20 Monday, September 11, 2017 SPORTS Burnley’s New Zealand striker Jiu Jitsu Chris Wood celebrates goal Salman Abdulla (Picture courtesy: theguardian) clinches title squad set for DT News Network Asian Indoor Manama alman Abdulla made history on Friday DT News Network by winning the title of King of Drift for Manama Sthe sixth year in a row after a heated battle ahrain’s national jiu between some of the best drifting talents in the jitsu team are set for Kingdom at the Bahrain International Circuit Btheir next challenge as (BIC) in Sakhir. Thamer Alissa and Salah the Fifth Asian Indoor Salahaldeen were placed second and third and Martial Arts Games respectively. Salman will represent Bahrain at gets underway next the regional final in Kuwait on December 8. week in Ashgabat, the Spectators witnessed first hand exceptional Turkmenistan capital. drifting skills and exhilarating performances The team is coached on display during the Red Bull Car Park Drift by Reza Monfaradi and Bahrain Qualifier 2017. is presently putting their The event which returned to the BIC for final touches to the training the sixth consecutive year is sponsored by programme ahead of the Shop & Ship, Falken and Total and is locally games. supported by Arabia Motors and Orange Their most recent Media. training session was witnessed by Bahrain chef Wood seals de mission Fawaz Shamsan and Bahrain Olympic Committee projects director Lounes Madene, who were briefed on the team preparations by coach victory for Burnley Monfaradi. Burnley least snatch a point and he will head Wood reacted superbly, The team will engage hris Wood’s dream home debut back to south London with his future intercepting the pass and slotting past with some of the for Burnley pushed Frank De in doubt. Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey continent’s best jiu jitsu BoerC to the brink of the sack as “I am just focusing on what I can first time from the edge of the area. fighters, which allows Crystal Palace crashed to a 1-0 defeat control and so are my staff and my Palace were almost level within a competitors to combine yesterday. players,” De Boer said. minute when Scott Dann took aim striking, grappling and New Zealand international Wood “The future is for other people to from the right side of the box and his submissions under rules marked his maiden appearance for decide but while I’m the manager of deflected shot was booted off the line that emphasise safety. Burnley at Turf Moor following his Crystal Palace I will give 100 per cent. by Matthew Lowton. There will be three events club record £15 million ($19 million, “We have to look in the mirror and Two minutes later Palace came in jiu jitsu - Ne-Waza, Duo 16 million euros) move by firing the be responsible that you have to take close again when Andros Townsend Show and Full Ju Jitsu, winner early in the first half. the chances, and you get punished lofted a pass to Christian Benteke, with 21 medal events to be The former Leeds striker punished when you don’t. who steered his header inches wide of won over three days at the a woeful backpass by Palace’s South “But if you look all over at how we the far post with keeper Tom Heaton Martial Arts Arena on the Korean winger Lee Chung-Yong. showed spirit, I think we were quite beaten. 16 and 18–19 September. For Palace manager De Boer, his dynamic. What we showed today Burnley suffered a setback just past Men’s Ne-Waza weight side’s fourth successive defeat could gives us a lot of hope for the future.” the half-hour mark when Heaton was categories include -56kg, bring an abrupt end to his first season Desperate to spark Palace into life, forced off with a shoulder injury after -62kg, -69kg, -77kg, -85kg, at Selhurst Park. De Boer had made three changes landing awkwardly, giving a Premier -94kg, +94kg and Open Palace have yet to score a league and reluctantly switched to a 4-4-2 League debut for 25-year-old Nick Weight, while four contests goal since Ajax and Inter Milan coach formation in a bid to kick-start his Pope. will be featured in the Full De Boer took charge and reports season. Jeffrey Schlupp blazed over as Contact Ju Jitsu (-62kg, ahead of this fixture claimed Eagles But it took just three minutes for Palace applied late pressure. -69kg, -77kg, -85kg). chairman Steve Parish was already his plans to go horribly wrong. But Benteke was denied by Pope In the women’s events, considering sacking the Dutchman. Lee, making his 100th Premier in the 78th minute, then Dann Javier Gomez of Spain celebrates after Ne-Waza will include six With Parish watching from the League appearance, turned and headed wide from no more than four winning the IRONMAN 70.3 Men’s World weight categories, namely stands, De Boer saw second bottom played the ball back in the direction yards out to ensure another dismal Championship yesterday in Chattanooga, -49kg, - 55kg, -62kg, -70kg, Palace waste a string of chances to at of the non-existent Palace defence. afternoon for De Boer. (AFP) Tennessee. (AFP) +70kg and Open Weight. Asian Indoor: Bahrain’s Taekwondo team eyes glory DT News Network Taekwondo DanceSport Arena. Manama The men’s section in the Kyorugi ahrain’s national Taekwondo team competition will feature seven has stepped up their preparations weight categories in total (54kg, Bahead of the Fifth Asian Indoor and -58kg, -63kg, -68k, -74kg, -80kg, Martial Arts Games, to be held in and -87kg). Ashgabat, in Turkmenistan. In the women’s events, there are Three athletes will be spearheading categories in -46kg, -49kg, -53kg, Bahrain taekwondo team at the -57kg, -62kg, -67kg and -73kg. games - Wala’a Al Dossary (under- Kyorugi will use a direct elimination 57kg), Juana Mohammed (under- system to produce two finalists. All 62kg) and her younger sister Jomana athletes who lose against either of Mohammed (under-73kg). the finalists will have the opportunity The trio have been training regularly to contest for a bronze medal in the under their coach Tawfeeq Nuwaiser. repechage. The competition will Their most recent practice session was include elimination rounds, repechage witnessed by Bahrain Martial Arts Bahrain’s Taekwondo team with BMAF members and other delegation officials rounds and finals. Federation (BMAF) president Ahmed September 17 to 27 and hosted at the includes 15 competition venues, an and women from September 18–21, The poomsae championship Al Khayyat, Bahrain chef de mission Ashgabat Olympic Complex in the Athletes Village and a Paralympic and Poomsae, which will include an will see competitions in the men’s Fawaz Shamsan and Bahrain Olympic Turkmenistan capital. Rehabilitation Medical Centre. individual and team event for men Individual under-30 years old, men’s Committee projects director, Lounes Unique in the Central Asian Taekwondo will host two events and women on 22 September. team under-30, women’s individual Madene. region, the complex boasts of at Ashgabat 2017, the Kyorugi with There will be 18 medal events with under-30 and women’s team under- The games take place from over 30 structures, which also seven weight categories for both men all the action taking place inside the 30.