6 August 23 , 2021 Paralympics Organizers Tighten Iran Greco-Roman Wrestlers Win Four Virus Rules as Cases Surge Medals at Junior World Championships TEHRAN – Four Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers claimed medals at the 2021 Junior World Championships. Iran made sure they get a Greco-Roman world champion as Amir Reza Dehbozorgi defeated Alimardon Abdellaev from Uzbekistan 3-1 in a slow-paced 55kg final. In the 63kg bronze medal match, Iman Muhammadi defeated Manuel Stoica from Romania 9-0. Muhammad Hussein Azarmdokht beat Egyptian Emad Abouelatta 8-4 in the 77kg third-place match. And Amir Muhammad Bayati defeated Nikolaos Ntouniafrom Greece The Paralympic Games open in Tokyo on August 24, after a 6-3 to win a bronze medal. year-long pandemic delay The competition is under way in Ufa, Russia. TOKYO (AFP) - Tokyo Paralym- -- currently being tested every four pics organizers said Sunday they days -- to be tested daily. were tightening virus rules, including And a rule allowing some partici- upping testing and further limiting pants to travel on public transport and Chinese Sprinter Su Confident of Surpassing Asian Record Run movement, as Japan battles a record move around freely after 14 days of BEJING (Reuters) - Asia’s Su became the first Chinese wave of infections days before the restrictions will be scrapped. fastest man, Su Bingtian, be- runner to reach the Olympic final opening ceremony. “We ask them to take meals in fa- lieves he can improve on the in the event and only the second The Games open on Tuesday after cilities inside the Olympic venues or continental record set at the To- Asian male sprinter ever to fea- a year-long pandemic delay and fol- hotels they are staying at, eating indi- kyo Olympic Games as he be- ture in the 100m final. lowing the Olympics, which ended vidually without talking,” Muto said. came the first Chinese man to Japan’s Takayoshi Yoshioka on August 8 and was hailed by or- “As to places they can visit, we ask qualify for the final of the 100 qualified at the 1932 Olympic ganizers as proof their virus rules them to limit that to places on their worked. list of work.” meters. Games in Los Angeles, finishing Olympic organizers have reported Previously, some participants had Su ran 9.83 seconds in the sixth. 547 cases linked to the Games since been able to use public transport and semifinals in Tokyo to break the Su is also only the second male July 1, but there are already 131 cases move around without prior authoriza- Asian mark and qualify fastest Chinese athlete to qualify for the among Paralympics participants with tion after 14 days in the country. for the final in athletics’ most final of an Olympic sprint event, two days until the opening ceremony. Most of those linked to the Para- high-profile event. following in the footsteps of And J apan has reported more than lympics who have tested positive so The 31-year-old eventually fin- 2004’s 110m hurdles gold med- 25,000 daily cases nationwide in re- far are Japan-based Games staff and ished in sixth place in the final, alist Liu Xiang. cent days, even with multiple regions contractors, though four athletes and running a time of 9.98 seconds “9.83 seconds means a lot,” Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men’s 100m - Final - OLS - Olympic Stadium, including Tokyo under virus states of 10 media workers have also tested behind winner Lamont Marcell said Su. “It proves where is the Tokyo, Japan - August 1, 2021. Su Bingtian of China reacts after the race emergency. positive. Jacobs from Italy. limit of Asians. Paralympics participants, like their Japan’s overall virus outbreak re- “I’m not sure if I’m at the better myself,” Su told Chinese ists something you can only feel “To be honest, I think there are Olympic counterparts, are governed mains relatively small compared with height of my career ladder or broadcaster CCTV. unless you experience it. I’m 100 no limits. I just hope to keep run- by so-called playbooks that mandate some hard-hit nations, with around not, but I believe that there re- “Now I’ve reached 9.83, but I percent sure that this is not my ning and do more efforts for Chi- mask-wearing, daily tests for ath- 15,500 deaths despite avoiding harsh main chances in the future to can run faster because there ex- limit, which is very important.” nese track and field.” letes, and limits on movement. lockdowns. But Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto But the country’s vaccine roll-out said Sunday “taking further careful started slowly and officials are now Pacquiao Loses to Yordenis Ugas on Return to Ring measures is necessary”. racing to inoculate residents, with These will include requiring Japan- around 40 percent of the population It was Pacquiao’s first bout Pacquiao, who is a serving based staff at the Paralympic Village fully vaccinated. since beating Keith Thurman politician in his native Phil- for the WBA welterweight title ippines, was stripped of the in July 2019. WBA title in January because Leverkusen See Off “In the future, you may not of inactivity. see Manny Pacquiao fight in Ugas beat Abel Ramos for the Monchengladbach 4-0 in Bundesliga the ring,” he said. vacant WBA regular welter- Pacquiao, 42, also told ESPN weight title in September 2020 he was “thinking about retire- before being elevated to WBA ment” and he was “60-40” in super champion after Pacquiao favor of quitting. was stripped of the belt. The eight-division world The 35-year-old had been champion now has a record of preparing to make his first title 62 wins, eight defeats and two defense against Fabian Maid- Manny Pacquiao (left) last fought in July 2019 draws. ana, but was promoted from LAS VEGAS (Dispatches) his WBA (super) welterweight Reflecting on his defeat, he the undercard to face Pacquiao. - Manny Pacquiao lost on his title. said: “That’s boxing. Ugas dominated with his jab return to the ring after a two- Ugas was only drafted in on “I had a hard time in the ring and clean punching to win on year absence as Cuba’s Yordenis 10 August for the Las Vegas making adjustments. My legs all three cards - 115-113, 116- Ugas upset the odds to win by fight to replace the injured Er- were tight. I’m sorry I lost to- 112 and 116-112 - at the T-Mo- Moussa Diaby (L) of Leverkusen vies with Joseph Scally of unanimous decision and retain rol Spence Jr. night, but I did my best.” bile Arena. Moenchengladbach during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Leverkusen, Germany. Jakobsen Grabs Second Sprint Victory at Vuelta, Roglic Leads BERLIN (Dispatches) -- Bayer as Schick was through but unable MADRID (AP) – Fabio stage win. Leverkusen scored two goals in each to beat Monchengladbach’s goal- Jakobsen has sprinted to win Felix Grosschartner of Bora- half to cruise 4-0 past uninspired keeper following a one-on-one in the Spanish Vuelta’s eighth Hansgrohe remained second Borussia Monchengladbach at the the 39th minute. second round of Bundesliga on Sat- Adi Hutter’s men had then the stage, while Primoz Roglic kept in the general classification at urday. golden chance to halve the deficit as the lead before the race returns eight seconds behind Roglic. The “Foals” caught the worst pos- Bakker felled Stefan Lainer inside to the mountains. Movistar leader Enric Mas is sible start on the road as goalkeeper the box to cause a foul play penalty The Dutch sprinter was third at :25 back. Egan Bernal Yann Sommer deflected Mitchel four minutes later. Monchengla- launched by a Deceuninck- of Ineos Grenadiers is sixth at Bakker’s long-range effort into the dbach team captain Lars Stindl wrong goal with only three minutes stepped up, but custodian Lukas Quickstep teammate and :41. into the encounter. Hradecky was on guard and defused crossed almost a complete The race is back in the moun- Leverkusen gained momentum the penalty. bike length ahead of Alberto tains on Sunday with a 188-ki- and made it two only five minutes To make things worse for the Dainese. Jakobsen also won lometer (116-mile) ride from later after Moussa Diaby raced “Foals”, Leverkusen continued stage four at this edition of the Puerto Lumbreras to a summit down on the right wing before clinical in front of the target after squaring the ball into the path of the break as Diaby made it three af- race, as well as two stages in finish atop the beyond-catego- Patrik Schick, who tapped the ball ter finishing off Bakker’s build-up the 2019 Vuelta. land separating a salt water la- Spain’s southeast coast, but ry Alto de Velefique. past hapless Sommer. work in the 55th minute. Jakobsen was closely fol- goon from the Mediterranean the Astana team led the pelo- Movistar veteran Alejandro The visitors showed a vital sign a Monchengladbach kept it bowling lowed by the rest of the pelo- Sea that is popular among ton back to reel them in with Valverde underwent surgery few moments later after Alassane but lacked in accuracy in front of the Plea teed up for Jonas Hofman, goal area whereas the hosts weren’t ton as it finished the 173-kilo- tourists. around 40 kilometers left. on his broken collarbone that whose low shot from 17 meters rat- done with the scoring and put the A breakaway group opened Roglic was unchallenged as meter (107-mile) flat trek from he injured when he crashed on tled the woodwork.