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Sports Thursday, August 8, 2019 19 Qatar Airways extends sponsorship for QREC’s major events addition, Qatar Airways will Agreement be playing a remarkable role in the HH The Amir Sword signed for Festival, especially in terms of horse shipping, which helps European races, facilitate the participation of horses from outside Qatar in HH The Amir the prestigious races run at the QREC Al-Rayyan Park Sword Festival every year.” Qatar Airways Group Chief QREC Chairman Issa bin TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Executive Officer Akbar al Baker Mohammed al Mohannadi Support continues DOHA Qatar Airways Group ing every year. The three-day sport and bringing people to- Chief Executive Akbar al THE Qatar Racing & Eques- mega event is renowned as gether. Baker said: “Qatar Airways trian Club (QREC) and Qatar an integrated racing festival, Under the recently-signed is proud to renew its partner- Airways signed a three-year involving both pure Arabians agreement, Qatar Airways will ship with the Qatar Racing partnership agreement cover- and thoroughbreds. In ad- be the Official Carrier of the and Equestrian Club for a ing the most prestigious three dition, the Qatar Goodwood 2019, 2020 and 2021 renewals further three years. This part- racing events organised and/ Festival and the Qatar Prix de of the QREC-sponsored Qatar nership will enable Qatar Air- or sponsored by QREC every l’Arc de Triomphe are two of Goodwood Festival and the ways to continue to support year. These three top events the highlights of the world’s Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triom- some of the most significant are the HH The Amir Sword flat-racing season. phe. The 2019 edition of the global events on the horse Festival in Doha, the Qatar The three-year agreement Qatar Goodwood Festival was racing calendar. Goodwood Festival in the reflects the solid and strategic held at the Goodwood race- Qatar Airways Cargo United Kingdom and the Qa- relations between the QREC course, the UK, from July 30 Qatar Airways at the just-concluded Qatar Goodwood Festival. has a long history of provid- tar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and Qatar Airways and their to August 3. This year’s renew- ing world-class service when in France. quest for enhancing their al of the Qatar Prix de l’Arc ficial Carrier of the HH The pure Arabians and thorough- leader in air transport as Qa- transporting horses around The national carrier con- renewed collaboration. The de Triomphe will be staged in Amir Sword Festival in 2020 breds. tar Airways. We have already the world through our state- tinues its sponsorship of QREC aims to produce these its home at ParisLongchamp and 2021. The three-day had remarkable experiences of-the-art live animal cargo three prestigious horseracing events at the highest level, racecourse and its events will mega event is the pinnacle A remarkable with Qatar Airways through terminal at the Hamad In- events, including the HH The which maintains the stand- culminate with the Qatar Prix of horseracing in Qatar and experience our partnership, which was ternational Airport. Through Amir Sword Festival, which ing of Qatar’s equestrian de l’Arc de Triomphe and the the region with a large scale Commenting on the agree- key to QREC’s sponsorship of this partnership we are ex- is the pinnacle of horseracing sports, while Qatar Airways Qatar Arabian World Cup rac- of runners both from Qatar ment, QREC Chairman Issa the Qatar Goodwood Festival, cited to continue showcasing in Qatar and the region with continues its long tradition of es on October 6. and overseas every year. It is bin Mohammed al Mohan- the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Tri- our award winning products a wide range of runners from supporting top sports events Qatar Airways will also renowned as an integrated nadi said “We are pleased to omphe and the Salon du Che- in both passenger and cargo Qatar and overseas compet- demonstrate excellence in maintain its role as the Of- racing festival, involving both renew this partnership with a val in Morocco last year. In services.” Tamim Mohammed hauls Barty crashes out 2nd gold in Arab swimming TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA of Toronto tennis QATARI swimmer Tamim Mohammed grabbed his sec- Naomi Osaka wins her second- a lot of great points but just ond gold medal at the Arab The Australian World No. 1 faces risk round match on Wednesday didn’t put enough in a row.” Age Group Swimming Cham- or if Czech Karolina Pliskova Indian Wells champion pionships, which concluded of losing world number one ranking reaches the semi-finals. Bianca Andreescu beat former in Casablanca, Morocco on Marie Bouzkova claimed Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Wednesday. REUTERS “And Sofia served today in the biggest win of her young Bouchard 4-6 6-1 6-4 in an Using his leg and hand TORONTO the big moments. She served career with a 6-2 7-5 upset of all-Canadian first-round clash combination powerfully, Mo- particularly well and got a lot seventh seeded Sloane Ste- while fifth-seeded Dutchwom- hammed emerged the winner WORLD number one Ash of free points.” phens to close out the action an Kiki Bertens reached the in the 100 metres butterfly to Barty’s preparations for the World number 29 Kenin on Tuesday. last 16 with a 6-2 6-1 win over have a three-medal haul. Ear- U.S. Open got off to a rocky failed to serve out the opening The 21-year-old Czech will Francesca Di Lorenzo. lier in the championships, he start as the Australian suffered set at 5-4 but did not let that next face either 2017 French Croatia’s Donna Vekic beat bagged 50m butterfly on Sun- a shock 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 loss to setback derail her, remaining Open champion Jelena Osta- American 14th seed Madison day and followed it up with a American Sofia Kenin in the poised the rest of the way even penko or hard-hitting Russian keys 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5) in the silver medal in the 50m free- second round of the Rogers as Barty nearly rallied back Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. first round while Wimbledon style on Tuesday. Cup on Tuesday. from big deficits in the second In other matches, seven- quarter-finalist Zhang Shuai About 250 boys and girls French Open champion and third sets. times Grand Slam champion beat Latvia’s Anastasija Sev- are participating in the cham- Barty, playing for the first time “I am just really tired to be Venus Williams was elimi- astova 7-6(5) 6-2 and will next pionship. since falling in the last 16 at honest,” Kenin said. “Such a nated in the first round with a face Russian qualifier Ekat- Wimbledon, was far from her tough player and it was a tough 6-4 6-2 loss to Spaniard Carla erina Alexandrova, who beat Ashraf, Salah to swim Qatar Tamim Mohammed on the podium during the Arab Age Group best and Kenin took full ad- match and I am just so happy Suarez-Navarro. Japan’s Misaki Doi 6-2 6-2. in WC second round Swimming Championships in Casablance, Morocco. vantage, recording her first to have pulled through.” Williams, who has now lost Among the other players Qatari swimmers Omar victory in four meetings with Next up for Kenin will be four consecutive matches, was to reach the Round of 32 in Ashraf and Karim Salah will Swimming World Cup, which fifth round in Berlin (October the Australian. either former world number ultimately undone by a slew Toronto, which is part of the compete in the second round took place in Tokyo. 11-13), the sixth round in Ka- “I wasn’t able to adapt one Victoria Azarenka, who of unforced errors and double U.S. Open Series leading up of the FINA Swimming World This year’s World Cup zan (November 1-3), and the quickly enough, or well earlier beat hard-hitting Ital- faults that allowed Suarez-Na- to the year’s final Grand Slam, Cup 2019, which kicks off on consists of seven rounds with seventh and final round in enough, to play a match of the ian Camila Giorgi 6-2 6-2, or varro to reel off the final four were Czech Katerina Siniako- Thursday in Jinan, China. the third round scheduled in Doha (November 7-9). standard that I expect myself Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska. games. va, German qualifier Tatjana Abdulaziz al Obaidly and Singapore (August 15-17). The The seven-round WC se- to play and I want myself to With the loss, Barty could “She was just extra sharp,” Maria and Polish qualifier Iga Firas al Saidi participated in fourth round is to be contested ries also qualifies for the 2020 play,” said Barty. lose her number one ranking if said Williams. “And I played Swiatek. the first round of the FINA in Budapest (October 4-6), the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Golfer Olesen charged with sexual assault AFP said. “As this remains an ongoing legal matter, LONDON we are unable to make any further comment at this time.” DANISH golf star Thorbjorn Olesen has been The alleged incidents took place last week suspended from the European Tour after being when Olesen was returning on a British Airways charged with sexual assault, being drunk on an flight from Memphis after competing in the St aircraft and common assault. Jude Invitational. The 29-year-old -- a member of the victori- Police arrested him when the plane landed at ous 2019 European Ryder Cup team and a five- Heathrow and subsequently released him under time champion on the European Tour -- is to ap- investigation.