Dahlan Gets Re-Elected As Chief of Asian Athletics Body
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NNBABA | Page 5 Siakam shines as Raptors take 2-1 series lead Sunday, April 21, 2019 FOOTBALL Sha’baan 16, 1440 AH Juventus win GULF TIMES eighth consecutive Serie A title SPORT Page 3 SPOTLIGHT Dahlan gets re-elected as chief of Asian athletics body For the first time in the history of Asian athletics, four Asian athletics off icials help Dahlan al-Hamad cut a cake after his re-election yesterday. women members were also elected on the governing council, including China’s Wang Nan as one of the five vice-presidents, and Stepanisheva Tatyana of Turkmenistan Former Qatar sprinter Talal Mansour (L) reacts as Dahlan al-Hamad receives congratulations on his re-election as chief of the Asian Athletics Association yesterday. By Sports Reporter Doha ASIAN ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION COUNCIL (2019-2023) PRESIDENT: Gen. Dahlan al- Kwan Kee (HKG) atar’s Dahlan al-Hamad Hamad (QAT) Tigor M. Tanjung (INA) was re-elected as President Ching Cheng Wang (TPE) of the Asian Athletics As- SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT: Maj. Roland Saade (LBN) sociation for the four-year Gen. Surapong Ariyamongkol Qterm of 2019-2023 at the Asian Ath- Karim bin Ibrahim (MAS) (THA) letics Congress in Doha yesterday. Tsewang Rinzing (BHU) Al-Hamad dedicated the victory to VICE-PRESIDENTS Maj (R) Md Talip Md Tahir (BRU) His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim Wang Nan (CHN) Shagea Mohamed al-Maqdashi bin Hamad al-Thani. (YEM) Al-Hamad, who is also the In- Hiroshi Yokokawa (JPN) ternational Association of Athletics Mohamed Jumah (KUW) Federations (IAAF) vice-president Maj. Gen. (R) Mohamed Akram WOMEN MEMBERS besides being the director general of Sahi (PAK) Stepanisheva Tatyana (TKM) the IAAF World Athletics Champi- Andrey Abduvaliev (UZB) Mala Sakonhninhom (LAO) onships Doha 2019 Local Organising INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS Filomena Barros Dos Reis (TLS) Committee (LOC), received 30 votes while the Jordanian candidate Saad al-Hiyasat received 13. He also off ered his gratitude to all Talking about his re-election, al- refused to send their athletes for the the 45 member federations for trust- Hamad said the battle was not easy 23rd Asian Athletics Championships, ing in his leadership and he vowed to and its sweeping outcome clearly which will begin at the state-of-the- continue his work to take all member demonstrates Qatar’s great status. art Khalifa International Stadium to- federation together to develop and He said that the victory is not his day, and will conclude on Wednesday. strengthen Asian Athletics. alone, and that the continent has In a case of mixing sports with For the fi rst time in the history of chosen what’s best for Asian athletics politics, Emirati offi cial Nasser al- Asian Athletics, four women mem- in the future. Maamari had made the trip to the bers were also elected on the govern- He added that Qatar’s leadership Qatari capital to participate in the ing council, including China’s Wang has always taught its people toler- elections even as their athletes were Nan as one of the fi ve vice-presi- ance. In that spirit, he said that he deprived of a golden opportunity for dents, and Stepanisheva Tatyana of would like everyone to join hands some valuable preparations in a cru- Turkmenistan, Mala Sakonhninhom to develop the sport, irrespective of cial IAAF World Athletics Champi- of Laos and Filomena Barros Dos Reis what happened before the elections. onships year, which will be held at the of Timor-Leste as members. The United Arab Emirates offi cially same venue in September. Gulf Times 2 Sunday, April 21, 2019 FOOTBALL PREMIER LEAGUE SPOTLIGHT Foden fi res Man Solskjaer eyes strong City back to top, fi nish boost for Brighton ‘It was very important for the race for the Premier League. We know we cannot drop points. It was tight, Tottenham had more chances than the previous two games’ Manchester United’s Norwegian manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. AFP week and Arsenal and Chelsea Manchester both advancing in the Europa League. United, meanwhile, were em- le Gunnar Solsk- phatically knocked out of the jaer has five games Champions League quarter-fi - left in the Premier nals at Barcelona, although Sol- League season to skjaer does not believe his team Oprove conclusively that the have any added advantage by club’s hierarchy did not act being able to concentrate solely too hastily in making him Jose on the league. Mourinho’s permanent succes- “I think it will give them sor last month. (United’s rivals) a boost playing After a spectacular start as those games, that’s what you caretaker manager of the club, want as a player,” he said. “We’d in which he won his first eight have loved to have a semi-fi nal games and lost just one of his to play in but not the case. opening 17 matches in charge, “These three games are United have since suffered a our short-term focus and we precipitous drop in form. shouldn’t think about anything Five defeats have come in other than having a great week United’s last seven games, a run ahead of us.” While United have which has seen them exit the stuttered in recent weeks, the FA Cup and Champions League fate of Mauricio Pochettino, the and left a top-four finish in se- manager who was widely tipped rious doubt. to be United’s number one Manchester City’s English midfielder Phil Foden (L) celebrates scoring against Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester yesterday. Since former United striker choice following Mourinho’s Solskjaer was appointed to the dismissal in December, could AFP Manchester United. position on a permanent basis in not have provided a greater con- London “We will see tomorrow but I Results late March, the Reds have won trast. think the next game he will be two of five games, unconvincing Although Tottenham’s league out,” Guardiola said. Manchester City 1 Tottenham 2-1 home victories against Wat- form has been inconsistent, hil Foden fi red Man- “I didn’t speak to him, but he Hotspur 0 ford and West Ham, and now Pochettino won wide praise for chester City back to put his hands in the hamstring Bournemouth 0 Fulham 1 face a potentially pivotal week leading Spurs into their fi rst the top of the Premier position.” Huddersfield Town 1 Watford 2 in the league campaign. ever Champions League semi- League as the young At Molineux, fourth-bottom West Ham United 2 Leicester City 2 “When we came in, on the fi nal in the away goals triumph Pmidfi elder sealed a vital 1-0 win Brighton moved three points Wolverhampton 0 Brighton 0 19th of December and where at Manchester City. over Tottenham, while Brighton clear of third-bottom Cardiff af- Albion we’re at now, I think anyone That, naturally, led to debate improved their survival pros- ter a gritty stalemate. Newcastle United 3 Southampton 1 would have taken that now as to whether United had been pects with a goalless draw at Chris Hughton’s men, who we’ve got five games to see if we too quick in appointing Solsk- Wolves yesterday. have a game in hand on Cardiff , Michail Antonio put West can finish it off,” said Solskjaer. jaer, whose players certainly ap- Pep Guardiola’s side are one needed a man-of-the-match Ham ahead in the 38th minute United’s season ends with a pear to have been less focused point clear of second-placed display from Australian goal- with a powerful header from visit to already-relegated Hud- since his elevation was con- Liverpool after Foden’s fi fth- keeper Mat Ryan to avoid a fi fth Mark Noble’s cross. dersfield and a home game fi rmed last month. minute header exacted a measure successive defeat. Jamie Vardy equalised in the against Cardiff — both of whom “I don’t think so, no,” said of revenge for City’s Champions Gerard Deulofeu’s brace lifted 67th minute with a cool fi nish may have nothing to play for Solskjaer when asked if his League quarter-fi nal exit against Watford to seventh place with a from Ben Chilwell’s cross for his by the time the season reaches permanent appointment had Tottenham on Wednesday. 2-1 victory at relegated Hudders- 16th goal of the season. May. brought about a negative eff ect Liverpool can regain pole po- fi eld. Lucas Perez restored West But today sees United visit on players’ performances. sition if they win at struggling Deulofeu, the hero of Wat- Ham’s lead with an 82nd-minute Everton, conquerors of Chel- “That’s football, margins. Cardiff on Sunday, but City have ford’s FA Cup semi-fi nal win tap-in just four minutes after sea and Arsenal in their last two We’ve said we’ve lost two league won their last 10 league matches Brighton’s Spanish defender Bruno Saltor applauds the crowd after over Wolves, put the Hornets coming on. home games, at the start of a games, Wolverhampton and Ar- to keep the destiny of the title their match against Wolverhampton Wanderers yesterday. ahead with a deft dink into the But, after Perez had a sec- week in which they also host ti- senal, those games we shouldn’t in their own hands because the top corner in the fi fth minute at ond goal wrongly ruled out for tle contenders City in the Man- have talked about losing. champions will hold a game in As well as Foden’s crucial “We could have lost the Pre- the John Smith’s Stadium.