MMLBLB | Page 5 CCRICKETRICKET | Page 6 Rondon’s HR India have ruins Nola’s experience to gem as Nats capitalise on stun Phils victory: Kohli Thursday, August 30, 2018 TENNIS Dhul-Hijja 19, 1439 AH ‘Survival mode’ GULF TIMES sees Djoko through at steamy US Open SPORT Page 3 FOCUS FOOTBALL Son scorches Samba puts Qatar Vietnam in contention for as Koreans reach fi nal AFP ter the interval before Vietnam Cibinong, Indonesia pulled one back through a dip- ping free kick from Tran Minh another track gold Vuong with 20 minutes left. ottenham Hotspur’s Son Once heralded as the “Korean Heung-min played a Messi” after signing for Barce- Qatari runs a blistering first leg as the quartet top the men’s 4x400m qualifying captain’s role as South lona as a 12-year-old, Lee was Korea beat plucky Vi- carried off for treatment after Tetnam 3-1 to reach the Asian being run over by beefy Syrian Agencies Jakarta Games fi nal yesterday. referee Masoud Tufayelieh, al- The World Cup star, who is though little was damaged ex- missing the start of the Premier cept his pride. bderrahman Samba League season to represent his powered Qatar to the country in Indonesia, is now just ‘WE’RE READY’ fi nal of the 4x400m 90 minutes away from a gold “It was a diffi cult game,” said relay with the fastest medal that would spare him a Son, who was removed as a pre- Aqualifying time to raise hopes career-threatening spell of mili- caution after 72 minutes while on of another gold medal for the tary service. a booking. country at the Asian Games. “I’m ready, I don’t think I need “But we dominated it and de- Samba, who had won the to say anything more,” said Son, served to win. We are all ready 400m hurdles gold a few days refusing to be drawn on the sub- for the fi nal. I’m trying to make ago, ran a blistering fi rst leg of ject. my country happy, make myself heat two yesterday to give Qatar “We’re close to winning gold, happy. It’s all positive for me.” at least a 10-metre advantage to making history, and we will Despite his spin-doctoring with 1,200 metres to go. fi ght for it.” of the situation, however, the Mohamed Abbas, Abdalelah A double from Lee Seung-woo 26-year-old Son could be called Haroun and Mohamed Moham- and another goal from free-scor- up for almost two years of com- ed then made sure that there ing striker Hwang Ui-jo sent the pulsory military service in the were no scares as Qatar easily Koreans through to this week- next 18 months if he fails to lead won the heat in 3mins06.08secs end’s fi nal, where they will face the Taegeuk Warriors to gold. ahead of Bahrain and Sri Lanka. fi erce rivals Japan as they chase a The Spurs forward was se- Bahrain clocked 3:06.29 and record fi fth title. lected to play at the 2014 tourna- Sri Lanka 3:06.66, but Japan Lee smashed South Korea in ment on home soil but his former who topped heat one a few min- front after just seven minutes in club Bayer Leverkusen refused utes earlier, recorded the sec- Cibinong, near Jakarta, following to release him — the Koreans ond-fastest time of 3:06.11. some nifty footwork from Hwang scooped gold. Bahrain were third in the Hee-chan. Nearly every able-bodied overall qualifi cation, with India, Son’s clever fl ick provided the South Korean male is required to China, Chinese Taipei, Pakistan, assist for Hwang Ui-jo to extend carry out 21 months of military Iraq and Sri Lanka also making it their advantage just before the service before the age of 28, al- to today’s fi nal. half-hour mark. though the government rewards Darting in behind the Viet- Asian Games gold medals and namese defence, Hwang — hat- Olympic medals of any colour trick hero of Korea’s 4-3 quarter- with an exemption. fi nal win over Uzbekistan earlier Japan edged the United Arab Qatar’s men’s 4x400m relay team, comprising Mohamed Abbas, Abdalelah Haroun, Mohamed Mohamed and Abderrahman Samba gesture this week — clinically hooked in Emirates 1-0 in the second semi- after topping the qualification round at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta yesterday. his ninth goal of tournament. fi nal after substitute Ayase Ueda Lee stabbed in his second, and rifl ed home a deserved winner 13 his team’s third, 10 minutes af- minutes from time. Meanwhile, Qatar’s Hamza Driouch also qualifi ed for the 1,500m fi nal, although his time of 3:47.18 was only the fourth- best overall. Musaab Ali quali- fi ed for the fi nal too with the 12th best time in qualifi cation — 3:50.90. Mohamed Tiouali topped the timesheets with 3:46.40 fol- Qatar’s Hamza Driouch (left) in action during the men’s 1,500m first qualification heat at the GBK Main Stadium in Jakarta yesterday. lowed by India’s Jinson Johnson with 3:46.50 and Iran’s Amir fer” again. of Chand who had led until late come back,” said Chand. “But tres and has had so many great Moradi with 3:46.93. Chand has hyperandrogen- but fi nished on 23.20. nobody could guarantee what results,” said Koike, 23. “I just Qatar fi elded a quartet of ism, the condition that also Chand was dropped from the will happen in the future. Caster want to achieve what he has teenagers in the 4x100m relay aff ects South African mid- Asian Games and Common- Semenya is still fi ghting. done.” only to miss out on the fi nal by dle distance star and Olympic wealth Games in 2014 after hor- “There is always fear but you Earlier, China carried forward fi nishing last among 14 coun- champion Caster Semenya. mone testing. need to overcome it.” its Rio 2016 success to win both tries. The Indian athlete won a Hyperandrogenism, the In the men’s 200m Japan’s golds in the 20km walks. Japan clocked 38.20 seconds, court battle for her right to medical condition which causes Yuki Koike won a dramatic race Wang Kaihau won a tight while China with 38.88 and Indo- compete with her hormonal im- women to produce high levels of in a photo-fi nish with Taiwan’s men’s race, fi nally pulling ahead nesia with 39.03 were second and balance, and has achieved silvers male sex hormones, is contro- Yang Chunhan. of Japan’s Toshikazulate Yaman- third, respectively. Qatar’s time in Jakarta in both the 100m and versial because it pits principles The young Japanese athlete, ishi late on to win by six seconds. was 41.03, a full two seconds be- 200m – only the second Indian of fair competition against the expected to be in the shadow In the women’s event, China’s hind third-placed Indonesia. woman ever to do so, after sprint rights of women born with the of Rio silver relay medallist and Yang Jiayu and Qieyang Shi- In the triple jump, Qatar’s queen P T Usha. condition. compatriot Shota Iizuka, fi n- jie stormed nearly fi ve minutes Rashid al-Mannai fi nished 15th. “I suff ered a lot. Nobody New rules say women rac- ished strongly and took the gold clear of the pack for gold and Meanwhile, India’s Dutee could have suff ered so much,” ing between 400m and one with a well-timed lean, as Yang silver at a joint Games record of Chand scooped her second silver said Chand. mile can only compete if they stumbled in his attempt to cling 1:29:15 – China’s fi fth consecu- of the Asian Games, four years “But I came back to give two take medication to reduce their to his lead. tive win in the event. after she was dropped from the medals to India. It will be a big testosterone levels – but short- Both recorded times of 20.23 India had three competitors South Korea’s Lee Seung-woo (left) celebrates with teammate Son team due to her high testoster- celebration back home.” distance sprinters like Chand while Iizuka fi nished sixth. across the two fi nals disqualifi ed Heung-min after scoring during the men’s football semi-final match one levels – but said she lives in Bahrain’s Edidiong Odiong were spared. “Iizuka has so much experi- for illegally losing contact with against Vietnam during the 2018 Asian Games in Bogor, Indonesia, fear she could be made to “suf- took the gold with 22.96, ahead “My legal team helped me to ence of competing at 200 me- the fl oor. yesterday. (AFP) Gulf Times 2 Thursday, August 30, 2018 ASIAN GAMES ATHLETICS SPOTLIGHT Olympic a distant Swapna, Arpinder dream despite Asiad boost: esports chief Reuters I’ll be here four years ago when I Jakarta was at Incheon Games. “Four years is a long time in the world of technology. All we create Asiad history sports’ Olympic inclu- do is we work hard together and sion remains a distant take one step at a time.” dream despite its suc- The International e-Sports Swapna wins India’s first gold in women’s heptathlon; Arpinder grabs triple jump win cessful Asian Games de- Federation (IeSF) is in talks with Ebut as a demonstration sport in organisers of the Paris 2024 Ol- Jakarta, the game’s continental ympics about incorporating the IANS Medals tally (top 10) Jakarta chief said yesterday.