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Sport FRIDAY 6 AUGUST 2021 James Anderson drags England back into contest in wet Nottingham It's always good to get a world class player out. You want to challenge yourself against the best and he certainly is one of the bests. James Anderson Sport | 11 TOKYO OLYMPICS: FOOTBALL BRONZE MEDAL MATCHES: (WOMEN) USA beat Australia 4-3; (TODAY - MEN) Mexico vs Japan Fares eyes Paris gold after Tokyo triumph THE PENINSULA – DOHA After sealing gold, Fares attempted a world record clean and jerk lift of After making his debut at the Rio My preparations started for Tokyo right 232kg but did not succeed. However, Olympics 2016 as a teenager, weight- after my participation at Rio Olympics he is eyeing to set the record in future lifting star Fares Ibrahim made a as the youngest competitor ended. I events. promise to the Qatar Olympic “Between each attempt there is a Committee (QOC) President H E Sheikh promised His Excellency Sheikh Joaan time of two minutes which is a very Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani that he will at the time that I will win a gold medal. short break. My previous lift was 225kg win a gold medal at Tokyo Games. Five Since then we were working tirelessly and that was an Olympic record. I years on, the 23-year-old has etched to achieve this accolade: Fares needed four to five minutes and if we his name in the history books by had that time I would have lifted 232kg,” becoming the first ever gold medallist he said. for Qatar in Olympic Games. “I am looking forward to break the “My preparations started for Tokyo throughout the Qatar led by the Amir world record as soon as possible." right after my participation at Rio H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al He said the Tokyo field was tough Olympics as the youngest competitor Thani, who also gave a congratulatory but preparations made the gold medal ended. I promised His Excellency call to the Qatari star. possible. Sheikh Joaan at the time that I will win “I did not sleep for three days “We were very confident of winning a gold medal. Since then we were because of the excitement and joy after because we covered all aspects during working tirelessly to achieve this winning gold medal for Qatar. I will our preparations. But like in other accolade,” Fares told a media dele- remain proud for the rest of my life to sports, surprises are possible in weight- gation in Tokyo yesterday. make the Qatari people happy. His lifting. For example we were not “This year I hardly took 10 days off Highness the Amir’s call was a big expecting a competition from Vene- as it was all about hours of training and honour for me and it has motivated to zuela’s Keydomar Vallenilla Sanchez, preparations with a gold medal in prepare for Paris 2024. I will do my who ended up as silver medallist,” he Qatar Olympic Committee President Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani poses Tokyo in our sights. Thanks to Allah best to win second gold medal for added. for a photograph with Fares Ibrahim after the Qatari weightlifter won the that I was able to achieve the task,” he Qatar,” he added. Fares, who loves equestrian besides country's first ever Olympic gold medal. added. The weightlifter said support from weightlifting, said before events he read Fares won the 96kg category gold, the QOC President and his family par- books and during breaks in competi- setting two Olympic records including ticularly his father Ibrahim, a former supportive, especially my father Excellency Sheikh Joaan’s continuous tions he loves to spend his time on Play- a total of 402kg and clean and jerk lift Olympian, was key to his success in deserves most of the credit of what I’ve support and his presence during the Station. He said he loves steak before of 225kg on Saturday. The 23-year- Tokyo. achieved. He always supports me no competition lifted my moral,” he adding fish is the main meal during old’s feat was followed by celebration “My parents have been very matter what I am going through. His added. training camps and before the events. Cherif and Tijan target bronze after defeat in semi M E D A L S Cherif Younousse THE PENINSULA – TOKYO 1 China 34 24 16 74 of Qatar shoots to 2 USA 29 35 27 91 score against the Qatar’s Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan suffered a straight 3 Japan 22 10 14 46 Russian Olympic set defeat at the hands of the Russian Olympic Committee’s 4 Australia 17 5 19 41 Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy in the semi- Committee team as 5 ROC 16 22 20 58 Oleg Stoyanovskiy finals of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games yesterday. 6 Great Britain 16 18 17 5 tries to block his The first set of the semi-final duel between the teams of effort during their Qatar and the ROC was really tight. Cherif and Ahmed 7 Germany 9 9 16 34 semi-final match managed to recover from a three-point deficit and work out 8 France 7 11 9 27 played in Tokyo, a two-point lead of their own, but, in the meantime, Krasil- 9 Italy 7 10 18 35 nikov and Stoyanovskiy stayed more focused to grab a narrow yesterday. 10 Netherlands 7 9 10 26 edge. After 11-11 in the second set, the Europeans took the lead 11 New Zealand 7 6 6 19 for good. They kept the pressure on to increase the gap until 12 South Korea 6 4 9 19 Stoyanovskiy closed it off at 2-0 (21-19, 21-17) with a monster 13 Hungary 5 7 3 15 block. 14 Canada 5 5 8 18 In the other semi-finals match, Anders Mol and Christian SELECTED Sorum of Norway defeated Latvia’s Martins Plavins and Edgars Tocs 2-0 (21-15, 21-16). 18 Spain 3 4 5 12 The Qatari duo will have their sight now set on the bronze 18 Switzerland 3 4 5 12 medal as they will take on Plavins and Tocs in third-place 22 Jamaica 3 1 3 7 match tomorrow. 34 Qatar 2 0 0 2 The two teams have met three times so far with Cherif 39 Kenya 1 2 2 5 and Tijan having a 2-1 lead. The Qatari pair won the last match 41 South Africa 1 2 0 3 between the two teams in 2019 FIVB Gstaad Major 26-24 21-19. 43 Austria 1 1 5 7 MotoGP great Rossi to Barca legend Messi retire at end of season to leave club due to Reuters – SPIELBERG know that next year I will not 'financial obstacles' race with the motorcycle. Valentino Rossi (pictured), one Rossi is riding for the REUTERS – MADRID of motorcycling’s greatest and Malaysia-based Petronas most charismatic champions, Yamaha team this season but Argentina striker Lionel Messi (pictured) will leave Barcelona announced yesterday his his form has faded, the veteran despite both parties having reached an agreement over a new retirement from MotoGP at the languishing 19th in the cham- contract, the La Liga club said yesterday, citing economic and struc- end of the 2021 season after a pionship with a best finish of tural obstacles to the renewal of deal. quarter of a century in grand only 10th from nine races. “Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having prix racing. The only rider to have reached an agreement and the clear intention of The 42-year-old Italian, started 400 or more races, both parties to sign a new contract today, this who races with the number 46, Rossi has 89 wins from the top cannot happen because of financial and struc- is a nine times world champion category and 26 others from tural obstacles (Spanish La Liga regulations),” with seven of his titles won in the junior 125cc and 250cc Barca said in a statement. “As a result of this sit- the top category. categories. uation, Messi shall not be staying on at FC Bar- “I decided to stop at the end celona. Both parties deeply regret that the of the season,” he told a spe- wishes of the player and the club will ulti- cially arranged news con- Al Shaqab Racing’s Shaikha mately not be fulfilled." ference ahead of this Messi was free to negotiate a transfer weekend’s Styrian Grand impresses on debut at Deauville with other clubs after his deal ran out at the Prix at Austria’s Red Bull end of June, but Barcelona had always main- Ring. Jockey Hugo Besnier guiding Al Shaqab Racing-owned Shaikha tained he wanted to stay with the club. “Unfortunately this will to victory in the Prix Equidia – Prix de Lisieux at Deauville, The 34-year-old was reported to sign be the last half season as a France yesterday. Trained by Andre Fabre, Shaikha, who had a new five-year deal. Messi, who MotoGP rider. It’s difficult, been supplemented for yesterday's race, showed ultimate joined Barca’s youth set up aged 13, it’s a very sad moment professionalism throughout the 1,200m contest and won in is the club’s all-time top scorer and because it’s difficult impressive fashion PIC: SCooPDYGA appearance maker with 672 goals to say and to in 778 games in all competitions. Sport FRIDAY 6 AUGUST 2021 11 Belgium claim first gold after win over Australia, India take bronze REUTERS — TOKYO “We were really focused INDIA’S BRONZE Belgium players celebrate after receiving their gold medals.