Samba-Warholm Showdown Cynosure of All Eyes in Oslo
SPORT Wednesday 6 June 2018 PAGE | 21 PAGE | 22 SL aiming to Floyd Mayweather capitalise on rare heads Forbes Windies visit money list Samba-Warholm showdown cynosure of all eyes in Oslo CHINTHANA WASALA expected to give his best not to dis- In March, during the IAAF World clash in Eugene, the 25-year-old THE PENINSULA appoint his fans. Indoor Championships Lysenko launching a season’s best of 22.53m. Last week in the Italian capital, claimed gold, but Barshim took some The women’s pole vault will see DOHA: The battle for supremacy in Warholm took an early lead, but revenge at the Eugene Diamond Katerina Stefanidi of Greece look to the men’s 400 metres hurdles event Samba took charge in the final stretch League last month, going over 2.36m resume winning ways after a sub-par between Qatar’s Abderrahman to hand the home hero the second to beat Lysenko’s best of 2.32m. start to the year for the Olympic and Samba and world champion Karsten spot. Despite finishing behind Samba, Barshim, the 2017 Male Athlete world champion, though she will face Warholm will be the cynosure of all Warholm still managed to renew his of the Year, cleared 2.40m in Doha stiff competition in Sandi Morris, who eyes when the IAAF Diamond League Norwegian record with 47.82 last month. cleared 4.84m to win in Doha last resumes tomorrow in Oslo, Norway. seconds. Meanwhile, South Africa’s con- month. The Qatari star dazzled the crowd With Warholm looking to outplay troversial female athlete Caster The women’s 400m features the in Rome during the fourth meeting Samba and Yasmani Copello of Semenya will be looking to extend 1-2 from last year’s IAAF World Cham- of the Diamond League circuit last Turkey and Kerron Clement, the her dominance in the 800m that also pionships in USA’s Phyllis Francis and Abderrahaman week with a record breaking reigning Olympic champion is also includes Olympic silver medallist Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser, though the Samba of Qatar performance.
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