14 Sunday, September 29, 2019 Sports Sportsmanship Despite being dogged by injuries, comes first in Price bags gold men’s 5,000m DPA were nonetheless rewarded with personal bests - 18 min- utes 10.68 seconds for Busby Braima Suncar Dabo of and 18:10.87 for Dabo - amid Guinea Bissao made a great big cheers from the fans at gesture of sportsmanship at Khalifa International Stadium. the champion- “I only wanted to help him. ship on Friday when he helped Everyone would have done the Aruba’s Jonathan Busby com- same in this situation,” Dabo plete their 5,000 metres heat. told reporters. Busby was close to total ex- But the ruling body IAAF haustion with some 200m left was not so kind and disquali- but Dabo helped him up again, fied Busby according to their slung Busby’s arm around his competition rule 144.f which shoulder and dragged him outlaws “receiving physical through the back turn and support from another athlete the home straight to the finish (other than helping to recover line. to a standing position) that Busby collapsed again assists in making forward right after crossing the line - progression in a race.” Dabo’s but not after a quick glance at gesture makes him a strong his stop watch. contender for a Doha worlds The incident went viral al- fair play prize at the annual most instantly. IAAF awards later in the year, Both finished some five in partnership with the Inter- minutes behind Ethiopian national Fair Play Committee winner Selemon Barega but (CIFP).

Silver medallist ’s Joanna Fiodorow (left), champion USA’s DeAnna Price (centre) and bronze medalist China’s Wang Zheng hold their national flags after the women’s ham- mer throw final at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Saturday.

IAAF faced, for her final throw, an three. DOHA Hassan goes Dutch in 10k effort that landed at 75.68m. Iryna Klymets of Ukraine, As soon as the hammer fell to this year’s World University The United States had never earth, Price dropped to her Games champion, threw a won a medal in the women’s knees, swept up in the emo- 73.56m lifetime best in the sec- MOMENT OF THE MEET SO FAR: Braima Suncar Dabo (right) of Guinea hammer throw, or a title in tion she could no longer con- ond round to finish fifth. Bissao showed a great gesture of sportsmanship at Doha Worlds any women’s throws event at a trol. Those tears of joy were Price’s teammate Gwen when he helped Aruba’s Jonathan Busby complete the World Championships. World soon followed by celebratory Berry, the Pan-American 5,000 metres heat at the Khalifa International Stadium on Friday. leader DeAnna Price staked screams that reverberated Games champion and third her claim on both early on and throughout Khalifa Stadium. on the world lists, had an off never relented to be crowned “It feels absolutely amaz- night, leaving the competition the first field event champion ing,” said Price, who took the early after three successive at the IAAF World Athletics IAAF Continental Cup title fouls. Doha 2019 highlights Championships Doha 2019. last year in Ostrava, Czech In other finals, Sifan Has- Price set the tone with her Republic. “It is stressful to go san of the Netherlands came first throw at the Khalifa In- in as the world leader.” Price, from behind to win her first Qatar’s ability to host global ternational Stadium, just the who is coached by her hus- global title as well in the second of the competition, an band James Lambert, reached 10,000m and Jamaica’s Tajay events: Sports Minister effort that landed at 76.87m, the 2016 Olympic and 2017 Gayle became the first Jamai- setting in motion the chase World Championships finals. can long jump champion. QNA harmony between people and scenario that defined the rest “This was the best timing The Jamaicans delighted in Doha in the exchange of cultures, of the competition. She was to improve the personal re- a surprise long-jump gold from and it is an opportunity for never caught. cord,” Fiodorow said. “I man- Gayle who bettered his per- His Excellency Salah bin visitors at the championships But Pole Joanna Fiodorow, aged to improve, got silver, sonal best by 37cm to 8.69m Ghanem al Ali, the Minister of to see the progress made by who arrived with ambitions to Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan reacts after winning the women’s 10,000m my first world medal - I can- for victory from Jeff Hender- Culture and Sports, stressed Qatar. succeed injured compatriot final at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Khalifa not ask for more. I was trying son of the US and Cuba’s Juan that the IAAF World Athlet- He added that the World and world record holder Anita International Stadium in Doha on Saturday. to beat DeAnna until the very Miguel Echevarria. ics Championship Doha 2019, Athletics Championships also Wlodarczyk as world cham- end but I knew she had better Hassan meanwhile caught which began at the Khalifa reflected the rich Qatari ex- pion, landed in Doha well- throw of her career to further 72.78m and 74.69 efforts in personal best and that she was up with Ethiopian season International Stadium and perience in organising global armed. Throwing immediately bolster her lead. It proved to the second, third and fourth very strong.” leader Letesenbet Gidey at the had the opening ceremony at events, including the hectic after Price, the two-time Euro- be more than enough for the rounds that left little wind in Behind them China’s bell and then ran away from the Doha Corniche on Friday, preparations for the 2022 pean bronze medallist applied 26-year-old. her sails in the waning stages. Wang Zheng, the bronze med- her on the last back straight underlined Qatar’s position FIFA World Cup. the pressure early on, adding The competition wore on, With Wlodarczyk watching allist in 2013 and runner-up for gold in a 2019 world best and ability to host global- He also wished success more than a metre to her ca- but without any significant from her in-stadium Polish in two years ago, 30 minutes 17.62, after she got level events perfectly and ef- to the Qatar athletes partici- reer best with a 76.35m blast. changes at the top end and television commentary posi- reached 74.76m in round five bronze medals over 1,500m in ficiently. pating in the championships Price responded with a little pressure from the back. tion, fouled on her fifth and to wrestle her second bronze 2015 and 5,000m in 2017. The In remarks, the minister alongside the world champi- foul in the second round, but Clearly spent from her big sixth round throws. away from Moldovan Zalina two-time European champion said the Doha 2019 is an oc- ons and urged them to demon- unleashed a 77.54m toss in opening round throw, Fiodor- With the title secured, Petrivskaya, whose 74.33m, only made her 10,000m debut casion to highlight the positive strate examples in sportsman- the third, the fourth farthest ow followed up with 74.77m, Price entered the ring, stone- best effort came in round in May. impact of sport in achieving ship and sports brilliance.

Doha 2019 worlds US clinch 4x400m mixed relay world record in heats sunday schedule would be recognised as the from the first heat. Poland, TIME M/W EVENT ROUND Jamaica, Bahrain first official world record in Brazil, India and Belgium 20:01hrs W Pole Vault Final the new event. went through from the second 20:05 M 200 Metres Heats & Britain also “It was fun. The first time I - with all eight finalists also 21:20 W 100M Semis saw it on TV, it looked funny. qualifying for an Olympic de- 21:45 M Triple Jump Final clock times below You feel much closer to your but next year in Tokyo. 21:55 M 800 M Semis the world best teammates and we are work- The mixed relay gener- 22:35 Mixed 4x400M Relay Final ing together,” Igbokwe said. ates its excitement from the 23:20 W 100 Metres Final DPA The US quartet receives fact that coaches are free 23:30 W 20Km Race Walk Final Doha a world record bonus of to decide in which positions $80,000, unless their mark to run their two men and A United States quartet made is bettered again in Sunday’s two women. Medals tally history at the world athletics final as the bonus only goes to But on Saturday, all teams The following is the medals tally after five events: championships on Saturday an athlete or team who hold apart from Japan opted for Country G S B Total with the first official world -re the new record at the end of a man-woman-woman-man 1 USA 2 2 0 4 cord in the new and exciting each discipline at the worlds. format. The Japanese went 2 Kenya 1 0 1 2 4x400 metres mixed relay. There is a strong possibil- the opposite way with a wom- 3 Jamaica 1 0 0 1 Tyrell Richard, Jessica ity that Saturday’s time won’t an-man-man-woman order 3 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 Beard, Jasmine Blocker and last long, given that Igbokwe which however didn’t pay off 5 Poland 0 1 0 1 5 Ethiopia 0 1 0 1 Obi Igbokwe clocked 3 min- walked across the finish line as they faded to 16th and last 5 Bahrain 0 1 0 1 utes 12.42 seconds at the Khal- thanks to a huge lead. on the anchor leg, however in 8 Canada 0 0 1 1 ifa International Stadium. And according to US team a national record 3:18.77. 8 China 0 0 1 1 Jamaica (3:12.73), Bah- officials, - the India’s Velluva Koroth 8 Cuba 0 0 1 1 rain (3:12.74) and Britain most successful athlete at Viýmaya said: “This is a big 8 Namibia 0 0 1 1 (3:12.80) also stayed below world championships with 16 experience for all of us. We the world best held by the US medals (including 11 gold) - is USA’s Obi Ibgokwe (second right) crosses the finish line to win are not doing any individual at 3:12.20 since 2016. “a very strong candidate” to the mixed 4x400m relay heats at the 2019 World Athletics event, but as a relay team we Ruling body the IAAF had run in the final. Championships at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha can do better.” The mixed re- decided in 2017 that any time The US, Jamaica, Bah- on Saturday. (AFP) lay is among the attempts to better than the 2016 US result rain and Britain all advanced make athletics more exciting.