FIVB President Meets Sheikh Joaan, Other Sports Chiefs
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Sport SATURDAY 7 AUGUST 2021 ‘Amazing’ Felix claims record 10th medal Being an older athlete I think that’s something we don’t see as much. So I have been sharing some of my own struggles. I think a lot of times I tied my work to what happens at these championships and I didn’t want to do that this time around. Allyson Felix Sport | 11 OLYMPICS: FOOTBALL (MEN) BRONZE MEDAL MATCH: Mexico beat Japan 3-1 TODAY: GOLD MEDAL MATCH - Brazil vs Spain FIVB President meets Sheikh Joaan, other sports chiefs FIVB – TOKYO post-COVID-19 recovery, as well as the success of the volleyball and athletics FIVB President Dr Ary S. Graça Filho events at Tokyo 2020. welcomed several leaders from the Meanwhile, Acting President of the world of sport to Ariake Arena and Association of National Olympic Com- Shiokaze Park, the Tokyo 2020 mittees (ANOC), Oceania National volleyball and beach volleyball venues, Olympic Committees (ONOC) President during the final week of volleyball and IOC Executive Board Member, Dr action at the Olympic Games. Robin Mitchell, and IOC Member In particular, the FIVB President Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul from met with Qatar Olympic Committee Thailand were both able to enjoy some (QOC) President H E Sheikh Joaan bin electrifying beach volleyball action at Hamad Al Thani and Secretary-General Shiokaze Park. Jassim Rashid Al Buenain following the In addition, the FIVB President Qatari beach volleyball duo of Cherif met with the President and COO of Younousse and Ahmed Tijan’s semi- world-renowned sports brand ASICS, final match against the ROC’s Via- Yasuhito Hirota, and ASICS Senior cheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg General Manager, Sports Marketing Stoyanovskiy. Shinobu Oya at the Olympic beach The FIVB President also held a volleyball venue. ASICS Corporation meeting with World Athletics President is a global designer and manufacturer Sebastian Coe at the Ariake Arena of sporting goods including per- Qatar Olympic Committee PresidentS heikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani with FIVB President Dr Ary S Graça Filho and IOC where they were able to discuss the formance athletic footwear, apparel Member Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul of Thailand at the Shiokaze Park in Tokyo. critical role of sport in the world’s and accessories. Al Gharafa to Qatar's Cherif, Tijan look to conclude M E D A L S hold training 1 China 36 26 17 79 camp in Tokyo 2020 campaign with a medal 2 USA 31 36 31 98 3 Japan 24 11 16 51 Germany THE PENINSULA – DOHA Ahmed Tijan Cherif Younousse 4 Great Britain 18 20 20 58 5 ROC 17 23 22 62 After going down in the semi-finals, 6 Australia 17 6 21 44 QNA – Doha Qatar’s World No.1 beach volleyball pair of Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan 7 Italy 10 10 18 38 Al Gharafa SC football team is are hoping to conclude their Tokyo 8 Germany 9 11 16 36 set to hold a training camp in Olympics campaign with a bronze 9 Netherlands 9 10 12 31 Germany as they prepare for medal. 10 France 7 11 9 27 the start of the new season of The duo will take on Martins Plavins 11 New Zealand 7 6 6 19 the QNB Stars League (QSL). and Edgars Tocs of Latvia for third place 12 Canada 6 6 10 22 The camp will conclude on play-off today. August 23, with the team set to The Qatari side fell to reigning 13 South Korea 6 4 9 19 start their first match of the world champions Viacheslav Krasil- 14 Cuba 6 3 4 13 league season on September 11 nikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy of Russian 15 Hungary 5 7 5 17 against newly-promoted Al Olympic Committee in the 16 Brazil 4 4 8 16 Shamal. semi-finals. 17 Poland 4 4 4 12 Al Gharafa will play a Plavins and Tocs lost to Anders Mol SELECTED number of friendly matches in and Christian Sorum of Norway in the Germany, to give their new semi-finals. 19 Jamaica 4 1 3 8 Italian coach Andrea Stramac- Today’s match against the Latvians, 20 Spain 3 5 5 13 cioni to know his players better who have shown outstanding per- 21 Switzerland 3 4 6 13 as he looks to bring more title formance in Tokyo so far, will be 29 Iran 2 2 2 6 to the club. another tough challenge for Qatar’s champion Alison Cerutti and his Bra- Barshim clinched gold medals for the 37 Qatar 2 0 0 2 Al Gharafa finished in the Cherif and Tijan. zilian partner Alvaro Filho. country. Ibrahim won the 96kg cat- 45 South Africa 1 2 0 3 fourth position in the last QSL On their way to semi-finals, Plavins A win today will ensure Qatar’s egory weightlifting event while Barshim 45 Slovakia 1 2 0 3 season. Al Sadd will defend and Tocs, eliminated none other than third medal at the ongoing Olympics shared high jump gold with his Italian their title in the new season. the team of defending Olympic after Fares Ibrahim and Mutaz Essa friend Gianmarco Tamberi. 47 Turkey 1 1 8 10 Barca say even cut-price Messi too expensive to keep REUTERS – BARCELONA Barcelona announced on Shirts with Lionel Messi’s name hang in the Barcelona club store Thursday that the six-time outside the Camp Nou yesterday. Barcelona was forced to let star The Argentine’s next Ballon d’Or winner would leave player Lionel Messi leave the move remains unclear after 18 years. Barca’s all-time club because his high wages and for now he top scorer and appearance coupled with strict La Liga remains without a maker technically ended his financial rules could have jeop- 21-year association with the ardised its future, President club ahead of the new club at the end of June and is Joan Laporta said yesterday. season, but Paris currently a free agent after his Both the club, which has Saint-Germain previous contract expired. suffered steep losses recently, manager Mauricio Messi, who joined Barcelona and 34-year-old Messi had Pochettino says Messi aged 13, has helped the club wanted to sign a new contract. claim 10 league titles, four FC Barcelona President But the Argentine’s deal would is an “option” that is Champions Leagues and three Joan Laporta during have taken salaries to 110% of being evaluated by the club. Club World Cups during a glit- a press conference the club’s earnings, a financially tering career. yesterday. risky move given the impact of The Argentine’s next move the COVID-19 pandemic, essentially re-mortgaging the remains unclear and for now he Laporta said. club, which would affect us for remains without a club ahead “The club is above every- the next 50 years in terms of TV of the 2021-2022 season. thing - even above the best rights, and I had to make the He has long been linked player in the world,” Laporta Messi had wanted to sign a second-highest earnings in best, if not the best player of all decision,” he said. with a move to Manchester City, told a news conference. new contract at Barcelona on 2021, at $130m. time,” said newsstand owner Laporta said the corona- where he would be reunited “We reached agreement but reduced terms, reportedly 50% “To suddenly end like this Roberto, 63, at his kiosk in the virus-impacted 2020-21 sea- with his former Barcelona boss couldn’t formalise it, because below his latest pay, but the club when you thought he was Spanish capital. son’s financial losses, now put Pep Guardiola or France’s Paris of the club’s economic situation, was unable to come up with an already contracted again... It’s Laporta said the club had around €400m, would be Saint-Germain. which means we can’t register arrangement that also complied really sad, really really sad,” lined up two new deals with double what had been PSG manager Mauricio the player due to salary limits,” with the financial rules of said 36-year-old student and Messi, firstly a two-year deal expected and the club needed Pochettino told reporters yes- he said. Spain’s La Liga competition. Barca fan Jose Rivero, standing made payable over five years, to think about its future rather terday that Messi is an “option” Without Messi’s wages, sal- Messi’s last contract, signed on the street in the Catalan and then a separate five-year than putting itself “at risk for that is being evaluated by the aries would account for 95% of in 2017, was the most lucrative capital. deal, but could not get either the next 50 years” just for the club, without elaborating. Barcelona’s income, while in world sport according to a Even fans of arch-rivals deal done because of La Liga’s sake of just meeting FFP Manchester City’s Guardiola ideally, they should not exceed January report in newspaper El Real Madrid were sorry to see Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. criteria. said the Premier League cham- 70%, “so there’s still a lot of Mundo. Forbes has listed him Messi leave. “In order to meet FFP, Barca Messi has been at the club pions had no plans to make a work to be done”, Laporta said. as the athlete with the world’s “I consider Messi one of the had to agree to an operation, for all of his playing career, but move for Messi. Sport SATURDAY 7 AUGUST 2021 10 Canadian team poses during Mexico beat Japan to the medal ceremony.