Fraser-Pryce Wins Gold in Doha
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SPORT PAGE | 06 PAGE | 08 Lewis Hamilton World Champion wins in Russia Coleman shows to foil Ferrari who’s the renaissance sprint king Monday 30 September 2019 1 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 10.71 WL 2 Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) 10.83 NR 3 Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) 10.90 Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 4 Elaine Thompson (JAM) 10.93 celebrates after winning the women’s 100m final at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics 5 Murielle Ahouré (CIV) 11.02 Sb Championships at the Khalifa International 6 Jonielle Smith (JAM) 11.06 Stadium in Doha, yesterday. RIGHT: Fraser-Pryce 7 Teahna Daniels (USA) 11.19 holds her son Zyon after the race. WOMEN'S 100 METRES FINAL Fraser-Pryce wins gold in Doha ARMSTRONG VAS THE PENINSULA Felix overcomes Bolt as USA rewrite record books Taylor marks Sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica yesterday won the women’s 100m title in emphatic hat-trick of fashion. It was her’s fourth 100m world title and eighth overall. triple jump The ‘Pocket Rocket’ crossed the finish line in 10.71 secs – the fastest time in the world this year, sending the Jamaican supporters into a celebration world titles mood. European champion Dina Asher-Smith, who FAWAD HUSSAIN made history by becoming the first British woman THE PENINUSLA to reach a world championship 100m final, clocked 10.83, with Marie Josee Ta Lou of Ivory American star Christian Taylor Coast got the bronze in 10.90. bagged his third straight men’s triple Earlier, United States quartet of Wilbert London, jump title at the IAAF World Athletics Allyson Felix, Courtney Okolo and Michael Cherry Championships after bouncing back won gold in the mixed 4x400m while setting a new from a shaky start at the Khalifa Inter- record, following up their world record in the heats national Stadium yesterday. clocked 3:09.34 to emerge on top. Taylor, who has won the last two The gold medallists were followed by Jamaica Olympic titles, fouled in the first two and Bahrain in the third place. Cherry had a big gap rounds and was on the brink of exiting to close on Justyna Swięty-Ersetic of Poland on the FROM LEFT: Michael Cherry, Wilbert London, Allyson Felix and Courtney Okolo of the the competition before he produced anchor, and he did that within the first 100 yards. USA celebrate after setting a world record in the Mixed 4x400m Relay final yesterday. his season best performance of He continued to power through with no seriously 17.92m to win his fourth overall world challenging him as he approached the finish line. title. Swięty-Ersetic still held second with 120m to “It is a great feeling,” Taylor said run, but Jamaica’s Javon Francis had a burst left, ‘Neutral athlete’ Sidorova wins pole vault after winning the title. kicking down the straight to claim silver. “It is very good to be here and Abbas Abbas also moved clear of Swięty- FAWAD HUSSAIN until the last barrier. Both Sidorova attempt. This exact scenario hap- competing at the World Champion- Ersetic with 50m to go, holding the position to THE PENINSULA and Morris reached the mark of 4.90 pened in the reverse at the world ships. I am very happy to win another claim bronze for Bahrain. Poland finished fifth, in their very first attempts before the indoor championships when world title,” he added. Belgium sixth and India seventh. Russia’s Anzhelika Sidorova, Russian excelled to display the world Sidorova got second. I guess, she Taylor’s compatriot Will Claye, For Felix of USA, it was her 12th World Cham- competing as a neutral athlete at the leading jump. owed me one for that,” the American who has a world leading jump of 18.14, pionship title and the American now has one more IAAF World Athletics Championships While Morris failed to clear athlete added. finished with a silver medal after a than Usain Bolt A small slice of athletics history Doha 2019, clinched gold medal after 4.95m in all her three attempts, Olympic champion Katerina Ste- jump of 17.74. Claye has won Olympic was made on Saturday with the mixed 4x400- a thrilling women’s pole vault final Sidorova did it in her very last fanidi of Greece, who was tipped to silver behind Taylor at London 2012 metre relay makes its competitive debut at the yesterday. attempt to amuse spectators. Morris, win gold, secured bronze medal with and Rio 2016, and world silver behind Championships with two men and two women The 28-year old from Moscow who looked in remarkable form yes- a mark of 4.85m. him in London before falling short per nation combine competing in the track ath- produced one of the best shows at terday, had to content with a silver “We all came here to win but I against him in Doha. letics’ first mixed-gender event. the Khalifa International Stadium last medal with her season best can tell you I had so much fun even It was a tough contest as for the Meanwhile, the Indian quartet of Muhammed night, leaping to a world lead of performance. if I did not win. I am so excited to be first time four men went beyond Anas, V.K. Vismaya, Jisna Mathew and Noah 4.95m in her last attempt to win the “My first thought today, if a part of great competition where I 17.60m in the competition, with Nirmal Tom, who clocked a season-best 3:16.14s title. nothing else was to have fun,” said guess six girls went over 4.80m. That Burkinabé ‘s Hugues Fabrice Zango’s to finish third in the semi-final, earned India a She faced a stiff fight with Amer- Morris after the event. is just amazing and I can be happy to (17.66m), clinching the bronze Tokyo Olympics berth given to the top eight fin- ica’s Sandi Morris for a gold medal “It showed in the way I jumped come out with a medal,” said medal. ishers of the mixed relay. as nothing could separate the duo when I hit everything in my first Stefanidi. 02 SPORT MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 Lyles makes successful entry, Abdelaziz marks season’s best FAWAD HUSSAIN THE PENINSULA Dubbed as the next big sprint star after Usain Bolt, USA’s Noah Lyles eased into the semi-finals of the men’s 200m at the IAAF World Championships living up to his favourite tag in the elite event. With the 100m winner decided on Saturday, spot- light is now on the 200m battle among the men’s track events at the pictur- esque Khalifa International Stadium. The next two days, which will feature semi- final and the final of the FROM LEFT: Qatar’s Abdelaziz Mohamed, Jamaica’s Rasheed men’s 200m, promise to be Dwyer, Britain’s Miguel Francis and Canada’s Aaron Brown in action-filled as Canadian star Andre De Grasse and action during the men’s 200 metres heats yesterday. top Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake also advanced World Championships (20.23), who missed a men’s Burnet (20.37). Trinidad to the semi-final. Newly- debut. 100m medal on Saturday, and Tobago’s Kyle Greaux crowned 100m champion “The new grey hair came second in heat 3. and Canada’s Aaron Brow Christian Coleman will be colour is my ultra instinct Diamond League star Alex also won their heats. I expect from missed after he withdrew for fans out there,” he said. Quinonez of Ecuador won Qatar’s 2018 Youth from the contest. Trinidad and Tobago’s the heat with a time of Olympics gold medalists myself to keep World leader Lyles, Jereem Richards finished 20.08. Abdelaziz Mohamed winning as the who clocked 19:50 in ahead of Lyles with a time “From the first centim- marked his season best rounds go on, Lausanne last July, took of in 20.23. eters, I wanted to see where time of 20.75 before bowing 20:26 to finish second in the “I knew it was not going I am at and wanted to go out of the competition. trying to conserve last heat yesterday to move to be easy with Noah Lyles safely to the semi-final. In the men’s 800m energy and hold into the semi-final. in the heat. It was a narrow Now it is the time to cool semi-final yesterday, it off and let it “I expect from myself to win and I am satisfied,” down and get ready for the Qatar’s Abubaker Haydar lose at the finals. Noah Lyles of the US in keep winning as the rounds Richards said after the heat. semi-final,” said De Grasse. Abdalla failed to enter the The new grey hair action during the Men’s go on, trying to conserve Returning from a show Britain’s Adam Gemili title race after he finished 200 metres heats at the energy and hold it off and that lent him 100m bronze won the first heat of men’s last in his heat, clocking colour is my ultra Khalifa International let it lose at the finals,” said medal, De Grasse cruised 200m, recording 20.06 fol- 1:46.87. The heat was won instinct for fans Stadium in Doha, Lyles, who sported a new on top in his heat with a lowed by Turkey’s Ramil by Puerto Rican who out there: Lyles yesterday. grey hair colour to mark his time of 20.29, while Blake Guliyev (20.27) and Yamir clocked 1:43.96.