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SPORT Sundayday 19 March 2017 PAGE | 25 PAGE | 26 PAGE | 27 Bolt, Rudisha and Maharaj sets up WWenger reveals he's Farah headline magical win for decided on Jamaican meet South Africa Arsenal future Qatar eye gymnastics growth as top FIG event beckons Rizwan Rehmat don't want to put pressure on gymnasts, Al Abeer informed. last week: "This will be a have been working very hard The Peninsula them," she said in a statement "We are well aware of the great championship for our to prepare for the tourna- released by Qatar Gymnas- competition strength. The gymnasts to learn from. ment. We are ready to host atar are hoping tics Federation (QGF). world-beaters in gymnastics Qatari gymnasts have been the event. We have got every their top thee More than 240 gymnasts will be in action Doha. Some preparing well. 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Qatar finish on top as GCC Women’s Games conclude in style Fawad Hussain The Peninsula osts Qatar wrapped up their triumphant run at Hthe fifth GCC Women’s Games in style, thrashing the UAE in the basketball final, as the multi-sporting gala concluded with a colourful closing cere- mony at Aspire Dome on Friday night. The Qatari athletes excelled in almost all the disciplines of the four-nation spectacle, accumu- lating a total of 60 medals (21 gold, 20 silver, 19 bronze) to fin- ish on top. Zhu Chen, who won two gold medals in chess, and Qatar’s table tennis and shooting teams which sparkled in their respective disciplines grabbed the The victorious Qatari basketball team celebrate on the podium. Qatari cagers headlines during the 11-day event. outsmarted the UAE 53-39 to wrap up their triumphant run at the fifth GCC Around 900 athletes and Women’s Games in style. The multi-sport gala concluded with a colourful officials representing Bahrain, closing ceremony at Aspire Dome on Friday. LEFT: A Qatari player prepares the UAE and Oman besides the hosts competed in 10 different to shoot during the final. games in this year’s regional women sporting fiesta. Thani Al Kuwari, who honoured Hayat Bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, Meanwhile, the UAE The participants, particularly “I encourage all the girls not On Friday, the Qatari cagers the top three teams of the games. GCC Women’s Organising Com- secured a total of 32 medals the visiting athletes hailed the to be afraid and take part in outsmarted the UAE 53-39 win- The impressive ceremony mittee Chairperson Sheikha including 12 gold, 8 silver and arrangements and hospitality sports. I will advise them to be ning in the final to end the event was also witnessed by Supreme Naima Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al 12 bronze medals while Oman shown towards them by the Qatari confident and do what they on a high note. Council for Youth and Sports Sabah and other high-ranking won 36 medals including 10 organisers. They also backed other want,” she said. The closing ceremony, which Deputy General Secretary and officials. gold, 9 silver and 17 bronze women to take part in sports. Nada became the first female showcased Qatar tradition in Bahrain Olympic Committee During the final day of the medals. The Bahraini women In a similar message, Qatar’s Olympian for the country when spectacular fashion was held (BOC) board member, Women’s games, it was confirmed that claimed a total of 14 medals inspirational female athlete Nada she took part in the 50m freestyle under the patronage of organis- Sport Committee Chairperson Kuwait will host the next games including 5, gold, 5 silver and 4 Mohamed Wafa Arakji stressed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in ing committee chairman Dr and delegation Head Sheikha in 2019. bronze. women to take up sports. London. SPORT 19 MARCH 2017 SUNDAY 25 Bolt, Rudisha and Farah headline Jamaican meet Kingston home soil ... I might shed a tear even would be sufficient enough to say that's Reuters though I'm not an emotional person as a very special time," he added. I close out where it started on Jamai- Bolt will end his career at the world sain Bolt, fellow world record can soil," Bolt told reporters, adding championships in London in August. holders David Rudisha and that he was eyeing a time of under 9.8 He will share the spotlight at the UWayde van Niekerk and middle seconds. Kingston meet, at least partially, with distance king Mo Farah will headline "I'm feeling good ... the fact that I a decorated group including two-times the JN Racers Grand Prix on June 10, got a few sprints in at the Nitro series Olympic 800m champion Rudisha of organisers announced on Friday. in January and I've come back to train- Kenya. Briton Farah, double Olympic The meet dubbed a 'salute to the ing, I'm feeling good, coach is happy gold medallist in the 5000m and Usain Bolt legend' is set to be Bolt's last profes- with the fluency that I have so that's a 10,000m, will also be in action, along sional race in Jamaica as the eight-times good sign. with American dual Olympic triple Olympic sprint champion closes the "I haven't really run a fast time jump champion Christian Taylor. meet in the 100 metres. early in the season, so for me to a run Also scheduled to compete will be "It will be my last competition on 9.7 would be very good and I think that South African van Niekerk. Sock faces Federer Kuznetsova and Vesnina set up all-Russian final at Indian Wells in Paribas semis Indian Wells Reuters Svetlana Kuznetsova Indian Wells Jack Sock returns a shot wice Grand Slam winner Reuters to Kei Nishikori of Japan Svetlana Kuznetsova and during their quarter-finals T14th seed Elena Vesnina ack Sock celebrated a pair of the BNP Paribas Open posted hard-fought, straight-set of firsts on Friday by pow- at the Indian Wells Tennis wins in Friday's semi-finals to ering past fourth seed Kei Garden on Friday in set up an all-Russian final in the Nishikori 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 to BNP Paribas Open at Indian Indian Wells, California.