Top coach Salazar barred from Worlds after doping ban PAGE 12 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2019 © IAAF 2006 hosts Qatar to bid for 2030 Asian Games TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Besides, the FIFA World Cup is DOHA all set to be staged in 2022 and one year later, the FINA World RECOGNISED as a destina- Championships are also sched- tion of world’s major sport- uled in Qatar. ing events, Doha – the capi- The 2006 Asian Games tal city of Qatar – first came turned out to be the best in into prominence in December history of the Olympic Council 2006 when it hosted the 15th of Asia. Though Qatar has been Asian Games. And now, Qatar hosting international events is aiming to host another edi- since early 1990s, the 2006 tion of these championships multiple sports continental in 2030. event saw heaps of all-round According to Qatar Olym- praise, and it is still referred to pic Committee (QOC) Secre- as a bench mark for the hosts. tary-General Jassim Rashid al Buenain, Qatar will make HOSTS OF THE ASIAN GAMES a formal expression of inter- Edition Year Host City Host Nation est for the bid of 2030 Asian I 1951 New Delhi India Games in Lausanne (Switzer- II 1954 Manila Philippines land) in January 2020 when III 1958 Tokyo Japan the Youth Olympic Games are IV 1962 Jakarta Indonesia held there. QOC Secretary-General Jassim Rashid al Buenain The 2006 Doha Asian Games opening ceremony at the Khalifa International Stadium. V 1966 Bangkok Thailand Al Buenain expressed VI 1970 Bangkok Thailand Doha’s desire to organise the in 424 events in 39 sports. Now “I am very happy and nent’s biggest event. ing events that Qatar has or- Championships and the 2018 VII 1974 Tehran Iran Asian Games once again dur- we are intending to host the proud to see a lot of legacy in If Doha wins the right to ganised since the 2006 Asian FIG Artistic Gymnastics World VIII 1978 Bangkok Thailand ing the Olympic Council of 2030 Asian Games,” he said. the city. Doha has become one organise the Asiad, it will a 7th Games include the 2009 Championships. IX 1982 New Delhi India Asia’s Executive Board meet- OCA President Sheikh Ah- of the main destinations in the time a country has got the dis- ISF World Gymnasiade, the Currently, the IAAF X 1986 Seoul South Korea ing in Doha on Monday. mad al Fahad al Sabah also world of sport,” he added. tinction of holding the biggest 2010 World Indoor Athlet- World Athletics Champion- XI 1990 Beijing China “This is the start of a new, threw his weight behind the Uzbekistan capital Tash- continental sporting event for ics Championships, the 2011 ships 2019 is being held at the XII 1994 Hiroshima Japan exciting chapter in Qatar’s Doha bid for the 2030 Asiad kent is another city which is two or more times. Bangkok AFC Asian Cup, the 2011 Arab Khalifa International Stadi- XIII 1998 Bangkok Thailand sports journey. Regarding ma- by saying: “We have a lot of interested in the 2030 Asian (Thailand) tops the lists with Games, the 2014 FINA Short um which also saw the grand XIV 2002 Busan South Korea jor sports events, the Asian nice and great memories of Games. But the OCA Executive four Asian Games to its credit. Course World Champion- opening ceremony for the XV 2006 Doha Qatar Games in Doha in 2006 was a Doha. It is always a very suit- Board awarded the 2025 Asian Hangzhou (China) and Nagoya ships, the 2015 IHF Handball Asian Games in 2006. XVI 2010 Guangzhou China big success with the participa- able city for sports events and Youth Games to the country on (Japan) will play the hosts of World Championships, the It will be followed by the XVII 2014 Incheon South Korea tion of all 45 National Olympic we will never forget the Asian Saturday, which means Uzbek- the next two Asian Games in 2015 Doha 2015 IPC Athlet- inaugural ANOC World Beach XVIII 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Indonesia Committees of the OCA. Al- Games in 2006 as one of our istan would have to wait until 2022 and 2026, respectively. ics World Championships, the Games in October and the FIFA XIX 2022 Hangzhou China most 10,000 athletes took part great Games. at least 2034 to host the conti- Some of the major sport- 2016 UCI Road Cycling World Club World Cup in December. XX 2026 Nagoya Japan Barshim returns to great form with a bang, storms into final VINAY NAYUDU was throwing his legs up an away showed that DOHA he was back in true and great form. Men’s High Jump Qualification “I am happy with the start, no complaints,” POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK 2.17 2.22 2.26 2.29 TRUST a champion to rise to the occasion. Qa- said the small goatee sporting athlete soon after “Hopefully I can come tar’s high jump superstar Mutaz Essa Barshim the qualification round. GROUP A back on Friday and do wowed all at the Khalifa International Stadium “Hopefully I can come back on Friday and 1 1596 Mutaz Essa BARSHIM QAT 2.29q SB O O O O on Tuesday evening as he soared with stupen- do my best. The build up doesn’t really matter. 1 112 Ilya IVANYUK ANA 2.29q O O O O my best. The build up dous ease to make the high jump final of the I’m here!,” he exclaimed. 3 175 Brandon STARC AUS 2.29q O O XO O doesn’t really matter. IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha Barshim said it was more about the gold 3 567 Luis Enrique ZAYAS CUB 2.29q O O XO O 2019. medal. “It’s not about time, it’s the world cham- I’m here! It is really 5 1589 Luis CASTRO RIVERA PUR 2.26q O O XO XXX Laid low by a serious ankle injury in 2018, pionships. It’s about medals. I don’t care if I 5 281 Maksim NEDASEKAU BLR 2.26q O O XO XXX the defending world champion and twice Olym- Jump 2.50 or 2.10, I just want to go out there great to jump in front pic medalist produced four effortless jumps and hope for gold.” GROUP B of the home crowd in straight first attempts clearing 2.17m, 2.22, Asked if he’d consider himself to be the fa- 1 110 Mikhail AKIMENKO ANA 2.29q O O O O when you have your 2.26 and eventually 2.29 to make the qualifying vourite, he quipped: “I’m always the favourite. 2 411 Michael MASON CAN 2.29q O O O XO mark. It doesn’t matter where I compete.” 3 472 Yu WANG CHN 2.29q O O XO XO family, your wife in the 2.31 was set as the auto qualifying mark, Indeed he is. IAAF World Athlete of the 4 1925 Jeron ROBINSON USA 2.29q O O XXO XO but once Barshim sailed past 2.29, the next five Year in 2017, Barshim has had a forgettable sea- 5 1386 Hup Wei LEE MAS 2.29q PB O O O XXO stands and it was very jumpers knocked the bar at that height which son as has rarely competed. Today’s show was important for me. I just saw 2.29 being the cut off. the season’s best for him. But what’s happened 6 1114 Gianmarco TAMBERI ITA 2.29q O O XO XXO Barshim wouldn’t have had any issues ei- doesn’t matter as Barshim (O denotes Clear Jump; X denotes failed attempt) want to do this for ther ways. The 28-year-old, stressed. It’s now on who is the national and Asian Friday in the final Barshim’s Personal Best jump has been European champion Mateusz Przybylko, who them. It definitely record holder with a best mark what he does 2.43m, while world record holder Javier Soto- managed no makes these champi- of 2.43 m, had the spring back will. mayor of Cuba jumped 2.45 in 1993. better than 2.17m. in his jumps. And when he cleared The man next best to Sotomayor thus far, The other ten to qualify are: Authorised onships special to me 2.26, it seemed like 2.31 for such was former champion Bohdan Bondarenko of Neutral Athletes Ilya Ivanyuk and Mikhail Aki- and it gives you the the distance between his big fly and Ukraine (2.41) went out of the competition fail- meno, Brandon Starc of Australia, Luis Enrique the cross bar. The way Barshim ing to clear 2.17 and then retiring. Zayas of Cuba, Luis Castro Rivera, also of Cuba, extra motivation.” Advancing along with Barshim though was Micahel Mason of Canada, Yu Wang of China, season leader Maksim Nedasekau of Belarus Jeron Robinson of USA, Hup Wei Lee of Malay- but at 2.26. Nedasekau failed in the first at- sia, and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy. tempt at 2.26 and thrice at 2.29 but managed to The road to victory seems to have been make the grade. paved but a final always has nervous moments Also going out was and Barshim would do well to stay in the German zone like he did today, taking rest lying down in between. “It is home and I feel really good jumping. Today was very important for me because I was pushing myself whole season to jump well at home.