SPORT PAGE | 03 PAGE | 07 Djokovic downs Marquez seals Millman to win his sixth world maiden Japan MotoGP title Open title in Thailand Monday 7 October 2019 September 27 - October 6 The President of the Qatar Olympic Committee and Chairman of the Supreme Organising Committee of the IAAF World Athletics Championship Doha 2019 H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, IAAF President Sebastian Coe and Oregon Governor Kate Brown taking part in the baton handover ceremony at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, yesterday. PICTURES: ABDUL BASIT / THE PENINSULA ‘Best in history’: USA bag three more golds as blockbuster Doha Worlds end FAWAD HUSSAIN “We are proud of the fact we MEDAL TABLE (TOP 20) the race after taking just 44.19 to THE PENINSULA reach more countries than any COUNTRY G S B T finish ahead of Jamaicans, who other sport,” Coe said yesterday 1 United States 14 11 4 29 got silver with 2:57.90. Belgium Barshim’s gold medal Team USA gave the blockbuster “These performances are 2 Kenya 5 2 4 11 took the bronze medal with IAAF World Athletics Champion- incredible but credit must also go 3 Jamaica 3 5 3 11 2:58.78. pleased everyone in ships Doha 2019 a fitting end, to the facilities and conditions 4 China 3 3 3 9 US also dominated the clinching three more gold medals provided by the host country. 5 Ethiopia 2 5 1 8 women’s 4x400m relay as they to stamp their authority in the Doha has created conditions on 6 Great Britain 2 3 1 6 powered to gold medal with a Qatar: QOC President showpiece event. the field of play and in the warm 7 Germany 2 0 4 6 time of 3:18.92. The final day of the compe- up that are unsurpassed,” he The stage for victory was set QNA 8 Japan 2 0 1 3 DOHA tition at the Khalifa International added. by Phyllis Francis, who sprinted 9 Netherlands 2 0 0 2 Stadium yesterday witnessed 49.51 to give early lead to USA, another full house as Qatar suc- US stamp authority again at 9 Uganda 2 0 0 2 before stars Sydney McLaughlin The President of the Qatar Olympic Committee and Chairman cessfully delivered one of the Worlds 11 Poland 1 2 3 6 and Dalilah Muhammad extended of the Supreme Organising Committee of the IAAF World biggest sporting events in the Team USA - which comprised 12 Bahrain 1 1 1 3 the advantage over closest Polish Athletics Championship Doha 2019 H E Sheikh Joaan bin world. 141 athletes and was expected to 12 Cuba 1 1 1 3 rivals. Wadeline Jonathas sealed Hamad Al Thani on Saturday said that the achievement made Qatar Olympic Committee dominate in Doha - lived up to 12 Sweden 1 1 1 3 the title after a comfortable run. by Qatar’s Champion Mutaz Essa Barshim by winning the President and Chairman of Local expectations and clinched a total 15 Bahamas 1 1 0 2 Poland got silver medal with gold medal in the high jump and defending his international Organising Committee for Doha of 14 gold, 11 silver and 4 bronze 16 Qatar 1 0 1 2 their national record of 3:21.89 title has brought happiness to everyone in Qatar. Worlds, H E Sheikh Joan bin medals to top the event by miles. 17 Australia 1 0 0 1 while Jamaicans got bronze In a press statement, the QOC President congratulated Hamad Al Thani handed over the “We put out the results. There 17 Grenada 1 0 0 1 medal in 3:22.37. the world champion Barshim for making this important baton for World Championships are gold medals everywhere on 17 Norway 1 0 0 1 Earlier, Nia Ali, mother of achievement and his successive accomplishments. Eugene 2021 to Oregon governor the team,” American sprinter 17 Venezueuela 1 0 0 1 two, clinched the first medal for Sheikh Joaan also praised the persistence of Barshim Kate Brown, bringing an end to Noah Lyles said as he hailed the Americans last night when she during the last stage to regain his level after returning from 10-day championships, which overall performance. ran her lifetime best of 12.34 to his injury, stressing that the Qatari high jumper is a distinct concluded with a spectacular light Kenya was second on the finals, with the Americans win women’s 100m hurdles gold. world champion, who impressed and delighted his fans. show at Qatar’s iconic venue. table with 5 gold, 2 silver and 4 sweeping the 4x400m relay races It was Nia’s maiden outdoor title He also expressed his deep appreciation and thanks to IAAF President Sebastian Coe bronze medals while Jamaica and women’s 100m hurdles title. after a couple of indoor crowns. the Qatari champions who participated in the World Cham- described the IAAF World Ath- sans retired great Usain Bolt fin- Team USA was outstanding “It’s super special. I never pionships in Doha, saying that they all worked very hard to letics Championships Doha 2019 ished third on the table with a in last night’s marquee events, won a world outdoor champi- represent Qatar. as the best in history in terms of total of 11 medals including 3 gold, setting the world leading times in onship. To be able to perform at Sheikh Joaan also thanked the Qatari Athletics Feder- the quality and depth of perform- 5 silver and 3 bronze medals. both men and women’s 4x400m my best I needed it most. I am ation for their efforts in preparing Barshim and all his team- ances produced by the athletes, The home fans also cele- relay races. ecstatic,” said Nia who celebrated mates who participated in the World Athletics Champion- representing more than 200 brated a gold medal by high jump They won the 4x400m men’s with her children ships, wishing that the results of the athletes would be the countries. hero Mutaz Essa Barshim and a relay race in 2:56.69, thanks to “Shelly-Ann (Fraser-Pryce) best motivation for them in the forthcoming global tourna- As many as 43 countries had bronze by star hurdler Abder- consistent run by the quartet and Allyson (Felix), all the ladies ments, most notably the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. won medals while 21 area records rahman Samba. with Fred Kerley going first and who have come back from child He also praised the huge crowds attending the Khalifa were broken – double the setting the pace at 43.44. Michael birth are surely an inspiration for International Stadium every day in support of the tour- number from 2017. In addition, 4x400m sweep for Americans Cherry (44.63) and Will London me and I am so excited to be able nament, and extended thanks to the volunteers and the 86 national records were also set on last day (44.63) set the perfect platform to pull off the world title,” she committees who worked with determination and sincerity at the KIS. The last day featured seven for Rai Benjamin, who finished added. in organising the IAAF Worlds. 02 SPORT MONDAY 7 OCTOBER 2019 September 27 - October 6 Coe hails ‘outstanding’ World Championships ARMSTRONG VAS Coe said Qatar has a history of “We live in a global society. We week banned for four years by the THE PENINSULA hosting world class athletic events must share the sport with more than United States Anti-Doping Agency from the late 80s and 90s, champi- nine or 10 places,” Coe insisted. for doping violations. IAAF President Sebastian Coe onships in which he took part as an Coe named sport ‘the best dip- Coe again questioned if it was yesterday praised the world cham- athlete. lomat’, saying: “That is why sport fair to put athletes immediately pionships in Doha as an “Qatar is not a virgin territory will continue to work and sweat as under suspicion. IAAF President ‘outstanding’ edition in terms of in terms of hosting sports events. I hard as it does to make social “Sadly it is the world we live in. Sebastian quality of performances and the have been taking part in the ath- change.” It is inevitable that outstanding per- Coe speaks breakthrough of young athletes. letic events. It is really important “We are not competitors, we are formances, given the broader nature during a press Speaking to journalists ahead the sport moves around the world, collaborators and organisations that of trust, are permanently questioned. conference of the final day events at the Khalifa and it cannot forge its relationships are smart are actually partnering as I’m sure that when I was breaking at the Khalifa Stadium, Coe said that 28 percent based on political structures or they realise they can elicit that three world records in 41 days back International of the medallists at the champion- transitory political systems,” he change,” he added. in 1979, there were people looking Stadium, ships were younger than 24. added. Coe also defended Holland’s slightly askance at what I did. yesterday. “Our sport is in pretty good He hailed the fact that 40 coun- Sifan Hassan, who followed up her “I think we have to be quite shape. The best world champion- tries had won medals ahead of the 10,000m gold by winning the careful about how we draw conclu- ships on athletes’ performances we last seven finals, which also showed 1500m on Saturday. sions from the performance par- have ever had,” the former middle that it is right to hold the Champi- The 26-year-old was coached adigm and shifts in that distance Olympian said.