QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune I am not in QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune Sweden squad just because my name is Zlatan, says Ibrahimovic PAGE 10 FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2021 Barshim delights, Al Amin promising in season’s rst athletic meet; QSC top overall TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Wakrah, Al Shamal, Al Ghara- rah in fifth place with 16 points, titions were followed by Qatar DOHA fa, Al Khor and Al Arabi. and Al Shamal, Al Gharafa and Athletics Federation officials, Six tournament competi- Al Khor sixth, seventh and led by former Talal Mansour QATAR Sports Club emerged tions were held, namely jave- eighth respectively. (Golden Arrow), Chairman as overall champions in the lin throw, hammer throw, dis- The championship’s high of the Technical Committee, first field championships con- cus, pole vault, high jump and point was the participation of and a member of the Board of ducted by the Qatar Athletics long jump. Discus and ham- Olympic medallist and world Directors; Khalifa Abdul Ma- Federation for the new sea- mer throw events were held champion Mutaz Essa Bar- lik, a member of the Board of son 2020-2021 for men, the at Aspire, while the rest of the shim of Al Rayyan club in high Directors and Director of the competitions for which were competitions were held on the jump. The participation was National Teams, and Dr. Firas held at Aspire and Suhaim Bin indoor and outdoor arenas of part of Barshim’s preparations Faraj, the technical expert of Hamad Stadium recently. Qatar Sports Club. for the forthcoming Tokyo the Federation and representa- The championship was This championship was Olympics. He topped clearing tives of the participating clubs. held with strict precautionary the after a long suspension a height of 2.25m, while Mo- On the sidelines of the measures of social distancing of athletics sporting activity hammed Al Amin came sec- competitions, an 800m race to limit the spread of the new more than a year and a half ond with a jump of 2.14m. was held in which promis- coronavirus (COVID-19) in ago due to the repercussions Some Dutch and Sri Lan- ing runner Abdulrahman line with the measures of Min- of the pandemic. kan athletes also took part Saeed Dere finished first in istry of Public Health. Qatar Sports Club won the in long jump as part of their 1: 46.76secs aiming to meet About 60 athletes partici- title collecting 41 points, while preparations thus confirming the the qualifying mark (1: pated, representing the nine Al Sadd was second 39 points. that local athletics champion- 45.20) for Tokyo Olympics. clubs under the banner of Al Al Rayyan finished third with ship being the focus of atten- The others included Jamal Mohammed Hamdi Al Amin of Qatar Sports Club, considered a top talent and possible successor to Mutaz Ittihad, namely Qatar SC, Al 37 points while Al- hli came tion for many players. Hayrani, Mubarak Rabi and Barshim, in action in high jump during QAF’s eld championships at the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium. Sadd, Al Rayyan, Al Ahli, Al fourth with 32 points, Al Wak- The championship compe- Abdullah Yusef. Al Amin cleared 2.14m, second best to Barshim (2.25m). Off He Goes battles hard for Late Yousef Al Romaihi Cup triumph Bader bin Mohammed Al Darwish, Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club’s Acting CEO, presented a shield to Ali bin Yousef Al Rumaihi Al Ali, Mubarak and Fahad – sons of the Late Yousef Al Romaihi, crowned the winners of their father’s Cup soon after the 40th in appreciation of Late Yousef Al Romaihi’s outstanding role in the progress of Qatar’s equestrian sports for many years. Race Meeting of Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club at Al Rayyan Park on Thursday. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA HE Sheikh Iman bint Moham- med bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Off He Goes (Casino Prince x Per- fectly Stunning) entered the winner’s circle for the third time in four races this season when the Julian Colin Smart- trained gelding landed The Late Yousef Al Romaihi Cup (Far Bend) (Class 2 Thor- oughbreds) in a thrilling finish in QREC’s 40th Race Meeting at Al Rayyan Park’s turf track on Thursday. In the 3,200m battle, To- mas Lukasek and his part- ner Off He Goes, fourth in the event two years ago, were Ali bin Yousef Al Rumaihi, Secretary-General, Qatar Equestrian Federation, presents a memento shield to locked in a battle with Umm Bader Al Darwish, QREC’s Acting CEO, in appreciation of Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club’s annual tradition Qarn’s Duke of Dundee (Duke of holding the Late Yousef Al Romaihi Cup Day. of Marmalade x Santa Loui- Jockey Tomas Lukasek guides Off He Goes to victory in The Late Yousef Al Romaihi Cup on Thursday. sia) on the straight, and the 2) (Far Bend). With Soufiane Zuhair Mohsen trained 4yo that momentum to win for the latter under Ronan Thomas Saadi in the saddle, the bay colt beat Ivan Rossi and his part- third time overall, beating Me- wari’s Hadjira De Flauzins Year Olds) (Far Bend) in dom- Plate (Class 6) (Far Bend) in was close but eventually had was left with another Ghazali ner She’s Our Queen by half a teb Ali Al Marri and his part- (Josco Du Cayrou x Ishraf) inant fashion. a thrilling finish, edging out to settle for runner up spot ward, Alberto Sanna ridden length, handing the appren- ner Aafreen by two lengths. had finished in the frame in Helmed by Anas Al Seyabi, Anas Al Seyabi ridden Cruella having finishing half a length William Bligh, in the final stag- tice rider his seventh win of Abdulhadi Mana Al Hajri’s four out of her six starts so far the Ibrahim Saeed Al Malki Dovil by half a length. behind the winner. Moham- es of the 2000m event and US the season. Jimmy Sparks (Zoffany x Gale missing out on a victory. That trained 3yo won the six fur- Earlier, Umm Qarn’s Abida med Hassan Ali Abdulmalik’s Cliff, maiden winner at Al Uqda Abdulatif Hussain Al Song) registered his first vic- changed as the Ali Yousuf Al long sprint that featured as (Dahess x Altesse D’aroco) com- QUELINDO (Aussie Rules x earlier this month, edged out Emadi’s Sky Blue (Zoffany x tory in Qatar when the colt Kubaisi trained 4yo bagged many as seven debutants out pleted a double after winning for Quintana) completed the top his rival by half a length. Blur) registered his second topped the Thoroughbred the Purebred Arabian maiden of nine starters comfortably by the second straight week. three under Ivan Rossi, as the Khalifa bin Sheail Al Ku- victory this season when Sou- Plate (3 Year Olds) (Class 3) Plate (Far Bend) with ease as five lengths. The Handicap winner a Ahmed Kobeissi ward finished wari’s Bottom Bay (Oasis fiane Saadi guided the geld- (Far Bend) in a close finish. Alberto Sanna guided the filly Injaaz Stud’s Pom Mal- week ago at Al Uqda Com- five lengths further back. Dream x Coconut Kreek) won ing to a fine win in the Local The Stefano Ibido schooled to a two length victory in the pic (Pomellato x Havanna plex under Soufiane Saadi, In other races of the day, for the third time in his ca- Thoroughbred Handicap (Far colt had Alberto Sanna for six furlong sprint. Lady) went one better than the Alban Elie De Mieulle Jassim bin Ali Al Attiyah’s US reer with the gelding bagging Bend) (70-90). company in the six furlong Al Sakab Stud’s Watnah her last outing to register her trained mare landed the Lo- Cliff (Footstepsinthesand x the Thoroughbred Handicap Bader Al Balushi trained sprint and the two did well to Al Sakab (TM Fred Texas x Al first victory in Qatar. Helmed cal Purebred Arabian Novice Challow Hills) led a one-two (Class 3) (Far Bend) (75-95) in 5yo had two straight third beat Anas Al Seyabi and his Zobara Al Sakab) made a win- by Marco Casamento for the Plate (Far Bend) in fine fash- for trainer Gassim Ghazali a close finish. place finishes coming into the partner Lauded by a quarter of ning start to her career when first time, the Ali Yousuf Al ion after the 5yo beat Khalid when landing the Thorough- Helmed by Khalid Al Bal- 2000m run at Al Rayyan Park a length at the post. the grey filly landed the Pure- Kubaisi trained filly topped Al Balushi-ridden Dalilak by a bred Plate (3 Year Olds) (Class ushi in the 2000m run, the and the bay gelding built on Khalifa bin Sheail Al Ku- bred Arabian Maiden Plate (3 the Thoroughbred Novice length at the post. 10 Friday, March 19, 2021 Sports UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Green light for Guendogan & Co Holders Bayern enter for Germany in World Cup qualies DPA quarters a record 19th BERLIN GERMANY coach Joachim Loew can field his England- based players in upcoming World Cup qualifiers after strict time; Chelsea advance quarantine rules on their entry into the country were altered, DPA the federation DFB said. BERLIN The local Duisburg health authority has agreed play- TITLE holders Bayern Mu- ers from the Premier League Germany coach Joachim Loew. nich beat Lazio 2-1 on can travel to the North Rhine- Wednesday and 6-2 on aggre- Westphalia region on condition lution would be found. gate to reach the Champions of a so-called ‘work quarantine’ Loew will nominate his League quarter-finals a re- which prevents them coming squad on Friday with the Pre- cord 19th time.