SPORT Page 2 LOSS Team Qatar 400M World Medallist Haroun Dies in a Traffi C Accident
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GGYMNASTICSYMNASTICS | Page 4 CCYCLINGYCLING | Page 5 Yonekura, Alaphilippe Ferrari book in lead aft er Tokyo berths opening Tour de in Doha France stage Sunday, June 27, 2021 FOOTBALL Dhul-Qa’da 17, 1442 AH Denmark outclass GULF TIMES Wales to reach Euro quarter-fi nals SPORT Page 2 LOSS Team Qatar 400m world medallist Haroun dies in a traffi c accident By Sports Reporter of the deceased, the Qatari and programme after recovering to hear that Qatari sprinter Ab- tle before claiming his fi rst global ple of lanes up the order. championship has been a dream, Doha international Olympic fam- from an injury (in preparation) dalelah Haroun – 2017 world medal at the World Indoor Cham- Haroun found enough focus, and it feels great that I have done ily, and we ask God to bless him to qualify for the Tokyo Olym- 400m bronze medallist and a pionships in Portland, where he and strength to pick up Qatar’s that.” with his forgiveness and accept pics. Qatar sports and athlet- former world junior champion – secured silver. fi rst medal at the championships, A torn hip tendon hampered atar’s 400m Asian him into heaven,” Qatar Olympic ics, on a global level, lost a great has died in a car crash at the age He went to the World U20 fi nishing behind Van Niekerk and his preparations for the 2019 Games gold medal- Committee (QOC) President HE hero,” Qatar Athletics Federa- of 24.” Championships in Bydgoszcz Gardiner, with a season’s best World Athletics Championships list and 2017 World Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Tha- tion secretary general Moham- The national record-hold- as favourite for gold, which he time of 44.48 seconds. on home soil in Doha, where he Championships bronze ni posted on Twitter yesterday. ed Issa al-Fadala was quoted as er with his best of 44.07 run achieved in a time of 44.81, and A man of few words but many raced in the heats. Qmedallist, Abdalelah Haroun, QOC secretary general Jassim saying by AFP. in 2018, Haroun made his big made his Olympic debut in Rio beaming smiles and a warm per- Back in 2018, after winning died in a traffi c accident in Doha al-Buenain too mourned the loss Condolences poured in breakthrough in 2015 when the following month, reaching sonality, Haroun was gushing on two golds – 400m and 4x400m yesterday. yesterday: “Sincere condolenc- from fellow Team Qatar he won the Asian 400m the semifi nals. his return to Doha after the med- relay – at the Asian Games in Ja- “Today, with great sadness es and sympathy to the Qatari athletes Mutaz Barshim title at the age of 18 At the 2017 World Champion- al. “It feels so good, the medal karta, Haroun was asked about and sorrow, we lost the hero Qa- sports family on the passing away and Abderrahman and set an Asian U20 ships in London, the then 20-year- is a diff erent feeling… nothing his plans for the next Asiad in tari runner Abdulelah Haroun, of the runner Abdalelah Haroun, Samba, and also from record of 44.27. old had Steven Gardiner of Baha- like I have experienced before, 2022 by a television channel. He who died in a tragic accident. the world 400 metres bronze World Athletics, who The following mas for company on the lane to his at such a big world stage,” he had replied: “We don’t know, af- Our condolences to the fam- medallist.” tweeted: “World Ath- year he won the right, with South African sensa- had told Gulf Times then. “Win- ter 4 years, whether we will be in ily and friends “He was in a rehabilitation letics is deeply saddened Asian indoor ti- tion Wayde van Niekerk just a cou- ning a medal at the world the game or not.” TENNIS CRICKET India set to Federer ready to get on shift T20 WCup to UAE due to pandemic: a roll at Wimbledon sources ‘I’m ready, I’m excited, I’m pumped up. I know I can do so much better’ Reuters Mumbai, India Reuters London, England his year’s Twenty20 World Cup is set to be shifted to the United Arab Emirates due to the oger Federer may be clos- Covid-19 situation in India, Indian cricket ing in on his 40th birth- board sources told Reuters yesterday. day, but he said he still be- TThe pandemic swept the world’s second-most popu- lieves he can challenge for lous nation last year, resulting in a lengthy shutdown. Ra ninth Wimbledon title if he gets Infections have rocketed again in another wave this on a roll when the grasscourt Slam year as the country scrambles to curb a more transmis- starts next week. sible variant of the virus, hitting plans to ease lockdown The All England Club is as famil- measures. iar to Federer as his own backyard, India’s offi cial total for infections has risen to more but he has played only a handful of than 30.18mn, with 394,493 deaths. tournaments in the past 18 months The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), because of knee surgery. the local organisers for the 16-team tournament, was His loss to Canadian youngster forced to suspend the Indian Premier League in May as Felix Auger-Aliassime at Halle last cases surged in the country. week, a venue where he has won 10 The remaining matches of the world’s richest T20 titles, raised valid questions about league were moved to the UAE, where it was also held his form. last year, and will be completed ahead of the World Cup, Federer expressed his own dis- which is scheduled to start from mid-October. appointment with that match and “Even if we go ahead and host the World Cup in the his attitude on court, but he said safest possible manner, some countries might ban travel yesterday that there will be no re- to India in view of the third wave (of coronavirus infec- peat of that at Wimbledon. tions). That makes the whole thing untenable,” a board “There’s ways to lose and a source, who did not want to be identifi ed, told Reuters. standard I set for myself how I go “A decision will be taken in the next couple of days about things,” Federer told report- and will be conveyed to the International Cricket Coun- ers in a pre-tournament media cil.” conference conducted via Zoom Sourav Ganguly, the BCCI chief and former India – one of the many changes as the captain, told Reuters in a text message that a fi nal deci- tournament returns following last sion had yet to be made. The ICC did not want to com- year’s cancellation because of the ment. coronavirus pandemic. UAE, which has international standard cricket “The good thing now looking grounds in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, has been the back is I know it will not happen preferred venue for both India and Pakistan to stage the here because I’m ready, I’m excited, fi nal leg of their domestic T20 leagues this year. I’m pumped up. I know I can do so Switzerland’s Roger Federer attends a press conference at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, yesterday. (AFP) Abu Dhabi hosted the remaining 20 matches of the much better.” Pakistan Super League, including Thursday’s fi nal, af- “I don’t know what it was, to be Despite being the king of Wim- to three people, including coaches does it work? By now I’ve gotten lege that I’m actually able to play ter the Pakistan Cricket Board was forced to suspend honest,” Federer added of his Halle bledon, Federer has found him- and physios. used to it. I’m embracing it. I’m OK Wimbledon. I’m not going to be the league in March. setback. “But I think I’ve got to self in the same strict bubble as “It’s the bubble. It doesn’t mat- with it. complaining. Wimbledon tries to World governing body ICC had set a June 28 deadline take the positives out of these last every other player in the draw this ter what the (hotel) room size is, “It does feel totally diff erent put on the best bubble possible.” for the BCCI to take a decision on hosting the tourna- few weeks, that I’m actually here at year, rather than in his usual plush whatever, it’s just living the bubble than the last 20 years here since Federer’s last match at Wimble- ment. The Indian board will retain hosting rights for the Wimbledon right now and I have a rented house with his family a stroll life is diff erent,” the 20-time Grand I’ve been coming here. We would don was a heart-breaking defeat event regardless of where the tournament is played. chance. away from the grounds. Slam champion said. arrive with the family, kids would by Novak Djokovic in an epic fi nal Cricket website ESPNcricinfo.com reported that the “I know if I get rolling, I get into Like all the players he will be “Took me some getting used to be running everywhere. in 2019. World Cup will kick off from Oct. 17 in UAE. the second week, which is the goal staying in the Park Plaza hotel in the fi rst day or two, understand- “We organised the grocery shop- The sixth seed will open his The fi rst round of the T20 World Cup is expected to here right now, that I get stronger central London and will have to ing where we’re allowed to go, what ping, get the house set up and all record-extending 22nd Wimble- be played in the UAE and Oman and will be contested and stronger as every match goes by, abide by the strict Covid-19 pro- we’re allowed to do.