2.38M Leap Gives Qatar's Barshim Fifth Asian Indoor Gold
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NNFL|FL Page 5 FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 6 Evergreen We have to Brady is be at our best not the against Al retiring type Sadd: QSC Friday, February 2, 2018 CRICKET Jumada I 16, 1439 AH Kohli’s 33rd ODI GULF TIMES ton fires India to win over South Africa SPORT Page 2 SPOTLIGHT 2.38m leap gives Olympic Qatar’s Barshim fifth confusion as bans on 28 Asian indoor gold Russians lift ed by CAS AFP among 42 Russians — bobsleigh- Pyeongchang, South Korea ers, cross-country skiers, com- petitors in the skeleton and ice hockey players — to appeal their port’s top court CAS yes- bans. terday overturned Olym- In addition to clearing the 28, pic life bans on 28 Rus- CAS also lifted the life bans of an- sians accused of doping, other 11 Russians but barred them Sa decision hailed by Moscow but from competing at Pyeongchang. a major embarrassment for the Delivering its judgement CAS International Olympic Com- said: “In 28 cases, the evidence mittee just days away from the collected was found to be insuf- start of the Winter Games in fi cient to establish that an anti- Pyeongchang. doping rule violation was com- The Court of Arbitration for mitted by the athletes concerned. Sport ruled that the there was “The evidence put forward by “insuffi cient” evidence that the the IOC in relation to this matter athletes had benefi ted from a sys- did not have the same weight in tem of state-sponsored doping at each individual case.” the 2014 Winter Games, hosted CAS’s decision was warmly Mutaz Barshim (C) by Russia. welcomed by Russian President celebrates on the The cleared 28, which in- Vladimir Putin. podium in Tehran cludes Sochi cross-country gold “We are very glad for our ath- along with medallist Alexander Legkov, are letes,” Putin’s spokesman Dmitry compatriot Hamdi now eligible to compete in the Peskov told reporters. Amin (R) who won Pyeongchang Olympics starting “The information about the the bronze. next week, but their participation decision of the Court of Arbitra- is by no means certain. tion for Sport proves that en- “Not being sanctioned does ergetic work to stand up for our not automatically confer the rights in court and elsewhere — it privilege of an invitation” to the is justifi ed, it can be eff ective and 2018 Games in South Korea, the it should continue,” Peskov add- IOC explained in a statement. ed. And we are hoping that this the IAAF World Indoor Championships, due to take “It was an excellent day for Qatar as we won four med- Russia are banned from work will certainly continue.” orld champion Mutaz Barshim gave place in Birmingham between March 1 and 4. He will als, including a gold for Mutaz. We hope to continue Pyeongchang over the doping He said it was unclear whether Qatar a flying start in the Asian Indoor he hoping to regain the title he last won at Sopot in our medal hunt over the next two days of the compe- scandal but 169 Russian competi- the 28 who had their appeals up- Athletics championships by winning the 2014. tition,” he said. tors have been cleared to take part held would now compete in South high jump gold with a brilliant leap of Hamdi Amin, also of Qatar, took the bronze in the high Nadiya Dusaniva of Uzbekistan clinched the gold as neutrals. Korea. W The IOC warned that CAS’s “It is a diffi cult question,” the 2.38m here yesterday. jump with a leap of 2.15m while Iran’s Jahani claimed medal in women’s high jump, clearing 1.87m while Barshim, who was crowned world champion for the the silver with a jump of 2.25m. Iran’s Sepideh Tavakoli took the silver with 1.80m and verdict “may have a serious im- Kremlin spokesman added, not- first time in August at the London IAAF World Champi- Qatar also won two silver medals through Tosin Ogu- Nadezhda Dubovitskaya of Kazakhstan the bronze in pact on the future fi ght against ing Russian offi cials would con- onships, easily won the continental competition at the node in the 60m and Yasser Salem in the 3000m to 1.80m. doping”. tinue talking to the IOC. Aftab-e-Enqelab sports Complex in the Iranian capital. take their medal tally to four at the end of the first day Chu Yu Wang of China won the gold in the women “Therefore, the IOC will ana- Last week’s mass CAS hearings It was his fifth consecutive Asian indoor title, hav- of the three-day event. 800m final with a performance of 2:09.30. Her team- lyse the reasoned decisions very were as a result of allegations of a ing won it earlier in 2010 (Tehran), 2012 and 2014 Mohamed Issa Fadhala, general secretary of the Qatar mate Hu Zhiying secured the silver medal in 2:10.81. carefully once they are available vast state-sponsored doping pro- (Hangzhou, China) and 2016 (Doha). Athletics Federation congratulated the athletes on Meanwhile, Tatyana Nerozak of Kazakhstan won and consider consequences, in- gramme contained in the report The event is important for Barshim’s preparations for their performance. 3000m final with a time of 9mins:33.65secs. cluding an appeal to the Swiss into Sochi authored by sports law Federal Tribunal.” professor Richard McLaren for The exonerated group were the World Anti-Doping Agency. CONFIRMATION FOOTBALL Germany’s Ozil Bayern women’s team to play friendly against Qatar By Sports Reporter QWSC Chairperson Lulua al-Marri Bayern Munich players during a trip to commits to 3-year Doha with the Bayern Munich team the desert during their camp in Qatar. at an event in Doha. deal at Arsenal ayern Munich’s women’s foot- ball team will play a friendly AFP Ozil’s previous deal had just against Qatar at the Qatar Wom- London six months left to run and his en’s Sports Committee ground decision to stay caps a momen- Bin Aspire Zone today as part of an ini- tous few days for the Gunners tiative to promote bilateral sporting ties erman playmaker following the capture of Pierre- between Qatar and Germany. The match Mesut Ozil ended Emerick Aubameyang from begins at 5.30pm. speculation over his Borussia Dortmund for a club Bayern Munich have been camping in future at Arsenal by record fee. Qatar for a few days now during which Gagreeing a new three-year deal Aubameyang and Ozil will be they took part in several local engage- with the Premier League giants joined by Henrikh Mkhitaryan ments. They were also feted by the Qatar yesterday. in a new-look frontline after Women’s Sports Committee at the Qatar to the support of Her Highness Sheikha “3 more years with @Arse- the Armenian joined as part of Islamic Museum. Moza bint Nasser, who has made a rich nal! It’s been one of the most a swap deal that saw the wanta- Ms. Lulua al-Marri, Chairperson of the contribution to the cause of women’s important decisions of my way Alexis Sanchez join Man- Qatar Women Sports Committee said: empowerment.” footballing career and that’s chester United last month. “We are happy to welcome the Bayern During their camp in Qatar, the Bay- why I had to think hard and talk “We’re delighted to an- Munich team which is one of the most ern team also visited the Qatar Olympic with everyone who’s important nounce that Mesut Ozil has well known teams in the world. I thank Committee’s Sealine camp besides get- to me,” Ozil, 29, posted on his signed a new long-term con- them for choosing Qatar for their train- ting themselves acquainted with Qatar’s Instagram account. tract with us,” Arsenal said in a ing camp. I hope that the Qatar wom- culture and traditions. “Good things take time! In statement. en’s team will benefi t from their match Germany’s ambassador to Qatar Hans the end I let my heart decide. “Mesut has won the FA Cup against Bayern Munich. Udo Moselle praised the sporting ties As I always said, I feel at home three times since joining us in “Qatar has been hosting several wom- between the two countries and thanked here and I’m highly motivated 2013, making 182 appearances, en’s events and has also won several the Qatar Women’s Sports Committee to achieve big things in the next scoring 36 goals and racking up medals at the international level. Girls for their initiative in inviting the Bayern few years.” 61 assists.” are taking a keen interest in sports thanks Munich team. Gulf Times 2 Friday, February 2, 2018 SPORT SPOTLIGHT DURBAN ODI Aussie Open Kohli and Rahane and beIN extend deal until star in India win 2024 ‘The first game of the series is always important and we wanted to take the confidence of the last Test into here’ AFP DURBAN SCORECARD Durban South Africa India Q. de Kock lbw b Chahal ..................34 R. Sharma c De Kock b Morkel ..... 20 irat Kohli and Ajinkya H. Amla lbw b Bumrah .......................16 S. Dhawan run out (Markram) .......35 Rahane shared a 189- F. du Plessis c Pandya b Kumar . 120 V. Kohli c Rabada b Phehlukwayo 112 Daniel Markham and run third wicket part- A. Markram c Pandya b Chahal ...... 9 A. Rahane c Imran Tahir b Phehluk- Richard Heaselgrave nership and took India J. Duminy b Kuldeep Yadav .............12 wayo ........................................................... 79 V D. Miller c Kohli b Kuldeep Yadav ..7 H.