Smith Era Begins

22 Saturday, August 28, 2015 SPORTS SPORTS Friday, August 28, 2015 23 BELETE KEEPS MEDAL HOPES ALIVE DAY 6 Aidan Payne / DTNN winner from Ethiopia Genzebe final. Tomorrow Bahrain’s Bahrain’s other participants [email protected] Dibaba (15:20.82) and Kenya’s Albert Kibichii Rop competes have been (men’s): Shumi Manama Mercy Cherono (15:20.94) who in the men’s 5,000 metres Dechasa, Aadan Ismael ahrain’s Mimi Belete kept was classified second despite final which includes 5,000 Khamis, Ali Hassan Mahboob the Kingdom’s medal hopes the Bahraini runner having the and 10,000 metres double (marathon), Nelson Kipkosgei aliveB when she finished third same time. gold medallist Mohamed Cherutich, John Kibet Koech in heat one in the women’s Also yesterday Benson Farah of Great Britain and (3,000 metres steeplechase), World 200m title 5,000 metres qualifiers running Kipligat Seurei (3:45.70) American Galen Rupp. Abraham Kupchirchir Rotich 15 minutes 20.94 seconds bowed out in a heat one Bahrain concludes its (800 metres), El Hassan yesterday at the 15th World qualifier in the men’s 1,500 participation on the final Elabbassi (10,000 metres), Athletics Championships metres, with Elijah Manangoi day of the championships on Aweke Ayalew (10,000/5,000 MEDALS TALLY hosted by China at its National (Kenya, 3:42.59), Taoufik Sunday with Lishan Dula, metres) and Abbas Abubakar Stadium in Beijing. Makhloufi (Algeria, 3:42.72) Kareema Jasim, Eunice Abbas (400 metres),(women): Rank COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL Belete will compete in and Mathew Centrowitz (US, Jepkirui Kirwa and Aster Oluwakemi Adekoya (400 Sunday’s final after comfortably 3:43.17) finishing in the top Tesfaye all in the women’s metres hurdles) and Ruth Jebet 1 KENYA 6 3 2 11 qualifying behind the heat one three places to qualify for the marathon. (3,000 metres steeplechase). Mimi Belete (file pic) IT’S GOLDEN 2 UNITED STATES 3 4 5 12 Aussies win by 23 runs 3 JAMAICA 3 0 2 5 Djoker on Nadal 4 G BRITAIN & N.I. 3 0 0 3 BOLTBeijing beforeAGAIN continuing his 5 POLAND 2 1 3 6 collision course amaica’s Usain Bolt easily outstripped victory lap. JAmerican rival Justin Gatlin to claim Gatlin, meanwhile, New York start of the year’s final Grand his fourth consecutive world 200m title said his age had SMITHBelfast ERA BEGINS orld number one Novak Slam event in New York, where yesterday and complete a rousing sprint showed in the teven Smith’s first match as Djokovic and 14-time Djokovic’s only title came in double in Beijing. race. full-time Australia captain majorW champion Rafael Nadal 2011. Bolt clocked a world-leading 19.55 “I feel endedS with a rain-affected are on a US Open quarter- The 28-year-old Serbian seconds to beat Gatlin by nearly two- tired. Going 23-run one-day international final collision course following star owns nine Grand Slam tenths, thumbing his chest as he crossed through win over Ireland in Belfast yesterday’s draw at Arthur titles and seeks his third of the the line to add the 200m to his 100m title three 100s yesterday, but it needed the Ashe Stadium. year after a third career win at at the world championships. and three speed of Pat Cummins and And Britain’s Andy Murray, Wimbledon and a fifth trophy The clear victory extends Bolt’s 200s is taxing Mitchell Starc to put the hosts who opens against Australia’s at the Australian Open. domination of sprinting which stretches on the body,” he said. in their place. tour bad boy Nick Kyrgios, Djokovic has tasted defeat back to when he took the world by storm “I’m the oldest person in the A third-wicket partnership might have to get past French four times in the US Open at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, also at the field and am still running and of 86 between Ed Joyce (44) Open winner Stan Wawrinka final, losing to Federer in 2007, Bird’s Nest stadium. running pretty well. To be able and Niall O’Brien (45) put and 17-time major winner Nadal in 2010 and 2013 and Gatlin, who has served two doping to run 9.74sec is a really good Ireland on course for their first Roger Federer just to get a Murray in 2012. bans and finished just one-hundredth of showing. ever victory over the world crack at Djokovic in the final Nadal leads Djokovic 22-20 a second behind Bolt in Sunday’s 100m, “I gave it all I could give.” champions. on the Flushing Meadows in their all-time rivalry, but clocked 19.74sec, with South African Allyson Felix But after Glenn Maxwell hardcourts. Djokovic won their most Anaso Jobodwana taking bronze with a - Electrifying bend - ended the stand, the middle- The paths will be filled with recent meeting at the French national record of 19.87sec. lower order could not maintain qualifiers ahead of Monday’s Open quarter-finals. the scoring rate against the Huge cheers greeted Felix steps up to gold express pace of Cummins and Usain Bolt clocked a Bolt, wearing lycra shorts Beijing Starc, the world’s top-ranked world-leading 19.55 and singlet in the green, her 200m and relay expertise, world 4x400m relay golds on ODI bowler. gold and black colours llyson clocked a blistering time of 49.26 her resume, Felix wanted to test Cummins (two for 19) seconds to beat Justin of Jamaica and placed in AFelix seconds, the best in the world herself over the longer distance actually broke the bat of Stuart Australia’s captain Steve Smith (2right) bats Gatlin lane six, with Gatlin on justified her this year. and it paid off spectacularly at a Thompson, who had just hit catch of the innings. Nathan to spare. Opening stand his inside in lane four. step-up to the Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas packed Bird’s Nest. off-spinner Maxwell for two Coulter-Nile, with the final two Australia, with Smith Joe Burns, who made 69 Applause also rang 400 metres with a claimed silver in a personal “It’s weird, it’s different to sixes as Ireland, cricket’s wickets in the last over, ended leading the team for the first on his ODI debut and David out for Gatlin, in a red convincing world best of 49.67sec, with Jamaica’s be down there for the 400m,” leading non-Test nation, as the most successful bowler time following the retirement Warner, named man-of-the- The victory meant Bolt has now one-piece suit, as the championships Shericka Jackson taking bronze the American said. “I wanted to chased a revised target of 181 and also the most economical of Michael Clarke, had chosen match for his 84 from 80 balls remarkably won 11 of the last 12 stadium comperes built victory which helped (49.99). challenge myself this year and in 24 overs on a frustrating day (three for 13 in 4.4 overs) as to bat on what he described with seven fours and three individual Olympic and world sprint up a boxing-match send the misfiring Felix, 29, has three world I did and I’m happy I could be of four rain interruptions. Australia, in their first match as a slow but good pitch and sixes, put on 139 for the first titles dating back to Beijing 2008, his atmosphere at the packed United States team 200m titles to her name and is successful and that I trusted in Left-arm fast bowler Starc in this format since beating they made 222 for six before wicket. But Ireland hit back only blip coming after a false start in Bird’s Nest. soaring up the medals the reigning Olympic champion the plan and it came together.” (two for 34) ended Thompson’s New Zealand in the World Cup the second rain interruption with six wickets for 85 runs to the 100m at the 2011 worlds in Daegu. The American, as in table yesterday. over the shorter distance, Felix missed out on the late rally to give one-day wicket- final in Melbourne in March, ended their innings in the 41st the delight of home fans at the “There was no doubt,” said Bolt, who the 100m, suffered from Felix, the most having previously bagged silver Moscow worlds in 2013 because keeper Matthew Wade his third ultimately won with something over. Stormont ground. (AFP) Novak Djokovic has had pelvic problems this season and a slower start than decorated female athlete at the 2004 and 2008 Games. of injury after over-reaching two did not consider an attempt on his own Bolt, who shot out of in history based around But with several Olympic and years previously in Daegu. world record of 19.19sec, set in 2009. his blocks. Gatlin, a “I knew I wasn’t in the shape for a renowned fast starter Al Hakam leads field world record. But when it comes to the who hasn’t lost over Taylor wins world title Bahrain delegation attend Rio Olympics seminar 200m, I am a different person, I was 200m since 2013 and Beijing DT News Network for nearest the pin on the DT News Network and spectrum ahead of the beaten there only once. has set personal best firmly fixed on the Briton’s Manama seventh hole, with Hamad Manama Games. “My four world championships gold of 19.57sec this season, lympic champion world record. ultan Al Hakam (36 points) Mubarak, Ashley Price and epresentatives from Fajer said the attendees were medals in the 200m, this is a big deal, a looked threatening coming off OChristian Taylor “It was a great fight and I edged out the competition Samantha Hill making the 2’s the Bahrain Olympic presented the details they need great accomplishment.” the bend.

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