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WEDNESDAY, AuguSt 24, 2016 VOLuME XI ISSuE NO.29 QR2.00 www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com P 27 | FOOTBALL P 28 | BEACH VOLLEYBALL QATAR BEAT JORDAN QATAR EYE HAT-TRICK QATAR’S FIRST Qatar overcome Jordan in a friendly Holders Qatar, represented by Cherif ENGLISH SPORTS played as part of their preparations for Younousse and Jefferson Pereira, start WEEKLY Asian Zone World Cup qualification. as favourites at the Arab Championship. FOLLOW US OVER TO TOKYO PAGES 6-7 P 20 | POSTER MUTAZ ESSA BARSHIM P 26 | FOOTBALL DSP SPECIAL STORY New challenge for Keita UK £1, Europe €2 | Oman 200 Baisas | Bahrain 200 Fils | Egypt LE 2 | Lebanon 3,000 Livre | Kuwait 250 Fils | Morocco Dh 6 | UAEDh 5 | Yemen 75 Riyals | Sudan 1 Pound | KSA 2 Riyals | Jordan 500 Fils | Iraq $1 | Palestine $1 | Syria LS 20 www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com | Wednesday, August 24, 2016 www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com 3 EXCITEMENT NOW JUST A TOUCH AWAY OutlookThe writer can be contacted at [email protected] Mutaz, Akram make history as Aspire shows the way forward ĈĈThe best preparation for tomorrow pollution and the gunmen from ‘crime-ravaged Liga club when he donned the colours of Sporting is doing your best today favelas’ didn’t shoot down anybody! Gijon against Athletic Bilbao last Sunday. Rio not only overcame all such fears, but also I’m sure their monumental achievements will LL’S well that ends well, they say. The Rio managed to tide over other crises, including the inspire a lot of youngsters in our country. Hearty Olympics might’ve ended in a blaze of suspension of the country’s president. It managed congratulations to the academy and its inspira- Aglory for medal-toppers United States, but to put everything in place in time and proved that tional leaders for their farsightedness. more than anybody else, it was the much-maligned all fears were totally unfounded. In four years’ time, the youth of the world organisers who left the Maracana Stadium proudly There were many icons at this Games, but none will meet again at the Tokyo Games, the motto holding their heads high as International Olympic bigger than Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt and of which is ‘Discover Tomorrow’. I’m sure with Committee President Thomas Bach declared it as American swimmer Michael Phelps, who both better planning and dedication, we can achieve an ‘iconic Games’. cemented their place in Olympic history through more. Until then, let’s savour Rio memories, but There was a lot of drama, both on and off the their stupendous efforts, before leaving the stage remember the best preparation for tomorrow is field, including the shameful one cooked up and for ever. doing your best today. enacted by American swimmer Ryan Lochte who, Kudos to Mutaz Essa Barshim who won Qatar’s with malice afterthought, fabricated a gunpoint first silver medal. It was an improvement on his robbery story which dominated media coverage bronze at London. The ASPIRE Academy prod- and embarrassed the organisers. uct’s rise to the top is a testimony to its philoso- A series of negative reports, mostly by the par- phy and the people behind it. tisan Western media, emanated from Rio before Elsewhere, away from the Olympic glare, another the start of the Games. But nobody got infected Aspire product Akram Afif also made history. The Dr Ahmed Al Mohannadi by Zika virus, no one fell sick due to water or air 19-year-old became the first Qatari to play for a La Editor-in-Chief Ibrahimovic will prove impossible to beat at home, will to be a big hit find it tough to have a footing in INBOX the longer format (Doha Stadium Zlatan Ibrahimovic is living up to Plus, August 17). his reputation at Manchester United The West Indies are the reigning Doha Stadium Plus Editor-in-Chief Dr Ahmed Al Mohannadi P.O. Box: 24598, Doha, Qatar ( , August 17). T20 World champions, but their Tel: +974 44138065, Fax: +974 44138597 The former Paris Saint-Germain lack of interest and application in Managing Editor Kumar Ravi WEDNESDAY, AuguSt 17, 2016 VOLuME XI ISSuE NO.28 QR2.00 www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com P 26 | FOOTBALL P 28 | SQUASH BRACING FOR BATTLES AL TAMIMI CHAMPION QATAR’S FIRST Al Sailiya coach Sami Trabelsi stays Qatar’s Abdullah Al Tamimi rallies to striker has developed a good rap- Tests is something that has befud- Senior Editor/Writer ENGLISH SPORTS confident of their chances in the beat New Zealand’s Campbell Aswin Abraham new Qatar Stars League season. Grayson in the Australian Open final. WEEKLY Editorial: Tel: +974 44138522, Fax: +974 44138593 FOLLOW US Senior Sports Writer port with Jose Mourinho, his ex-boss dled the pundits including their for- N Ganesh e-mail: [email protected] Sports Writers at Inter Milan, and the Portuguese mer players. 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Calypso Kings, who were almost Salah Ahmad, Doha. www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com | Wednesday, August 24, 2016 3 OutlookThe writer can be contacted at [email protected] Mutaz, Akram make history as Aspire shows the way forward ĈĈThe best preparation for tomorrow pollution and the gunmen from ‘crime-ravaged Liga club when he donned the colours of Sporting is doing your best today favelas’ didn’t shoot down anybody! Gijon against Athletic Bilbao last Sunday. Rio not only overcame all such fears, but also I’m sure their monumental achievements will LL’S well that ends well, they say. The Rio managed to tide over other crises, including the inspire a lot of youngsters in our country. Hearty Olympics might’ve ended in a blaze of suspension of the country’s president. It managed congratulations to the academy and its inspira- Aglory for medal-toppers United States, but to put everything in place in time and proved that tional leaders for their farsightedness. more than anybody else, it was the much-maligned all fears were totally unfounded. In four years’ time, the youth of the world organisers who left the Maracana Stadium proudly There were many icons at this Games, but none will meet again at the Tokyo Games, the motto holding their heads high as International Olympic bigger than Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt and of which is ‘Discover Tomorrow’. I’m sure with Committee President Thomas Bach declared it as American swimmer Michael Phelps, who both better planning and dedication, we can achieve an ‘iconic Games’. cemented their place in Olympic history through more. Until then, let’s savour Rio memories, but There was a lot of drama, both on and off the their stupendous efforts, before leaving the stage remember the best preparation for tomorrow is field, including the shameful one cooked up and for ever. doing your best today. enacted by American swimmer Ryan Lochte who, Kudos to Mutaz Essa Barshim who won Qatar’s with malice afterthought, fabricated a gunpoint first silver medal. It was an improvement on his robbery story which dominated media coverage bronze at London. The ASPIRE Academy prod- and embarrassed the organisers. uct’s rise to the top is a testimony to its philoso- A series of negative reports, mostly by the par- phy and the people behind it. tisan Western media, emanated from Rio before Elsewhere, away from the Olympic glare, another the start of the Games. But nobody got infected Aspire product Akram Afif also made history. The Dr Ahmed Al Mohannadi by Zika virus, no one fell sick due to water or air 19-year-old became the first Qatari to play for a La Editor-in-Chief Ibrahimovic will prove impossible to beat at home, will to be a big hit find it tough to have a footing in INBOX the longer format (Doha Stadium Zlatan Ibrahimovic is living up to Plus, August 17).