22 Friday, August 4, 2017 SPORTS SPORTS Friday, August 4, 2017 23 Bahrain’s athletes in action Manama Ironman 70.3 Philippines in Cebu City avier Gomez will attempt to back only two weeks after winning Ironman bids for up at World Triathlon Series Lake Placid, but the Canadian is a (WTS)J Montreal this weekend after seasoned campaigner and is confident racing in Edmonton, Canada, while in how his body will back up. “Rest is Brent McMahon and Ben Hoffman the key to success backing up races so respectively take a tilt at Ironman 70.3 I’ve taken good care of the body and Philippines and Ironman 70.3 Boulder I’ll be coming round just in time for final double in their lead-up to Kona. Cebu,” he says. “I love the event and Gomez recorded a respectable sixth organisers so it’s exciting to be coming place last week and came down ill back and off a big win. I’ve won here Farah post-race. He says, “Never felt good before so I know what needs to be but fought hard to finish the best I done. This will be a great step in the could. Felt weird in Edmonton and preparations for Kona.” then I’ve been a bit sick after the race.” Hoffman is racing close to home The Spaniard now hopes he’s shaken at Ironman 70.3 Boulder, Colorado, goldenLondon Kenenisa Bekele. fanfareSalazar, since proved to be false, may have off the bug to do well in the first US after returning from a training o Farah will However whilst many question how had an impact. WTS race held in Montreal. This will camp in Kona. The 2014 runner-up is Mlike another will the sport cope without Bolt and his Farah, though, is used to adversity be held across the standard distance, now putting the finishing touches on athletics superstar engaging showmanship -- lightning bolt having been separated from his twin right in his wheelhouse. his long preparation for the Ironman Usain Bolt bring the and all -- perhaps unfairly the same has brother Hassan for 12 years until McMahon will be racing the World Championship. curtain down on his not been said about the vacuum that he returned to Somalia for the latter’s track career at the Farah will leave in his wake. wedding. world championships Despite his achievements -- Olympic with he hopes a final (2012/16) and world doubles (2013/15) at ‘I wasn’t focused’ double golden flourish. 5000m and 10000m -- the British public “It was difficult to adapt to London The 34-year-old have been left largely unmoved. at first but when you’re aged eight, you IAAF world: Somalia-born Briton Only once, in 2011, has he reached somehow find a way,” Farah told ‘The Big BTF summer camp begins -- who will switch the top three in the popular vote for the Issue’, the weekly magazine which is sold Manama Member in the framework of the from Sunday to Wednesday International Tennis Federation his focus to road prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the by the homeless last year. ahrain Tennis Federation BTF efforts to develop Bahraini under the supervision of BTF for the development of tennis running -- can Year poll. “I was good at running so the kids liked 26-member B(BTF) has begun a tennis. Around 20 players both coaches at its tennis courts of in the West Asia region, which capture his 10th It prompted British triathlon star me for that. If I hadn’t been into running summer training camp for boys and girls registered between Bahrain Polytechnic University is supported by providing tools successive world Alistair Brownlee to decry the glaring I wouldn’t have made friends, met so juniors under the head of the the ages of five years to 12 years in Isa Town. and balls and raquets under the or Olympic title omission for an athlete whose exploits many people and learned the language as technical committee Abdul Jalil and do around five hours a week The camp comes under the Junior Tennis Initiative (JTI) in the 10000 were recognised by Queen Elizabeth II quickly as I did.” Mohammed Humaidan, Board training over a 15-day period plans and programmers of the programme. metres today. who bestowed a knighthood on him. “I wasn’t focused when I was 16,” he team to fight Then he hopes Whilst Brownlee put it down to Farah told ‘The Big Issue’. to bow out in style on the perhaps not being considered British -- he “I was just chilling out, going to school, track in London where he came from war-torn Somalia via Djibouti seeing my friends. I wasn’t taking running achieved his first Olympic with his mother (Amran) and two of his seriously. “I’m not complaining but now I for Kingdom double in 2012 with the five siblings aged eight to England to think if I’d listened to my coach more then DT News Network 5000m on Saturday week. join their father Muktar -- doping claims maybe I could have been more successful. Manama That will bring to an end a six made about his US-based coach Alberto I could have won more medals.” (AFP) ahrain will be represented by a 26-strong member year spell where like Bolt in the team when the IAAF World Championships get sprints Farah has dominated. Farah, who is looking forward to spending more time underwayB today in London, UK and conclude on 13 He broke up the previous August. The Bahraini team is comprised of 10 male and hegemony of the Kenyans and with his wife Tania and 4 children which includes twin Britain’s Mo Farah runs to the line to win the men’s 16 female athletes and are spearheaded by 2016 Rio De Ethiopians, lifting his exploits 3000m during the IAAF Diamond League Anniversary girls born after his Olympic double, will bow out with Janeiro 3,000 metres steeplechase gold medal winner and up above those of legends such Games athletics meeting at the Queen Elizabeth Eunice Kirwa who won the silver medal in the women’s as Paavo Nurmi, Lasse Viren, Emil few regrets at least save that had he been more disci- Olympic Park stadium in Stratford, east London marathon. Zatopek, Haile Gebrselassie and plined early on his legacy would be even greater. Bahrain squad: Men: 1. Zouhair Aouad (5,000 metres), 2. Birhanu Balew (5,000 metres), Klitschko ends Joshua rematch hopes 3. Hassan Chani (Marathon), Participants with organisers and coaches at the camp 4. Abraham Cheroben (10,000 metres), 5. Shumi Deehasa (Marathon), Real top All-stars Berlin holds, won super-heavyweight gold announcement that the demand 6. Andrew Fisher (100 metres), Injured Sharapova pulls out of Toronto kraine’s former world at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. crashed his website on Thursday 7. Sadiq Mikhou (1,500 metres), in shootout Montreal will work as hard as I can to Uheavyweight champion After turning professional, he was morning. 8. Albert Kibichii Rop (5,000 metres), Chicago ive-time Grand Slam return to the game I love as Wladimir Klitschko announced his the undisputed world champion “After my last fight against 9. Benson Kiplagat Seurel (1,500 metres), arcelo scored on the decisive champion Maria soon as possible.” retirement from boxing yesterday to from 2006-2015, a period in which Anthony Joshua, I deliberately took 10. Salem Yaqoob Eid (200 metres). penalty kick as La Liga and Sharapova F withdrew yesterday The injury will cast further scupper any hopes of a November he held several belts. the time to make a decision,” said ChampionsM League title holders from next week’s WTA Rogers doubt over Sharapova’s rematch against Britain’s Anthony His reign was ended two Klitschko, whose elder brother Women: Real Madrid took a shootout victory Cup tournament in Toronto participation at the US Open, Joshua. years ago when he finally lost Vitali, 46, is also a former world 1. Oluwakemi Adekoya (400 metres), Wednesday over the Major League with a sore left forearm, Tennis the last Grand Slam event of Hamburg-based Klitschko, 41, to Britain’s Tyson Fury on heavyweight boxing champion. 2. Mimi Belete (5,000 metres), Soccer All-Stars. Real Madrid played Canada announced. the season which starts in New hangs up his gloves as one of the all- points. “I never thought I’d have such 3. Rose Chelimo (Marathon), to a 1-1 draw in regulation time in the The move came a day after York on August 28. time greats of the ring after a nine- Klitschko’s last fight was in April a long and incredibly successful 4. Eunice Chumba (Marathon), MLS All-Star Game before taking the the former world number one Due to her low ranking, and-a-half year reign as heavyweight when he was stopped by Joshua in the boxing career, I thank you all from 5. Shitaye Eshete (10,000 metres), shootout 4-2 before a sellout crowd from Russia withdrew from Sharapova would also need a champion, which was ended in 2015 11th round of the WBA title fight in the bottom of my heart,” he told his 6. Tigest Getent (3,000 metres steeplechase), of 61,000 at Soldier Field, the home the WTA event in Stanford, wild card to play in the main and his last two fights ended in defeat. front of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium fans in a statement. 7. Kalkidan Gezahegne (5,000 metres), stadium of the NFL’s Chicago Bears. California, before a second- draw of the tournament.