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WEDNESDAY 4 AUGUST 2021 SimoneSim Biles back with brave bronze memedal as records fall in Tokyo I wwasa proud of myself just to go out there after what I’ve bbeene through. I’ll treasure this one a lot more after evereverything I have been through.

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OLYMPICS: FOOTBALL (MEN) SEMI-FINALS - Mexico 0 - 0 Brazil (Brazil advance with a 4-1 win on penalties), Japan 0 - 1 Spain Qatar leads Arab teams at Tokyo Olympics

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Qatar is relishing its best ever performance at the Olympic Games With two gold in Tokyo. Not just that, the country is medals, Qatar also ahead of the GCC neighbours and is ahead of the other Arab countries at the ongoing Games. Tunisia (one Qatar has won two gold medals gold and a in Tokyo 2020 so far, with Fares silver), Morocco Ibrahim clinching the 96kg category victory in weightlifting to win first (one gold), ever Olympic medal for the country Jordan (one on Saturday. World’s high jump silver), Egypt superstar Mutaz Barshim then won a gold medal the following day, (2 bronze) and sharing win with his friend Gian- Kuwait (one marco Tamberi of Italy in the final. bronze). With two gold medals, Qatar is ahead of Tunisia (one gold and a silver), Morocco (one gold), Jordan (one silver), Egypt (2 bronze) and Kuwait (one bronze). 7 gold medals. Qatar athletes have The Team Qatar athletes have full also achieved individual records with support of the President of the Qatar Barshim becoming the first Asian Olympic Committee (QOC) H E Sheikh athlete to win all Olympic medals Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, who Qatar Olympic Committee President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar Athletics Federation President Dr. Thani which includes bronze at London stands with the national athletes bin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, officials and Team Qatar athletes pose for a photograph as they celebrate the gold medals 2012 and a silver medal at Rio 2016. giving them full support. won by Mutaz Barshim and Fares Ibrahim. PIC: INSTAGRAM/@JO3AN Fares on his way to victory set With two gold medals in Tokyo, two Olympic records (225kg clean Qatar has also risen in the overall countries in 10th appearance at the With a total of seven medals in all jumped to fifth with Egypt leads the and jerk) and a massive combined Olympic standings among Arab Games. Olympic editions as of now, Qatar has standings with 34 medals, including score of 402kg.

Qatar’s Samba finishes fifth in historic 400m hurdles race Warholm smashes world record to win gold THE PENINSULA/REUTERS – TOKYO Beach volleyball: A world record had been predicted but ’s Karsten Warholm had to utterly destroy it to hold off Qatar’s Cherif, Tijan American and take gold yesterday in the men’s 400 eye spot in semis metres hurdles, in what will go down as one of the all-time great Olympic races. THE PENINSULA – DOHA Last month, Warholm broke ’s 29-year world mark Qatar’s World No.1 beach volleyball pair of Cherif with a time of 46.70 seconds but he Younousse and Ahmed Tijan will take on Italy’s blew his own record away with an Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo in the quarter- astonishing 45.94 run. Benjamin finals of Men’s beach volleyball competition at pushed him all the way to take silver the Tokyo Olympics today. in 46.17, also half a second inside the Cherif and Tijan, who are in contention to win old record. Qatar’s third gold medal in Tokyo, entered the Brazilian Alison dos Santos, 21, quarter-finals after defeating USA’s Philip Dal- took bronze in 46.72, also inside FROM LEFT: Estonia's Magi Rasmus, Qatar's Abderrahman Samba, Alison hausser and Nicholas Lucena on Sunday while Young’s previous best, as six of the Dos Santos of Brazil, Norway's Karsten Warholm and Rai Benjamin of Italy’s Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo cruised to first seven finishers set national or the United States compete during the men's 400-metre hurdles final. the same stage after their 2-0 (22-20, 21-18) continental records. victory over Michal Bryl and Grzegorz Fijalek of “You know the cliché that it Poland. hasn’t sunk in yet? I don’t think it returning from injury and recorded With Benjamin posting 46.83 in the world record. No wonder he rips Cherif and Ahmed defeated the Italian duo in has, but I feel ecstatic,” Warholm the second best time of my career,” US trials, the record was widely his shirt apart - he is Superman in the quarter-finals of Cancun Hub tournament in said. Samba added. expected to be broken in Tokyo, but this event,” said BBC commentator April while Nicolai and Lupo emerged victorious “I can’t believe the time, it’s so "I will have my sight set on nobody could have predicted the and former world 1,500m champion from the last match between the two teams at fast. A lot of the time I am asked Championships massive bites both men took. Steve Cram. the FIVB four-star tournament in Sochi in May. about the perfect race. I said it didn’t next year and Paris 2024 Olympics," In perfect conditions, the two “I cannot believe what we’ve Meanwhile, Femi Ogunode’s hopes of winning exist but this is the closest I’ve ever Samba said. 25-year-olds hurdled beautifully just seen. Two men running times an Olympic medal were dashed after clocking a come." Meanwhile, the new carbon- and were side-by-side coming into you could only dream of. Dos Santos time of 20.34 seconds to be eliminated from the technology shoes may be contrib- the final straight, only for Warholm was nearly within the old world semi-finals yesterday. I did my best, says Samba uting to the rash of blazing times to forge clear. record and he was miles back.” Also, Qatar’s Musab Adam and Abdirahman In the historic race Qatar’s being seen in Tokyo but even if they When he saw the astonishing Former 110m hurdles world Saeed Hassan crashed out Men’s 1500m event Abderrahman Samba finished fifth had been running barefoot, the two time, Warholm looked to be in record holder added: yesterday. with his season’s best 47.12 behind great rivals would have put on a shock. “When you talk about world Musab Adam clocked a time of 3:42:55 minutes Kyron McMaster of British Virgin show to remember. He ripped his vest apart and records, this is up there with Usain to finish heat 1 in the 15th place while Abdirahman Islands, who clocked 47.08. Double world champion beat his chest in celebration before Bolt’s time of 9.58 seconds in the Saeed Hassan was unable to finish his heat. Samba said he did his best to win Warholm runs every race as if he is sinking to his knees. 100m, up there with Flo Jo’s 10.49 With the competitions yesterday, Qatar ath- a medal for his country. trying to break the world record and Benjamin would have been seconds in the 100m. letics team's campaign at the Tokyo Games came “I wanted to win a medal but on home soil in last month he equally amazed with his time, all “This is one of the most out- to an end. I am not said because I did my finally got Young’s 1992 Barcelona the more so for it being only good standing world records and I’m High jump superstar Mutaz Barshim was the best,” Samba said yesterday. Olympics mark off the books - and enough for second place. pretty sure that world record will mostmost successful ttrackrack aandnd field athlete foforr Team “I worked hard for the race after seemingly a weight off his shoulders. “Both of them smashed the old outlive me.” Qatar with a goldgog ld medal.medal.

Qatar's Femi Ogunode (centre) wins heat 3 of the men's 200 meters Adam Musab of Qatar (second left) in action during the yesterday. Ogunode advanced to semis but failed to make it to the final. first round of the men’s 1500 metres yesterday. Cherif Ahmed Younousse Tijan

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Asensio strike sets up Spain, Brazil final

REUTERS – SAITAMA Kevin Ortega of Peru pointed Marco Asensio of Spain scores their their gold medal success from to the penalty spot after Mikel first goal against Japan during the the Barcelona Games in 1992 Marco Asensio struck in an Merino went down under chal- semi-final yesterday. but will have to beat the Rio extra-time winner as Spain lenge from Maya Yoshida. winners from five years ago. ended Japan’s hopes of Olympic But the video assistant Brazil went close to settling gold in men’s football with a 1-0 referee ordered Ortega to go to their match against Mexico (aet) victory, setting up a clash the pitchside monitor and he inside 90 minutes when Rich- with Brazil in Saturday’s final. saw the clear images that arlison struck the post with a Defending champions Brazil Yoshida had made a perfectly glancing header in the 82nd also had to struggle to make the fair and well-timed minute. final, beating Mexico 4-1 on challenge. But when it came to the penalties after the game ended That overturned penalty shootout, they had their keeper goalless after extra-time. sparked both sides into life and Santos to thank for a fine save Japan had matched Spain it was a lively second half with to keep out Eduardo Aguirre’s throughout the game, playing openings at both ends. spot-kick and after Mexico’s with creativity and invention Japan keeper Kosei Tani did Johan Vasquez hit the post, going forward and tenacity well to race out quickly and Brazil just need to keep their without the ball and they were smother Rafa Mir as the ball cool. five minutes away from taking broke to him close to goal while Reiner’s right-footed shot the match to a penalty shootout. at the other end Takefusa into the bottom corner ensured After a cagey first half, Spain Kubo’s blast at the near post make the most of half-chances, extra-time before Real Madrid glanced up and curled the ball victory for the team captained thought they had a great chance was parried by Unai Simon. however, and the game fol- forward Asensio picked the ball into the far corner. by 38-year-old former Bar- to go in front when referee Both teams were unable to lowed a similar pattern into up in the inside right channel, Spain are looking to repeat celona full back Dani Alves. Bangladesh Future gets off the mark at Windsor stun Aussies PIC: FRANCESCA ALTOFT in first T20 THE PENINSULA – WINDSOR Oisin Murphy rides Future to win. The Qatar Racing Limited REUTERS – DHAKA owned Future (Galileo x Question Times) opened her Bangladesh stunned Australia account in style when taking with a spirited bowling the Fitzdares Supports The performance to secure a 23-run British Racing School Fillies’ win in the first Twenty20 inter- Novice Stakes at Windsor Race- national in Dhaka yesterday, course. claiming their maiden T20 Future is trained by John Mauricio Sulaiman victory over the visitors in the and Thady Gosden and fourth Saldivar process. on her racecourse debut at Chasing a paltry 132, Aus- Chelmsford last month before tralia were never able to progressing well to finish recover after losing three second at Windsor two weeks WBC President Sulaiman wickets in the first 13 balls, later. eventually getting bowled out With experience standing for 108 in 20 overs. her in good stead, Future then joins Save the Dream All-rounder Mitchell Marsh returned to Windsor to get off 400m Future travelled strongly deceased stallion Galileo. Her tried his best to rally his team the mark on her third start, but faced challenges from both dam Question Times (Shar- High-Level Council with a run-a-ball 45 but was under jockey Oisin Murphy. Crystal Starlet (Frankel) and madal) was a winner over undone by left-arm spinner On Monday, Breaking Thefastnthecurious (Fast 1,200m and has produced THE PENINSULA – DOHA inclusive sporting environment Nasum Ahmed, who finished alertly from the stalls, Future Company). black-type performers Latrobe regardless of one’s religion, with impressive figures of 4-19. tucked in behind early leader Thefastnthecurious hung (Camelot), winner of the Group Mauricio Sulaiman Saldivar, race or creed. Earlier, Bangladesh never Royal Harmony (Sharmadal) violently left inside the final One Irish Derby, Pink President of the World Boxing “Together, we pledge to got going after being put into and settled well. 200m, allowing Future to Dogwood (Camelot) Listed Council (WBC), has joined Save develop a variety of activities bat and stuttered their way to Future was asked to take gallop to a comfortable three winner and Group One placed, the Dream High-Level Council, across the world, to enable 131-7, with Shakib Al Hasan top closer order 600m from home quarter of a length success. and also Diamond Fields to help promote the positive youth to benefit and learn from scoring with 36 off 33 balls and and moved through to lead Bred by Sweetmans Blood- (Fastnet Rock) a Group Three values of sport among young boxing, increase their opener Mohammad Naim against the rail. Inside the final stock, Future is by recently winner at Naas. people all around the world. knowledge about sport and the chipping in with 30 off 29. The WBC President is a values of sportsmanship, and Josh Hazlewood (3-24) and welcomed addition to the Save to learn how to cope with Mitchell Starc (2-33) were the the Dream High-Level Council challenges.” standout performers with the Shedaresthedevil storms to victory comprising of eminent inter- Massimiliano Montanari, ball for Australia, while Adam national personalities from Chief Executive Officer of the Zampa and Andrew Tye THE PENINSULA – DEL MAR, different fields including: ICSS and Save the Dream, said: claimed a wicket apiece. CALIFORNIA Staffan De Mistura, Former “We are delighted to welcome Under-Secretary-General and Mauricio Sulaiman as a Save Bangladesh 131 for 7 Producing one of her best United Nations Special Envoy the Dream High-Level Council (Shakib 36, Naim 30, performances to date, Shedar- for Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and member and we look forward Hazlewood 3-24, Starc 2-33) esthedevil (USA) (Daredevil x Lebanon; José Ramos-Horta, to working together to preserve beat Australia 108 (Marsh 45, Starship Warpspeed) proved Nobel Prize Laureate and and safeguard the integrity of Nasum 4-19, Mustafizur 2-16, much too strong for her four former President of East sport, as we consolidate our Shoriful 2-19) by 23 runs rivals when winning the Timor; Mohammed Hanzab, mission to use its power and Clement L Hirsch Stakes, a Chairman of the International influence to inspire and unite Grade 1 for three-year-old and Centre for Sport Security people. Pakistan win older fillies and mares over (ICSS), H E Sheikha Hessa bint “Throughout his career, 1,700 metres, at Del Mar, USA, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the highly esteemed WBC for her owners Flurry Racing Special Envoy of the Sec- President has constantly and rain-hit T20 Stables, Qatar Racing and Autry retary-General of the Arab consistently showed passion Lowry Jr. League for Humanitarian and dedicated commitment to series against Now a triple Grade 1 winner, Affairs; Youssou N’Dour, Sen- promoting the values of sport. Shedaresthedevil is trained by egalese music legend; Iván He created, shaped, and West Indies 1-0 Brad H. Cox and was ridden by Shedaresthedevil on her way to victory. PIC: BENOIT PHOTO Dibos, IOC Member; Marcia L. molded various and diverse her regular jockey Florent Dyson, civic-social activist, initiatives via social and GUYANA REUTERS – Geroux on Monday. half-length success and was The superstar filly started and Raffaele Chiulli, President reintegration programmes Following this success, the even eased down close home. her career in June 2019 and has of Sport Accord and of the aimed at promoting women’s Rain allowed only three overs four-year-old bay filly now Venitian Harbour finished bagged eight wins in 13 starts so Global Association of Interna- boxing, helping boxers in of play as the final Twenty20 qualifies automatically for a second for trainer Richard Baltas far, which is a sparling strike tional Sports Federations need, and commemorating international between the place at the Breeders’ Cup and jockey Mario Gutierrez. rate by all means. (GAISF). classic fights. hosts West Indies and Pakistan Distaff in November. The Simon Callaghan The multiple Grade winner Commenting on his new "Honoured by the President in Guyana yesterday was Drawn widest of five, She- -trained and Flavien Prat- is by Daredevil (More Than role, Sulaiman said: “I am very of Mexico, Andres Manuel abandoned, with Pakistan daresthedevil broke smartly and ridden Paige Anne (Take Charge Ready) who now stands at pleased to be joining Save the Lopez Obrador, with the 2020 winning the four-match series was slotted in third position Indy) stuck on well to claim third Lanes End Farm, having previ- Dream High -Level Council, National Sports Award for the 1-0. though the early part of the race. as she was further three and a ously stood in Turkey. Her dam and for having the privilege to Protection and Promotion of Pakistan won the thrilling With Venitian Harbour (Mun- half lengths back. Starship Warpspeed (Congrats) contribute to this movement in the Practice of Sports, Sulaiman second game of the series by nings) making her running, She- Bred by WinStar Farm, She- also produced Mojovation a meaningful way. We at WBC established the Clean Boxing seven runs, while the other daresthedevil challenged daresthedevil now boasts an (Quality Road),who finished believe in and share the same Program (CBP) which aims to two were also called off due around the home turn and easily impressive record of three third in the 2017 Grade Three values and objectives in terms raise awareness among athletes to rain. drew clear of her rivals, gal- Grade 1, a Grade 2 and two Futurity Stakes at Belmont of inspiring youth through about the dangers and risks of Put into bat by visitors loping clear to a three and a Grade 2 victories. Park. boxing, providing safe, fair, and doping," he said. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam under overcast conditions, Chris Gayle and Andre Fletcher got the West Indies off to a PGA, European Tours unveil three joint events for new season brisk start, putting on 30 runs before a heavy downpour REUTERS – LONDON The player field for the July 7-10 grow - together - over the next 10 years while the April 28-May 1 Mexico Cham- forced the umpires to take the Scottish Open, which will retain its place faster than we have at any point in our pionship will be a standalone event not players off. The golf calendar will have a different in calendar the week ahead of the British existence,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay under the WGC umbrella. After an initial inspection, feel next season as the PGA Tour and Open, will be a split between members Monahan said in a news release. With a field of 132 players instead of the game was reduced to nine European Tour yesterday unveiled a of both tours. “We are committed to continuing to the usual 72, the PGA Tour anticipates overs a side before any hopes series of co-sanctioned events that will In addition, there will be access for evolve and adapt, and with our ever- additional Mexican golfers in the Mexico of play were extinguished by make it more flexible for golfers to 50 European Tour members to each of strengthening partnership with the Championship field as it looks to grow another spell of rain compete on both tours. two PGA Tour events in 2022 for the first European Tour, to take the global game to the game in one of golf’s key emerging yesterday. As part of a strategic alliance time: the Barbasol Championship and the heights we all know it is capable of.” markets. The PGA Tour also said that The West Indies and announced last November, the tours said Barracuda Championship. In addition, the number of World after a two-year hiatus due to the Pakistan will play each other the Genesis Scottish Open, Barbasol “With today’s news, I am pleased to Golf Championships events on the PGA COVID-19 pandemic, the RBC Canadian in a two-Test series that begins Championship and Barracuda Champi- say that the PGA Tour and the European Tour schedule will drop to two as the Open will return in 2022 and be played at Jamaica’s Sabina Park on onship will award points for both the Tour are both stronger than at any time Memphis stop will shift from a regular- June 9-12 at St. George’s Golf and August 12. FedExCup and Race to Dubai. in our history, as we are positioned to season event into the first playoff event Country Club in Toronto. WEDNESDAY 4 AUGUST 2021 SPORT 15

Biles back with brave bronze M E D A L S 1 China 32 21 16 69 2 USA 24 28 21 73 medal as records fall in Tokyo 3 Japan 19 6 11 36 4 Australia 14 4 15 33

REUTERS — TOKYO 5 ROC 13 21 18 52 6 Great Britain 13 17 13 43 Simone Biles retook the 7 Germany 8 8 14 30 gymnastics stage yesterday 8 France 6 10 8 24 after a week’s absence, electri- 9 Netherlands 6 7 7 20 fying the Tokyo Olympics on a 10 South Korea 6 4 9 19 day that saw world records smashed and organisers inves- 11 New Zealand 6 4 5 15 tigate Belarus’s treatment of an 12 Italy 5 9 15 29 athlete now in diplomatic 13 Hungary 4 4 3 11 protection. 14 Cuba 4 3 4 11 The return of the American, 15 4 3 1 8 considered by many the 16 Canada 3 4 7 14 greatest gymnast ever, ensured a blockbuster for the sport at 17 Switzerland 3 4 5 12 the Ariake Gymnastics Centre 18 Brazil 3 3 8 14 as Biles took the bronze. 19 Croatia 3 3 2 8 She had abruptly dropped 20 Chinese Taipei 2 4 4 10 out of the team event seven 21 Sweden 2 3 0 5 days ago, citing mental health 22 Poland 2 2 2 6 issues and increasing global Bronze medallist Simone Biles awareness of the pressures elite of the United States poses in 23 Denmark 2 1 3 6 athletes face. front of the Olympic rings. 24 Jamaica 2 1 2 5 “I was proud of myself just 25 Norway 2 1 1 4 Elaine Thompson-Herah of to go out there after what I’ve 25 Slovenia 2 1 1 4 Jamaica walks on the track been through,” said Biles, who hasn’t sunk in yet? I don’t think The IOC spoke twice on Monday around 33 degrees Celsius (91 27 Ecuador 2 1 0 3 after winning women's 200m won four golds and a bronze in it has, but I feel ecstatic.” to Tsimanouskaya, who was in Fahrenheit) and rain-forest 28 Greece 2 0 1 3 gold. Rio five years ago. In women’s cycling, a safe and secure place, said humidity, while missing fans, “I’ll treasure this one a lot Germany beat Britain for the spokesman Mark Adams. banned from almost all events 28 Uzbekistan 2 0 1 3 more after everything I have gold in team pursuit in a US Secretary of State due to COVID-19, 30 Kosovo 2 0 0 2 Jamaica's been through.” thrilling final after each team Antony Blinken accused Belarus The lack of spectators, 30 Qatar 2 0 0 2 Elaine seals On the track, Norway’s traded world records in the President Alexander Lukash- however, is not depressing 32 Spain 1 4 4 9 Karsten Warholm shattered his heats. enko’s regime of intolerable viewership, the IOC said, as 33 Georgia 1 4 1 6 own world record in the men’s Away from the competition, “transnational repression” in debut events such as surfing 34 Romania 1 3 0 4 hurdles by almost the International Olympic Com- the matter. and skateboarding attract a a second with a blistering mittee said it expected a report Tsimanouskaya told the global buzz. 34 Venezuela 1 3 0 4 double-double 45.94-second run, besting later in the day from the Bela- German newspaper Bild that Host city Tokyo is enduring American Rai Benjamin, who rusian team on the case of her rupture with the team had its fourth coronavirus state of REUTERS — TOKYO also beat last month’s record. sprinter Krystsina Tsi- not initially been about politics. emergency with infections “Man, it’s so crazy. It’s by far manouskaya, who sought “I could never have imagined spiking to record highs and hos- Italy Olympic Elaine Thompson-Herah the biggest moment of my life,” refuge in the Polish embassy in that would turn into such a big pitals under increasing strain. completed a second Warholm said after carving his Tokyo on Monday after refusing political scandal.” Although COVID-19 has chief blasts successive Olympic sprint name among the greats of ath- her team’s orders to fly home. Outdoor athletes were once been contained in the Olympic double yesterday when letics history and crouching in She was expected to fly again battling the Tokyo “bubble” through strict testing Jacobs doping she won gold apparent disbelief on the track. today to Poland, which has summer weather as well as and monitoring, positive tests in a blistering 21.53, the “You know the cliche that it offered her a humanitarian visa. their competitors, with highs forced Greece to pull out of suspicions second-fastest time in artistic swimming. history. Team Germany celebrates after Biles, her hopes of winning REUTERS — TOKYO The Jamaican con- winning Team Pursuit gold. six gold medals in Tokyo shat- trolled the race from the tered, has been battling the Doping suspicions aimed at start and was a clear “twisties” - where gymnasts Italy’s Olympic winner, but 18-year-old become disoriented during their champion Lamont Marcell Christine Mboma of gravity-defying sequences - Jacobs are embarrassing and Namibia produced an which forced her to pull out of unpleasant, the Italian astonishing final 30 events. Olympic Committee (CONI) metres to make up four The winner of 32 Olympic president Giovanni Malago places and take silver in and world championship said yesterday. 21.81. medals said she must “process Jacobs claimed a stunning Thompson-Herah, 29, this Olympics” before consid- gold on Sunday, setting a ran 21.66 to win her semi- ering Paris 2024. “Right now European record time of 9.80 final. But, on a warm and I’m going to focus on myself a seconds in the showcase final humid evening at the little bit more often rather than in Tokyo despite having not Olympic Stadium, she was push stuff under the rug.” gone under 10 seconds until able to find an even higher Japan’s Naomi Osaka, who this year. gear. had cited depression in taking However, the 26-year- The Jamaican, who a break from tennis in recent old’s unexpected victory won the 100m on Sat- months, lost to the world No. 42 resulted in the Washington urday, became the first in the third round last week, Post writing that “the history woman to successfully one of many surprising results of track and field casts sus- defend the sprint double, in this year’s Games. picion on sudden and breaking Merlene Ottey’s immense improvement”, a ref- national record on the erence to previous doping way. cases. “Oh my god, it’s “Jacobs deserves the amazing that I have ever Australia set up Belgium showdown benefit of the doubt, but his seen this day. That I could sport does not,” the article complete another double. added. I can’t believe it,” she said, REUTERS — TOKYO “If you lose the game in this the equaliser off a penalty and veteran John-John Dohmen The Times wrote that ath- adding that her body style... it’s really hard, that is corner halfway through the added another goal in the final letics’ dark history with doping needed urgent rest. Australia set up a showdown why there are tears.” Australia second quarter. minute. “means the arrival of any new “It feels amazing to win with world champions Belgium and Belgium play their gold With 11 minutes left, Hen- The outcome was heart- star will alert the more two golds again. I have had in the men’s hockey final at the medal match tomorrow, while drickx again lived up to his rep- breaking for India, experienced sceptical”. a rough week. I haven’t Tokyo Olympics after handing India and Germany will battle utation as a superb drag-flicker defender Rupinder Pal Singh But CONI chief Malago slept after the 100m final. I 2016 Olympic bronze medal- for bronze. by scoring off a penalty corner said. blasted any suggestion of really had to pull it out to lists Germany a 3-1 defeat Belgium’s Red Lions beat to put Belgium 3-2 ahead. “We were here to win a gold wrongdoing. win the 200m. It’s a new PB yesterday. India 5-2 earlier yesterday. Hendrickx, who played with medal. That was our aim, but “The remarks of some of (personal best) and a Young forward Tim Brand “We’re very proud for a bandage around his head to we lost today,” said Singh. your colleagues are a source national record. I am so, so opened the scoring for Australia making the finals, but the last protect a wound like- “The great thing is we have of great regret and embar- happy,” she said. with a seventh-minute goal step is yet to be made,” Belgium cut-2021-08-01 on his a chance to finish third in the rassment from every point of American Gabby when he pushed in a powerful captain Felix Denayer said. forehead, completed his hat- next game so we will focus on view,” Malago told Rai Radio Thomas, who had the shot from team mate Flynn They needed less than two trick by scoring a penalty stroke that.” 1. fastest time of the season Ogilvie that crossed the striking minutes to get the “We are talking about ath- of 21.61 coming into the circle. opening goal when letes, in this case, who are sub- race, took the bronze in “Luckily I was so close to defender Loick Luy- jected to systematic and daily 21.87, just edging out the goal because it (the ball) paert scored off a anti-doping checks. 100m silver medallist went pretty high,” Brand said. penalty corner. “When you set a national Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce “We’ve beaten two top Eight-time or even continental record that (21.94). teams, Holland and Germany, Olympic champions number doubles, so much so so I think we’re on a bit of a India, who last claimed that he said the number of roll.” the top prize at the checks was impressive," said Germany equalised off a 1980 Moscow Games, Malago. penalty corner by flicker Lukas went ahead through “It is truly something It feels amazing to win Windfeder, but were not able goals from Harman- unpleasant, it shows how two golds again. I have had to keep the Kookaburras at bay, preet Singh and striker some are not able to accept a rough week. I haven’t with Blake Govers giving them Mandeep Singh. defeat.” slept after the 100m final. I the lead shortly before halftime. But Belgium Sprinter Jacobs was one of really had to pull it out to After the teams returned, always believed they several high-profile athletes Germany could not capitalise could make the final to wear new running spikes win the 200m. It’s a new on their circle penetrations. said Alexander Hen- featuring “performance- PB (personal best) and a Lachlan Sharp sealed the drickx, who is top enhancing” carbon soles as he national record. I am so, so German team’s fate with a late- scorer at the Tokyo won gold. happy. game goal, marking a painful tournament. Athletes in Tokyo have end to their Tokyo campaign. “In the end, the also praised a fast track that “The Aussies were more opportunities that we has produced a host of world, Elaine Thompson-Herah effective in both circles,” created were enough continental and national Germany captain Tobias Hauke to win the game,” said Alex Hendrickx of Belgium prepares for a penalty corner during the records from sprint to middle said. Hendrickx, who made semi-final against India yesterday. distances.