will be a ma- QSA is organising on annual St. Jean (CAN), Lac Megantic victorious in the thrilling men’s boys and girls aged 15-17, Wellington two Tests yet to be played in jor blow to the Black Caps, basis as we are getting ready (CAN), Ohrid (MKD), Nantou race. Both the swimmers will and 1,200m for boys and New Zealand. who go into the first ODI in to stage the World Aquatics (TPE), Chun’An (CHN) and take part in the first meet to girls aged 18 and over. Senior batsman Rohit Shar- “He underwent an MRI Hamilton on Wednesday low Championships in 2023,” Hong Kong (HKG). defend their Doha titles. The entries and regis- ma was ruled out of the rest of scan in Hamilton on Mon- on confidence after the T20 QSA President Khaleel al Almost all the leading The final list of partici- tration are accepted either India’s tour of New Zealand day... and will be referred to whitewash. Jabir said in a statement. marathon swimmers, includ- pants for February 15 races through e-mail to: swim- with a calf strain on Tuesday, the National Cricket Acad- The match in Hamilton “We have an experienced ing many Olympic and World will be announced soon. [email protected] or at the while the hosts said skipper emy (in Bangalore) for further will be New Zealand’s first team which works tirelessly champions, will compete in Qatar Swimming Associa- was also management of his injury,” a ODI since the World Cup final to deliver successful competi- the season-opening meet, with Huge participation tion offices on the 7th floor sidelined by injury. BCCI statement said. in July last year, which ended tions. Like last two meets in around 200 athletes from 28 Over 100 swimmers have al- (Olympic Tower in West Bay) Sharma retired hurt on The Indian selectors have with identical scores and Eng- Corniche waters, I am confi- countries already signed up. ready registered for the Doha from 9:00am – 12:00pm or Sunday after blasting 60 from named Mayank Agarwal as land winning because they hit dent this year’s marathon at Swimmers in both men Open Water Challenge, which 5:00pm – 7:00pm till Febru- 41 balls in India’s seven-run Sharma’s replacement in the more boundaries in a tied de- the spectacular Katara Beach and women races will com- will take place a day before ary 10, 2020. win over the Black Caps in three ODI matches starting on ciding “super over”.

Police lose Gulf clubs v’ball opener to Dar Kulaib recall Maxwell Police, the run- ners-up in 2015 and reigning for South Africa tour QVA League winners, lost AFP Wicketkeeper-batsman the Gulf Clubs and all-round- Volleyball er Mitch Marsh were surprise Championship star Glenn Max- inclusions on the back of opening match well’s self-imposed exile from strong BBL campaigns. to defending international cricket ended But Stoinis made neither champions Dar when he was named on Tues- the ODI or T20 squads, despite Kulaib Club day in Australia’s limited- being named BBL player of the from Bahrain overs squads to tour South tournament with a competition- in Kuwait City Africa, but in-form Marcus high 607 regular-season runs. on Tuesday. The Stoinis missed out. Australia will play three first two sets Maxwell, who stood down T20s and three ODIs in South were tight and from Australian duties in Oc- Africa, with the first fixture in Police could not tober saying he needed a break Johannesburg on February 21. get the crucial to deal with mental health is- points before sues, was named in both the Australia ODI squad (), , , Pat the Bahrain one-day and Twenty20 squads Cummins, , , Mitchell team went on to face the Proteas. Marsh, , , , to win 25-22, Selector said , Matthew Wade, , Adam 25-23, 25-20. Maxwell had earned a recall Zampa. T20 squad Police will next with his performances cap- Aaron Finch (captain), , Ashton Agar, Alex take on hosts taining the Carey, , , Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Kuwait Club on in the Big Bash League (BBL), Richardson, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Wednesday. where he has scored 389 runs. Matthew Wade, David Warner, .