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SPORT Tuesday 29 November 2016 PAGE | 27 PAGE | 28 Cavaliers Ashwin's triple rally to beat strike leaves 76ers England reeling Top officials to join discussions at Soccerex Asian Forum in Doha Qatar ExxonMobil The Peninsula Open: Online ticket ll India Football Federa- sales begin today tion (AIFF) General Secretary Kushal Das and The Peninsula United Arab Emirates Football Association nline sales of tickets for the 2017 Qatar (UAEFA)A General Secretary, Moham- ExxonMobil Open, the 25th Anniver- med Hazzam Al Dhaheri will head a O sary edition, will start on the panel entitled “Breaking New Ground: organisers’ website www.qatartennis.com Asia’s New Football Event Hosts” at today. the upcoming Soccerex Asian Forum The event, which will be held in Doha on Decem- which will be held ber 5 and 6. from January 2-7 India will host a FIFA tournament at the Khalifa for the first time when the 2017 FIFA International U17 World Cup takes place at the Tennis and cricket-loving nation. Squash Complex, India has started to emerge on the is attracting some football scene with the rapid growth of the biggest of the Indian Super League over names in men’s recent years. Kushal has been a huge tennis including part of this, and will talk about how the newly United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA) General Secretary, Mohammed Hazzam Al Dhaheri the upcoming FIFA tournament will crowned world continue to encourage growth and (left) and All India Football Federation (AIFF) General Secretary Kushal Das. No. 1 Andy Mur- development of the sport in the ray, the defending 2017 Qatar country. front of a home crowd, a chance the international PR firm Hill+Knowlton. champion and ExxonMobil Open For the UAE, hosting a major Officials share national team rarely has. For the UAE, With 25 years experience in public world No. 2 tournament is a more familiar thoughts hosting the FIFA Club World Cup ena- relations and media business across Novak Djokovic, Tournament Director responsibility than that of India, as bles the Champions of the UAE the Middle East including countries the 2012 cham- Karim Alami the country has previously held both UAEFA General Secretary Arabian Gulf League to compete such as Morocco, Tunisia, Bahrain and pion Jo-Wilfried the 2009 and 2010 FIFA Club World and AIFF General Secretary against the likes of Real Madrid will Egypt, Bashar will call on his signifi- Tsonga and Tomas Cup tournaments, and is preparing will head a panel entitled undoubtedly attract an influx of cant regional insight and Berdych among many others; who will be sweat- to host both the 2017 and 2018 edi- “Breaking New Ground: media attention, not to mention mil- communications expertise to drive ing it out for both cup and glory. tions of the competition as well as the Asia’s New Football Event lions of viewers around the world. the discussion. “Over the years, the Qatar Exxon Mobil AFC Asian Cup in 2019. Hosts” at the upcoming The chance for the club to be seen by Hosted with the support of the Open has developed to be one of the most Mohammed has been instrumen- Soccerex Asian Forum in that many people creates huge Supreme Committee for Delivery and sorts after tennis tournament in the region. tal in the securing of these Doha on December 5 and 6. growth opportunities for clubs, the Legacy and the Aspire Zone Founda- We are very happy to welcome the world once tournaments for the nation, beating league and the country in general, tion, the Soccerex Asian Forum will again to Doha for the silver anniversary edi- the likes of Iran, China, Lebanon, boosting infrastructure and creating feature expert insights from the top tion of this prestigious tournament. Once Oman, Thailand, Bahrain and Saudi country. a lasting legacy. of the football industry and high-level again, lovers of tennis will have the oppor- Arabia in the bidding process. As one Both nations will also benefit With both men pivotal to the networking opportunities for dele- tunity of watching their stars, including the of the most well developed countries from the fact that a host nation par- hosting of these events the Forum will gates, giving them a chance to recently crowned world No.1 Andy Murray, in the Asian region, the UAE has all ticipates in the tournament, meaning provide top level insight into major connect and mix with some of the key play live and direct in Doha. This year’s event the resources to stage global tour- the country has a real opportunity to event delivery in Asia and the learn- rights holders in the business. promises to be greater than the previous and naments, with state of the art raise the profile of the sport. With the ing’s that can be taken forward into More information on the Soccerex the fans will definitely have a swell time,” stadiums, viable transport methods, whole world watching, these global Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 FIFA Asian Forum in Qatar could be Tournament Director Karim Alami said. high quality hotels and the infra- competitions provide countries such World Cup. obtained by contacting Chris Brook- To purchase tickets and all other infor- structure needed in order to host and as India and the UAE with the chance The session will be moderated by man at chris.brookman@hkstrategies. mation please visit www.qatartennis.org grow the game further within the to show their abilities on the pitch in Bashar AlKadhi, the CEO, MENA of com or on +97156 505 9820. Record number of competitors vie for ‘Qatar’s Strongest Man’ title The Peninsula and focusing on deadlifts to improve my strength. It’s he popularity of “Qatar’s impressive to see what Aspire Strongest Man” competi- Zone have done to promote T tion, spearheaded by healthy lifestyles through com- Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF), munity participation in exciting has encouraged the highest events like Qatar’s Strongest number of participants to date Man.” to take part in the fourth edition Members of the community of the tournament, bringing the are welcome to visit and cheer total number to 14 competitors for their favourite competitor who will face off on Friday, on Friday, December 02nd at December 2 at the Aspire Zone. designated spectator areas in Commenting on growing Aspire Park opposite the out- interest in the event, Abdullah door pitches from 3:00 – 8:30 Al Khater, Manager of Events at pm. AZF, said: “Our goal at Aspire Aspire Zone has also set up Zone Foundation is to continu- corresponding spectator events ally improve the quality and to make the day fun and enter- variety of events we offer to the taining for the entire family, community. The growing pop- such as You.fo training and per- Abdullah Al Khater, Manager of Events at Aspire Zone ularity of the competition has formances, kids’ activities and generated a lot of interest from Foundation, congratulates one of the participants during food stalls. participants looking for a the 2014 Qatar's Strongest Man competition in this file photo. Qatar’s Strongest Man com- chance to show off their skills RIGHT: Action from last year's competition. petition is a part of a year-round and strength. We are excited to series of events, hosted by AZF, see these ranks grow.” regulations of the competition weight and car lifting. Winners tests that assessed their fitness Christopher Oketch (Kenya). designed to promote sports The surge in popularity has and explain the point-system are decided based on a points- levels. Ishak Cibola of Kenya, who activities and encourage healthy enabled AZF to create two divi- ranking, ahead of the fourth edi- system, with points awarded The fastest participants to participates in the event for the lifestyles among community sions within the tournament: tion of the competition at the based on the speed and weight complete 200-kg-weight lifts second occasion, said: “I have members within competitive one for Qataris and one for AZF yesterday. with which participants com- and a 20-metre walk while car- been impressed with the level and professional settings. The expatriates and GCC visitors Qatar’s Strongest Man' ena- plete each challenge. rying 120 kg weights in each arm of competition this year, which tournament follows the recently who wish to partake in this bles participants to come The 14 participants quali- qualified to the final round. This has become significantly more concluded Aspire International competition and showcase their face-to-face in a number of fied to compete this year were year’s competition also wel- challenging. I have even 6.50 Race, the Aspire Splash and strength and endurance. challenges, including truck pull- chosen from 131 entrants after comes back defending switched up my training routine Dash, the Aquathon Series and The participants were ing, deadlifting, lifting sand successfully completing a series champion Fahad Al Haddad to stay ahead of my fellow par- the currently ongoing Aspire briefed on the rules and bags, flipping giant tyres, heavy of rigorous physical and health (Qatar) and the 2014 winner ticipants, training 5 days a week Banks Tournament. SPORT TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2016 27 Kenyan rugby Cavaliers rally to beat 76ers players call off Cavs dominate Cleveland Cavaliers' forward LeBron James bonus strike LeBron James and drives past Philadelphia Kevin Love power 76ers guard Gerald Nairobi the offence Henderson during the third AFP through three quarter at Wells Fargo quarters for the Center. The Cavs won enya's striking sevens players agreed to defending champs 112-108. resume training yesterday after a deal was reached to pay them their outstanding The Cavaliers have K bonuses for the 2015-2016 season, the Kenya the top record in Rugby Union said.