Asian Games: Haroun and Elseify Clinch Gold; Ogunode Bags Silver ARMSTRONG VAS Hamad Al Thani

SPORT Monday 27 August 2018 PAGE | 18 PAGE | 19 US Open: Djokovic Ferreira wants Al eyes title as ‘Big Four’ Sadd’s ‘best’ in first reunited leg Asian Games: Haroun and Elseify clinch gold; Ogunode bags silver ARMSTRONG VAS Hamad Al Thani. “I would like to won the silver medal in men’s THE PENINSULA dedicate this medal to our Amir, 100m. On Saturday, Faris Has- the Qatar Olympic Committee, souna won the silver medal men’s DOHA: QATAR won two gold my Federation, my coach, and my 94 kg weightlifting while Hamad medals and one silver on a very team. My next championship will Al Marri captured the bronze busy day at the 2018 Asian Games be the Word Continental Cham- medal in the double trap in Jakarta yesterday. pionship and I have to add competition. Abdalelah Haroun Hassan another medal and make my Qatar now have won two started the gold gush by clinching people and Qatar proud.” gold, two silver and one bronze. the top spot in the 400 metres in Elseify was delighted to China’s Su Bingtian was 44.89 seconds, while Ashraf clinch the gold medal. crowned Asia’s fastest man yes- Elseify won Qatar its second gold “Gold medal! Thank God, I terday, justifying the hype sur- medal in the Men’s Hammer can’t describe how happy I am. I rounding him by winning the blue Throw despatching the hammer was able to get this achievement riband 100 metres sprint gold in throw to a distance of 76.88 only after hard work and per- an Asian Games record time. meters. sistent. Thanks for all the support Su became the first Asian- “It feels really amazing to win from the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim born sprinter to run the distance a medal. As a team we had set a bin Hamad Al Thani, H E Sheikh in under 10 seconds in June when goal for this Games and we are Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, Dr he clocked 9.91 twice in the space so glad that we have achieved it! Thani Al Kuwari, our team of eight days, matching the Asian It took us a lot of hard work and manager Khalifa Abdul-Malik record held by Qatar’s Femi Gold medallist Abdalelah Haroun Hassan (centre) of Qatar, silver medallist Muhammed Anas Yahiya training,” Haroun said and everyone in the athletics fed- Ogunode. (left) of India and bronze medallist Ali Khamis of Bahrain pose with their medals after the 2018 Asian “The atmosphere while eration. My brother Ahmed was Yesterday, he held off his Games Men’s 400m final at the GBK Main Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, yesterday. warming up for the race was also competing with me, it felt opponents with a late burst of great, but things did not go as special and I’m happy for what speed to win the event in 9.92 Asia’s fastest woman. Bahrain’s hold on the women’s born Abraham Cheroben won the smooth when the race started. he achieved here.” seconds, ahead Tosin Ogunode, Chand was cleared to race in 400m, following in the footsteps gold and silver respectively in the The humidity in the air affected Tajikistan’s Dilshod Nazarov who clocked 10.00, on a hot and 2015 following a Court of Arbi- of Kemi Adekoya, who won the men’s 10,000m. the race as I was hoping to run a came in the second place and humid night in the Indonesian tration for Sport ruling on gender event in Incheon, South Korea, India’s Govindan Laksh- better time, but I was able to won silver with a throw of 74.16 capital. testing guidelines. four years ago. manan won the bronze but was advance in the last 250m so it meters. Uzbeki athlete Sukhrob “It wasn’t about the time, it The Lausanne-based court The Nigerian-born Naser, later disqualified for stepping off turned out great,” he added. Khodjaev was the third with a was about getting the win,” Su, suspended the governing Inter- who won silver at the world the track during the race. Haroun dedicated his win to throw of 74.06 to take bronze. 28, told reporters. national Association of Athletics championships last year, com- Jung Hye-lim won the the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Elsewhere, Tosin Ogunode “I knew that if I got a good Federations’ regulations fortably won in an Asian Games women’s 100m hurdles to give start then I can’t be beaten.” regarding hyperandrogenism, a record time of 50.09. India’s South Korea their first Asiad gold Japan’s Ryota Yamagata condition which produces high Hima Das, the under-20 world in athletics in eight years. Silver was credited with the same time testosterone levels allowing champion, won silver while Elina medallist Emilia Nova became as Ogunode and won bronze. Chand to compete again after a Mikhina claimed bronze for the first Indonesian woman to Indonesian teenager Lalu year sat out. Kazakhstan. win a track medal since Supriati Muhammad Zohri ran a per- Pre-race favourite Wei Yongli Women’s shot put world Sutono’s 5000m gold in 1998. sonal best of 10.20 but it was of China, who recently became champion Gong Lijiao and Gao “This silver medal means a good enough for only seventh the first Asian woman to break Yang made it a one-two for China lot. Two weeks ago my hip flexor spot. the 11-second barrier, had topped although Gong’s distance of hurt but the past week I managed The crowd at the Gelora the timings in Saturday’s heats 19.66m was over two metres the pain. Because of the Asian Bung Karno Stadium was in for and also the semi-finals but had more than her compatriot. China Games, I just ignored the pain,” a surprise in the women’s 100m to be satisfied with a bronze. has now won gold in the women’s Nova said. final when Nigerian-born Earlier, Hassan gave Qatar its shot put at each Edidiong Odiong of Bahrain was first gold medal at the 18th Asian of the last 11 Silver medallist Qatar’s Tosin adjudged the winner in a photo- Games in the men’s 400m, fin- Asian Games, Ogunode celebrates during finish over India’s Dutee Chand, ishing ahead of India’s dating back to the victory ceremony for who lost her lead in the last few Muhammed Anas in 44.89 1978. the men’s 100m athletics metres. seconds. Ali Khamis won the China also event during the 2018 Asian The 21-year-old Odiong bronze for Bahrain. took the top two Games in Jakarta, yesterday. clocked 11.30 to be crowned Salwa Naser maintained positions in the men’s long jump when Wang Jianan and Zhang Yaoguang won Thank God, I can’t “It feels really the gold and describe how happy I amazing to win a silver medals am. I was able to get medal. As a team we respectively. Qatar’s Ashraf Elseify Bahrain also celebrates after this achievement only had set a goal for this had their competing in the final after hard work and Games and we are one-two MEDALS TABLE of the Men’s Hammer persistent. My brother so glad that we have moment on the Throw athletics Rank Country G S B Medals Ahmed was also achieved it! It took night when 1 China 78 59 37 174 event during the Moroccan-born 2 Japan 40 34 48 122 2018 Asian Games competing with me, it us a lot of hard work Hassan Chani 3 Rep of Korea 27 30 37 94 4 IR Iran 14 14 12 40 in Jakarta, yesterday. felt special: Elseify and training: Haroun and Kenyan- 5 Indonesia 12 13 25 50 6 DPR Korea 11 5 7 23 7 Thailand 9 9 31 49 8 Chinese Taipei 8 11 14 33 9 India 7 10 19 36 SCHEDULE DAY 9 10 Uzbekistan 6 11 11 28 11 Kazakhstan 5 8 28 41 Beach Volleyball: Qatar face (Doha time) 12 Bahrain 4 3 2 9 1 Equestrian 4:00 Show Jumping – individual & 13 Hong Kong, China 3 7 15 25 teams Sheikh Khaled Al Thani + Hamad Al Attiya + 14 UAE 3 6 3 12 Salmeen Al Suwaidi + Basem Mohamed 15 Mongolia 3 2 5 10 Indonesian hurdle in title clash 16 Philippines 3 0 10 13 2 Karate 6:00 Karate – 75kg Qassim Gholam 17 Kyrgyzstan 2 5 9 16 THE PENINSULA 3 Sailing 7:00 Laser Standard Waleed Al Sharshani 18 Malaysia 2 5 5 12 Meanwhile in the In volleyball, Qatar 4 Sailing 7:00 Laser 4.7 Abdulrahman Al Nasr 19 Singapore 2 2 9 13 boxing competition, team beat Myanmar 3-0 5 Squash 8:30 Teams Qatar Vs Thailan 20 Qatar 2 2 1 5 DOHA: Qatar beach Qatar’s Thulasimaaran (25-21, 25-18 and 25-20). 21 Jordan 2 1 7 10 6 Squash 14:30 teams Qatar Vs Indonesia 22 Cambodia 2 0 1 3 volleyball duo of Janko Tharumalingam qual- The equestrian events 7 Handball 10:00 Men’s handball - semifinals Qatar 23 Kuwait 2 0 0 2 Ahmed and Samba Cherif ified for the quarer- will continue today at the Vs South Korea 24 Vietnam 1 7 12 20 defeated Chinese pair of finals in the Men’s Asian Games and the 25 Macau, China 1 2 1 4 8 Athletics 14:45 Javelin Throw Ahmed Bedeir + Mo- 26 Lebanon 1 1 2 4 Gao Peng and Li Yang Welter (69kg).

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