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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 ’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 4 Elaine Thompson (JAM) 10.93 celebrates after winning the women’s 100m final at the 2019 IAAF 5 Murielle Ahouré (CIV) 11.02 Sb Championships at the Khalifa International 6 Jonielle Smith (JAM) 11.06 Stadium in , yesterday. RIGHT: Fraser-Pryce 7 (USA) 11.19 holds her son Zyon after the race. WOMEN'S 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. 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 , jump title at the IAAF World Athletics , and 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 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. sixth and India seventh. Russia’s , Russian excelled to display the world Sidorova got second. I guess, she Taylor’s compatriot , 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 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 , 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 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 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 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: ’s Abdelaziz Mohamed, Jamaica’s Rasheed men’s 200m, promise to be Dwyer, Britain’s Miguel Francis and Canada’s in action-filled as Canadian star Andre De Grasse and action during the men’s heats yesterday. top Jamaican sprinter 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 will be colour is my ultra instinct 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, 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, 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.

AIU applauds QADC’s commitment New world record... towards sports integrity USA’s Wilbert London passes the baton to team-mate Allyson Felix (bottom) in the Mixed 4x400m Relay final of the 2019 IAAF World Athletics ARMSTRONG VAS Championships at the Khalifa International Stadium, in Doha yesterday. THE PENINSULA USA won the gold medal in world-record time, beating Jamaica and Bahrain. It was the 12th gold medal at a world championship for Felix, The CEO of Athletics Integrity putting her ahead of Usain Bolt for the most ever. Eight of her golds Unit (AIU) Brett Clothier have been in relays. yesterday applauded the good work of the Qatar Anti-doping Commission (QADC) in educating athletes over doping matters and sports related integrity issues at the ongoing IAAF World Cham- pionships. “The Qatar Anti-doping Commission is doing a fan- tastic job of supporting us on the education initiatives being put forward by us at the Ath- letics Sports Integrity hub. It’s really important to build awareness for the athletes about our role and what we do and how we aim to protect The CEO of Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) Brett Clothier (left) and AIU Chairman David Howman the integrity of the sport and during a press conference held in Doha, yesterday. PICTURES: ARMSTRONG VAS / THE PENINSULA also for them to get education about matters that affect them. So it’s a really important athletes and their rights and anti-doping standards and the unturned to ensure this is thing that’s happening here at their role to preserve those integrity standards within the achieved for the biggest ath- the World Championships and ethics some of the information ,” he added. letics event.” the volunteers are doing an concerns the role of the ARU The AIU is also overseeing The AIU has also launched amazing job,” said Clothier and what we do so that they’re the drug-testing programme a bet monitoring operation while speaking to The aware of it,” added Clothier. at the Championships. during Championships. Peninsula. Explaining the role AIU, “The IAAF World Athletics “It is the AIU’s responsi- The AIU has set up a Clothier said: “The AIU is Championships is one of the bility to pro-actively combat special hub during the important for the public, for greatest sports events in the all forms of corruption and ongoing IAAF World Cham- the athletes for the fans and world and it is AIU’s respon- ethical misconduct in ath- pionships at the Ezdan Hotel it’s so important that the sibility to ensure fair play,” letics, and that includes ille- where most of the teams are things that they see happening AIU Chairman David gitimate betting practices and staying. A host of volunteers on the track are an authentic Howman said. competition manipulation have been distributing affair and can be trusted. So “Transferring samples of related to such activities,” booklets and explaining to the without integrity sports is athletes from the host nation Howman said. athletes the role of the AIU nothing.” to another World Anti-Doping “The risk in athletics is and educating them about Clothier said the role of Agency-accredited laboratory currently low relative to some doping substances and WADA and AIU are com- is a proactive measure to other sports, but with growth integrity issues. pletely different and there is avoid any perception of in key betting markets our “There are various pieces no conflict of interest. conflict. activities are designed to get of reading material given out “WADA overseas the anti- “Public confidence in the ahead of the curve and dis- to athletes, which explains the doping standards across all integrity of a sporting event is courage unethical behaviour rules that they have to comply sports and all countries. Our paramount and we do not in our sport before it takes with and their obligations as job is to enforce the want to leave any stone place,” he said. MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 SPORT 03

Wales edge Wallabies to end years of Cup misery

AP Wales, the Six Nations TOKYO champion, hit the ground running. Wales beat in the Wallabies captain Michael Rugby World Cup for the first Hooper received the kickoff and time in 28 years and earned the was mauled over by Wales and inside track for winning their Dan Biggar slotted a dropped pool in a pulsating 29-25 victory goal after just 40 seconds. yesterday. The game was back and forth Wales lost five straight World but not as clean again for another Cup matches to the Wallabies, 13 minutes, when Wales used a including a quarter-final and two scrum penalty and an advantage pool deciders, but finally ended to get position for Biggar to the streak with a clinical crosskick to the right corner, performance. where center Hadleigh Parkes The Welsh led 26-8 soon leaped over Australia winger after halftime and their fans Marika Koroibete to score. broke into “How Great Thou Art,” Biggar converted for 10-0, but nobody else at Tokyo but Koroibete came firing back Stadium believed the outcome with a surge down the left touch was set, not when these two line that twisted up the defence Wales’ lock teams in the past decade have for Bernard Foley to crosskick to Alun Wyn Jones frequently decided their contests the right, where Adam Ashley- in the dying moments. Cooper took the catch, slipped, (center) is tackled Add another thriller to their and still had time to dive over by Australia’s lock rivalry. untouched. Rory Arnold during Australia hit back with two The tension caused Wal- their 2019 Rugby converted tries and a penalty to labies coach Michael Cheika to World Cup, Pool D cut Wales’ lead from 18 points to stand and punch the air. match at the Tokyo one with 12 minutes to go. Wales Koroibete was just warming Stadium in Tokyo replied with a penalty to star up. Another break down the left yesterday. replacement flyhalf Rhys saw him heading for the tryline Patchell in the 72nd minute. Of until Biggar hurled himself at the course, the Wallabies were far winger and knocked the ball from done. loose, but the Welsh flyhalf took Several floodlights blew out a match-ending head knock. to add to the drama, but in the Patchell strolled in and had faded light the Wallabies bent the an immediate impact. He kicked Australia restarted 16-8 Foley, and Nic White soon after scoring through Hooper from breathing room, only for Aus- Welsh defence but couldn’t break two penalties, and put the Aus- down and was stunned by Wales for Genia, and the replacements their third consecutive lineout tralia to suck the air out of the it, and a knock-on at the Welsh tralians on notice from referee when scrumhalf Gareth Davies, gave the team a pronounced, and maul. Toomua converted both stadium with another attack 22 finally ended Australia’s Romain Poite after he appeared who’d already picked off more accurate, lift. and landed a penalty to trail only reaching the Wales quarter. sterling comeback with seconds to be hit in the neck by Samu opposite Will Genia once, came But Patchell had a dropped 26-25, and yet another grand- But Kerevi lost the ball in left. Kerevi, who was harshly judged out of nowhere to intercept him goal in him for 26-8, drawing stand finish was on. contact, and Wales had consec- It’s too early to know after his fend hit the chest and again and ran 60 meters to the Welsh fans into song. But it was Wales which utive wins over Australia for the whether this match determines slipped up the upright Patchell’s line. Patchell’s conversion gave The Wallabies started to get scored next after George North first time since 1975. who wins Pool D, but both teams body. The television reviews took Wales 10 points in two minutes, on song with Toomua and David knocked-on while jumping over Two-time champion Aus- are expected to advance to the several minutes, and the decision and a remarkable 23-8 lead at Pocock setting up a try for Kurtley Beale in the in goal. tralia, meanwhile, lost only its quarter-finals at the expense of left the Australian players halftime. fullback Dane Haylett-Petty, Patchell landed his third third pool game in Rugby World Georgia, Fiji, and Uruguay. confused. Cheika sent in Toomua for then the forwards going tight and penalty goal to give Wales a little Cup history. Wales to celebrate ‘tough game’ over Australia

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Warren Gatland said his team would deservedly go out and celebrate their nail-biting 29-25 World Cup victory over Australia yesterday before immediately refocusing on two more victories to top Pool D. Wales raced out to a 23-8 half-time lead in Tokyo before holding off a spirited Wallaby comeback that took the game to the final whistle, as recent tra- Georgia’s back row Mamuka Gorgodze (right) reacts with team-mate Zura Dzneladze during their dition dictates in meetings 2019 Rugby World Cup, Pool D match against Uruguay at the Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Kumagaya between the two countries. yesterday. Gatland dubbed the victory a real confidence-booster ahead of their final pool matches Georgia back on track with against Fiji and Uruguay. “I’d like to see them cele- brate tonight, they deserve to celebrate, it was a tough game win; Uruguay back to earth and a great win,” said Gatland. “But we’ve only won two AP The Georgians will have to regroup quickly for games in our group at the Australia’s hooker Silatolu Latu (left) is tackled by Wales’ flanker KUMAGAYA a crucial game against Fiji on Thursday, while moment. We have to make sure Justin Tipuric during the 2019 Rugby World Cup match at the Uruguay gets an extra two days off before taking we do a job for the other games Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo yesterday. Jaba Bregvadze gave Georgian and Japanese fans on two-time champion Australia. as well.” a bonus cheer when he scored a try and set up Bregvadze said the aim for his team yesterday Fiji dominated the Wallabies Tokyo, the Kiwi coach called it “It was good in the autumn another with a chip kick to lead his lineup to a 33-7 was “not to make ourselves proud, but more to early on before going down “one of toughest Test matches last year and particularly in the victory over Uruguay in a Rugby World Cup Pool make all Georgians proud and all Georgians back 39-21 in their opening game, but they’ve played in a long, long Six Nations and we’ve learnt a D game yesterday. at home more interested.” then suffered a shock 30-27 time”. lot from those experiences,” he Uruguay was coming off an upset win over Fiji Now for the next challenge: a Fiji team des- defeat by Uruguay in their last “We played pretty well in the said. on Wednesday and didn’t have the energy to match perate to rebound from its shocking 30-27 loss to pool match. first half, but Australia were “Even though we were under the physical Georgian line-up, which was over- Uruguay. “We can’t take anyone lightly really good in the second half, a lot of pressure in that second- hauled after an opening loss to Wales. “We’ll forget this win and prepare for the next in this group,” stressed Gatland. put us under a lot of pressure half, I thought our composure The 32-year-old Bregvadze, who plays for the game,” Bregvadze said. “The job is not done.” “We’ve got to play well in and had a lot of ball. and fitness were really good and Japan-based Sunwolves in Super Rugby and was Uruguay finished a man down after these next two matches. Fiji will “It became a typical Wales- we soaked up a lot of pressure,” leading his national team for the first time, secured replacement prop Facundo Gattas was red-carded be hurting. We saw how well Australia clash going right down he said. a bonus point with Georgia’s fourth try when he for a high tackle with two minutes to go. they played against Australia in to the wire! Gatland confirmed that dived across from a rolling maul in the 52nd Skipper Juan Manuel Gaminara said the short that first half.” “To win that is very pleasing Biggar failed a head injury minute. turnaround after the Fiji win wasn’t to blame for Uruguay earlier yesterday and that means the pool is our assessment after a potentially Georgia had nothing going on in attack six the comedown. went down 33-7 to Georgia, own destiny.” try-saving tackle on Samu minutes later when the veteran hooker, standing “We knew it was going to be like that since we whom Wales saw off 43-14 in Gatland praised fly-half Dan Kerevi into touch and will have out from a ruck, decided to chip ahead and then qualified,” he said. “I congratulate Georgia. They their opener. Biggar, who opened the scoring to go through the protocols in the pinned Uruguayan Rodrigo Silva on the tryline, played a really intelligent game.” “We’ll make sure we’ve pre- with a snap drop-goal after just coming week before a possible allowing center Giorgi Kveseladze the easiest of Georgia scored tries through left winger Alex- pared the best possible way we 37 seconds, and his replacement return to the pitch. tries. ander Todua and No. 8 Otari Giorgadze in the first can, don’t take any performance Rhys Patchell, who scored 14 Fullback Liam Williams also From 12-7 up at halftime, Georgia added three half hour and appeared to be on the verge of taking for granted and try to be as crucial points. rolled his ankle, but the problem further tries before the hour mark for a team record control of the game before Uruguay rallied with a clinical as we can,” Gatland said. “Game management has doesn’t look serious, Gatland five tries in a World Cup game.. try against the run of play in the 33rd. Turning to the match at improved significantly,” he said. added. 04 SPORT MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 SPORT 05

Women’s USA’s Christian Coleman reacts after hammer Athletes compete in the Men’s 50km Race winning the men’s 100m final at IAAF throw gold Walk final at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics World Athletics Championships on medalist Championships. Saturday night. DeAnna Price of the US during the medal ceremony.

India’s Jisna Mathew (right) hands the baton to Noah New champion Gayle cananan /DOHA Nirmel Tom in the Mixed 4 x 400m Relay heats at the go on to break long jumpmpmp ajay Gayle, Jamaica’s first world long-jump champion, can go on to 2019 IAAF World Athletics break the world record, his coach Stephen Francis said yesterday. Championships at the Khalifa world record, coach saysysys T“That is the aim,” Francis told Reuters from the training track at the International Stadium in Doha Khalifa Stadium, a day after Gayle jumped a personal best of 8.69 metres yesterday. to beat favourite Juan Miguel Echevarria of Cuba to the gold medal in Doha. Francis said he believed Gayle could eventually beat American Mike Powell’s world record of 8.95m which has stood since 1991. “He was 23 this year and he has only been with us (MVP Club) for four years so, given the lifespan of the athletes who we normally have, barring injuries and bad luck and him being able to cope with all that this (gold medal) will bring and to focus, I think he’ll go a lot China’s Rui Liang crosses the further in the near future,” he said. line to win gold in Women’s 50 “The IAAF table, which normalises performances across all the events, Kilometres Race Walk . says that his jump yesterday is better than 9.77 seconds in the 100m and slightly less given the wind,” added Francis, who coached Shelly-Ann Fra- ser-Pryce to three World and two Olympic 100m titles and Elaine Thompson to the Olympic sprint double at Rio 2016. “It was one hundredth less, one point less, than 9.76 which (gold Gold medallist Japan’s Yusuke medallist Christian) Coleman ran. Women’s 10,000 metres gold medallist ’ Sifan Hassan during the medal Suzuki poses on the podium “So therefore he’s on the level of Coleman which says it all. He has ceremony. during the medal ceremony propelled himself into the stratosphere and I expect him to go even fur- for the Men’s 50km Race Walk ther, maybe to the moon who knows? yesterday.esterday. “Obviously it is quite satisfying that he went further than I had expected him to go. I expected him to go 8.5m or thereabouts and it’s a Britain’s reacts tribute to his ability to concentrate and ignore the pressure and to exe- cute to get as far as he did with the (all-time) 10th furthest jump in the during the women's World,” Francis added. pole vault final. Gayle paid tribute to Francis, who also coached former world-record Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle holder in the sprint and Jamaican-born high jumper Ger- competes in the Men’s maine Mason who won silver for Britain at the 2008 Olympics. final at the “It’s a dream come true and I’m very, very grateful for this,” Gayle 2019 IAAF World Athletics told Reuters on Saturday. “(Credit) to Stephen Francis, who is my very Championships at the motivational coach.” Khalifa International stadium in Doha.

Germany’s Lisa Ryzih competes in the women’s pole vault final yesterday.

FROM LEFT: Italy’s Filippo Tortu, USA’s , USA’s Sandi Morris of Christian Coleman, the US reacts South Africa’s Akani in the women’s Simbine, de Canada’s pole vault final. Andre De Grasse, Britain’s , Jamaica’s Yohan Blake and Canada’s Aaron Brown compete in the men’s 100m final at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Saturday night.

Puerto Rico’s Wesley Vazquez in action with Qatar’s Abubaker Haydar Abdalla during the men’s 800 metres semi-finals yesterday. 06 SPORT MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2019

Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton during the Russian Grand Prix yesterday.

Formula One: Russian Hamilton wins in Russia Grand Prix Results 1. (2) Lewis Hamilton, Great Britain, Mer- cedes, 53 laps, 1:38.277, 26 points. 2. (4) Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Mercedes, 53, +03.829 seconds, 18. to foil Ferrari renaissance 3. (1) Charles Leclerc, , Ferrari, 53, +05.212, 15. AFP McLaren and Renault’s 4. (9) Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Red Bull Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton SOCHI Nico Hulkenberg. Racing Honda, 53, +14.210, 12. celebrates with a trophy “That’s exactly 5. (20) Alexander Albon, Thailand, Red Bull Lewis Hamilton extended his world what we needed,” on the podium after Racing Honda, 53, +38.348, 10. championship lead to 73 points exclaimed a delighted winning the Russian 6. (5) Carlos Sainz Jr, Spain, McLaren Renault, yesterday when he rode his luck to Hamilton on the team Grand Prix yesterday. 53, +45.889, 8. claim a strategic victory for Mercedes radio following a 7. (11) Sergio Perez, Mexico, Racing Point BWT in a roller-coaster Russian Grand Prix. flawless strategic per- Mercedes, 53, +48.728, 6. The defending five-time formance by Mercedes. 8. (7) Lando Norris, Great Britain, McLaren champion came home 3.829 seconds “It was an incredible Renault, 53, +57.749, 4. ahead of team-mate and nearest job by all the team - 9. (13) Kevin Magnussen, Denmark, Haas championship rival Valtteri Bottas as not giving up. Keeping Ferrari, 53, +58.779, 2. Mercedes took advantage of Ferrari’s up with Ferrari was a 10. (6) Nico Hulkenberg, , Renault, reliability and tactical problems by hard task, but we kept 53, +59.841, 1. delivering a Silver Arrows one-two. pushing.” 11. (14) Lance Stroll, Canada, Racing Point Having grabbed the lead from Leclerc remained BWT Mercedes, 53, +1:00.821. pole man Charles Leclerc on the poised, despite his 12. (19) Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Scuderia Toro opening lap, Sebastian Vettel ignored disappointment. Rosso Honda, 53, +1:02.496. team orders to let him pass before he “At least we are 13. (15) Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Alfa Romeo suffered a mechanical failure and consistent,” he said. Racing Ferrari, 53, +1:08.910. stopped on lap 28. “It’s a shame for the 14. (16) Pierre Gasly, , Scuderia Toro The resultant Safety Car period team not to have both Rosso Honda, 53, +1:10.076. gifted Mercedes, who started on of us up here... I will 15. (12) Antonio Giovinazzi, Italy, Alfa Romeo medium tyres while their rivals all always trust the team, Racing Ferrari, 53, +1:13.346. used softs, a chance to extend their but our tactic was for me to give the as he stayed in front by 1.4 seconds at Turn 15. A Virtual Safety Car (VSC) 16. (18) Robert Kubica, Poland, Williams Mer- Sochi supremacy to six consecutive slipstream, which I did - and then, with Hamilton adrift in third. was deployed and, immediately, cedes, did not finish, 28. wins. well I need to speak to the team about Vettel said Leclerc, beaten in Sin- Hamilton pitted for softs followed by 17. (17) George Russell, Great Britain, Wil- Leclerc came home a frustrated that.” gapore by a strategy decision in Vet- Bottas. liams Mercedes, did not finish, 27. and disgruntled third, claiming he Leclerc had made a clean start, tel’s favour, needed to close up. Leclerc took second before Wil- 18. (3) Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari, expected Vettel to repay him for his but behind him Vettel enjoyed a “I respected everything,” liams’ George Russell crashed, did not finish, 26. slip-stream in a race punctuated by superb launch from third to pass answered Leclerc. prompting a full Safety Car 19. (10) Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Renault, two Safety Car interventions and one Hamilton by the first corner and, after “We will speak later, but now it is intervention. did not finish, 24. use of the Virtual Safety Car. slip-streaming the Monegasque, difficult to close the gap. A luckless Vettel vented his frus- 20. (8) Romain Grosjean, France, Haas Hamilton’s win was his first since taking the lead. Obviously.” tration on the team radio as he Ferrari, did not finish. the Hungarian Grand Prix on August Before the order settled, Ricciardo A revitalised Vettel was 3.6 climbed from his car. 4, his ninth in 16 outings this year and collided with Grosjean at Turn Four seconds clear by lap 16 as Leclerc held Hamilton’s elevation to leader Driver Standings (top five): the 82nd of his career, lifting him 73 sending the Haas driver spinning into off Hamilton until the team freed him gave him a record as leader of 143 1. L Hamilton, Britain, Mercedes, 296 points. points clear at the top of the drivers’ the barriers. A Safety Car was to attack before he pitted for mediums Grands Prix, one more than Michael 2. Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Mercedes, 231. title race. He scored an additional deployed and Grosjean retired. on lap 23, Hamilton taking second. Schumacher. 3. Charles Leclerc, Monaco, Ferrari, 200. point for fastest lap. “We are looking into the swap The Ferrari re-joined fourth Ferrari then called in Leclerc for 4. Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Red Bull Red Bull’s Max Verstappen fin- further into the race,” Ferrari told behind Bottas. Within two laps, Vettel a set of scrubbed softs. Racing Honda, 200. ished fourth, having started ninth, Leclerc, running second, suggesting said ‘my rears are falling now’, but He re-joined third behind Bottas 5. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari, 194. ahead of team-mate Alex Albon, who they had agreed to repay him for Ferrari left him out until lap 27 when, as the field compressed for a 21-lap Manufacturers Standings (top five) had started from the pit lane. punching through the air for his with a three-seconds stop, he was half sprint to the flag. On the re-start, 1. Mercedes, 527. Carlos Sainz was sixth for team-mate. a second slower than Leclerc and re- Hamilton pulled two seconds clear, 2. Ferrari, 394. McLaren ahead of Sergio Perez of This was confirmed when Leclerc joined behind him in fourth. leaving Bottas to resist Leclerc’s 3. Red Bull Racing Honda, 289. Racing Point, Kevin Magnussen of was told ‘Sebastian will let you by next Vettel’s race ended seconds later superior straight-line speed with a 4. McLaren Renault, 89. Haas, Lando Norris in the second lap’ - an order not welcomed by Vettel when a power failure saw him stop battling display. 5. Renault, 67. Beach handball to take center stage at ANOC Games

THE PENINSULA of the region towards the end of the 1980s. For Team Qatar, the horizon looks good DOHA The Italian coach Simonetta Montagni was for the men’s team, and Qatar 2019 is yet the first to begin developing handball on the another opportunity for them to once again Despite being one of the “new comers” to beach at about the same time as the players prove their mettle as the undisputed “Kings the world stage, beach handball is rapidly in the Netherlands began experimenting with of Asia” having being the dominant force in gaining traction globally and the sport will the new trend sport. Asia and one of the top teams in the world. be one of the major centerpieces as the In July 1992, Giovanni Buttareli and The team have finished third twice at the maiden edition of the ANOC World Beach Franco Schiano, the president of the Italian IHF World Men’s Beach Handball Champi- Games, also known as Qatar 2019, which will Handball Federation, presented the idea of onship (2014 World Beach Championships kick off on October 12, in Doha. a new type of beach handball. in Brazil and the 2016 World Beach Cham- Beach handball, whose first major inter- Later that same year, Giovanni Buttarelli pionships in ). The team also fin- national competition, the Beach Handball and Schiano Franco also established the ished third at the 2017 World Games held in World Championships, was held as recent “Comitato organizzatore Pantai Bola Tangan Wrocław, Poland. as 2004, is one of the major team sports of (COHb)” in Italy, which was the first In Asia, the team have won the Asian Qatar 2019. organized association around the world rep- Men’s Beach Handball Championship a At the draw ceremony held in August, resenting beach handball. In May 1994, beach record five times. The Qatari beach handball hosts Qatar were drawn in Group B of the handball was officially recognized by the team clinched the first of their series of tro- men’s competition, alongside Croatia, International Handball Federation (IHF). phies at the Championships with the defeat Hungary, Spain, Uruguay and Tunisia while Egypt emerged the first world champions of host country Oman in 2011 at the Muscat Group A threw up Brazil, , Denmark, of the sport after defeating Turkey 2-1 on tournament. Oman, United States and Australia as con- home-soil at the inaugural edition of the They again defeated now familiar foe testants. For the women’s event, the draw World Championships staged in El Gouna in Oman at the Hong Kong tournament in 2013 placed Brazil, Denmark, Hungary, Argentina, 2004. to lift their second trophy before repeating USA and Tunisia in Group A, while Group B In Asia, the sport made its maiden same feat against the same opponent in 2015, comprises Greece, Spain, Poland, China, Aus- appearance on the continental level at the 2017 and 2019 at tournaments hosted by tralia and Vietnam. 2008 Asian Beach Games in Bali where the Muscat, Pattaya (Indonesia) and Weihai Beach handball, which made its first men’s event was won by Pakistan, with (China) respectively. Olympic appearance at the Buenos Aires 2018 Kuwait and Thailand taking the silver and Beach handball is one of the 14 sports Summer Youth , traces its bronze medals respectively. For the women’s featuring at the ANOC World Beach Games history back to a small island in Ponza in the event, China nicked the gold while silver and to be held from October 12 to 16 in Doha. All southern Italian region where it began to bronze went to Thailand and Chinese Taipei matches of the sport will be played at the Al emerge as an interesting sport on the beaches respectively. Gharafa Stadium. MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 SPORT 07

IAAF and Mondo Winning shoe at 1956 Games renew partnership

IAAF joins IAAF heritage collection DOHA IAAF Track and field memorabilia on display at As the World Athletics Championships unfold in Doha, DOHA the IAAF Heritage Exhibition at the City MONDO and the IAAF are already looking to the future, Centre Doha. announcing today that their partnership, which began The members of the IAAF Council in 1987, will continue until 2024. and the IOC Board led by their MONDO S P A has renewed its contract as official respective Presidents, Sebastian IAAF World Athletics Series supplier in the ‘Athletics Coe and Thomas Bach, visited the equipment and athletics tracks’ category for another IAAF Heritage World Athletics five years. Championships Exhibition in The agreement signed today between IAAF and Doha. MONDO illustrates again the central position the Italian The focus of the official visit Shoe worn by Adhemar Ferreira da Silva at the 1956 Olympics. company has in the world of athletics. MONDO will PICTURE: IAAF was the long-term loan to the provide sports surfaces for all World Athletics Series IAAF Heritage Collection of the (WAS) events, including supplying the tracks and ath- spikes (right shoe), which Brazil’s today accompanied by Thomas Rudolph represented, she was the letics equipment for the World Athletics Championships Adhemar Ferreira da Silva wore (Bach) and athletics legends Lasse athlete who first inspired my love in Oregon in 2021 and in 2023, as well as for when winning the 1956 Olympic (Viren), Sergey (Bubka), Gail of the Olympic Games.” the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing next year. Games triple jump title in Mel- (Devers) and Nawal (el Mouta- The men’s triple jump is well “Our goal is simple: we want to help athletes to bourne, Australia. Fittingly, the wakel), all of whom are featured represented in the exhibition. improve and achieve their personal best. We are ded- left shoe rests in The National in the exhibits and displays of our One of the 1995 (current) world icated to ensuring that every athlete can improve their Sports Museum at the Melbourne World Athletics Heritage record bib numbers of Jonathan results and their performance, even if only by a tenth Cricket Ground where those Exhibition.” Edwards, the 2003 World Cham- of a second. This is why we listen to athletes and coaches Games took place. The shoe joins Da Silva’s 1952 pionships kit of Christian Olsson and are constantly working on optimising our products Da Silva, who had previously & 1956 Olympic uniforms and and a pair of bespoke spikes from – to help sportsmen and women everywhere achieve won the triple jump gold medal gold medals which are already three-time world and two-time success,” said Maurizio Stroppiana, MONDO Sport & four years earlier at the Olympic on display in the Heritage Exhi- Olympic champion Christian Flooring Director. Games in , was a five- bition, thanks to a loan from the Taylor are among the artefacts Sebastian Coe, the President of the IAAF, added: “We time world record holder and is collection of Roberto Gesta De on display in Doha. have always been impressed by MONDO’s company- widely recognised as South Melo. The IAAF Heritage World wide commitment to helping athletes achieve their per- America’s greatest ever track and “The exhibition is very Athletics Championships Exhi- sonal best and maximise their performance. The IAAF field athlete. inspiring with so many heroes of bition, whose six-month display is grateful for MONDO’s long-term commitment to ath- The spike shoe was presented athletics brought to life,” Bach was inaugurated on April 18, 2019 letics and enthusiastically welcomes its decision to con- to Sebastian Coe by its owners said. “For me it brings back so by Coe, is open from 10am to tinue our partnership for many years to come.” Wilfred and Rosemary Mula, who many great memories because it 10pm every day (until midnight MONDO created a unique pink track at Khalifa Inter- are close friends of the Da Silva’s allowed me to relive all the on Thursday, Friday and Saturday) national Stadium for the championships in Doha, sup- family. amazing world championships and closes on October 7. The exhi- plying 17,000m2 of its premium MONDOTRACK WS, IAAF President Coe said: “It that I attended. And it was great bition is located on the third floor and is currently installing the athletics tracks for the was good to step back in history to see my Olympic hero Wilma of the City Center Doha. Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Verlander makes history as Astros clinch home field

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Justin Verlander recorded two strikeout milestones, getting his 3,000th in the majors and career-high 300th of the season, and the Houston Astros clinched home-field advantage throughout the postseason with a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. Jose Altuve and Josh Reddick homered to back Cameron Champ hits out of a bunker on the 18th hole during the third round of the Verlander (21-6), who became the 18th pitcher to Safeway Open in Napa, California, on Saturday. reach 3,000 career punchouts and the 19th since Houston Astros 1900 to reach 300 in a season. starting pitcher The right-hander came into the game with Justin Verlander Champ takes Safeway Open lead 2,994 strikeouts. He achieved the career milestone pitches during in the fourth inning when he got Kole Calhoun the fourth inning swinging at a slider. Calhoun reached first, though, against the Los AFP everything,” Champ said. “I champion Kevin Tway on a wild pitch, and Andrelton Simmons then gave SAN FRANCISCO Angeles Angels on am not making the little missed the cut by just one Los Angeles a 3-0 lead with a two-run homer to Saturday. mistakes I was before. shot after ending second left-center. Brian Goodwin supplied the first run American Cameron Champ, Champ is three strokes round with a bogey on No. in the second when he lined Verlander’s curveball who is playing this week ahead of last week’s Sand- 18. over the wall in right-center. with a heavy heart, fired a erson Farms winner Phil Mickelson also fell According to Baseball-Reference and Retro- bogey-free five-under 67 to Sebastian Munoz (67) and below the cutline in his sheet, that’s the first time a pitcher has recorded Alonso breaks rookie seize a three shot lead after Adam Hadwin (67) and Nick season debut with a 69 on his 3,000th strikeout on a wild pitch. the third round of the PGA Taylor (70). Friday. Verlander - who struck out 12 in six innings home run record Tour’s Safeway Open. Former PGA Champi- Former Dallas Cowboys while allowing three runs and four hits - reached Champ rolled in five onship winner Justin quarterback Tony Romo 300 in a season for the first time when he got AFP birdies on Saturday as he Thomas is a stroke further saw his bid to make a PGA Calhoun on a foul tip in the sixth. LOS ANGELES seeks his second title on the back following his one- cut fall apart on the front Verlander and teammate Gerrit Cole are the US Tour after winning the under 71. nine on Friday. Romo, first teammates to record at least 300 strikeouts Pete Alonso broke Major League Baseball’s single-season rookie Sanderson Farms Champi- Champ’s grandfather, playing the tournament on in the same season since Curt Schilling and Randy home-run record on Saturday, when the New York slugger hit onship last year. Mack, is in hospice battling a sponsor’s exemption, Johnson for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2002. a solo blast in the Mets’ 3-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. He has a 14-under 202 stomach cancer. The family made bogeys on six of his Cole has 316 this year. Alonso’s milestone 53rd homer came in the third inning on total at the Silverado has been dividing their time first nine holes. Romo, who It was Verlander’s sixth game this season and a 2-1 pitch from Mike Foltynewicz. Alonso’s blast broke a tie Country Club course in between the hospital in Sac- shot a two-under-par 70 on fourth since the All-Star break with 12 or more with Aaron Judge who set the mark of 52 two years ago. Napa, California. ramento and the nearby Thursday, finished his strikeouts. Alonso dropped his bat, walked a few steps up the baseline “I am executing Napa golf course. Defending Friday round at six-over 78. Houston rallied with a five-run sixth. Altuve and then raised his arms before rounding the bases and then brought the Astros within a run with a two-run celebrating with his teammates. Robinson Cano was the first shot to left-center off starter José Suarez. Alex player to greet Alonso, who raised his arms before being engulfed Bregman walked and Aledmys Diaz was hit by a in hugs. Woods cleared to resume practice pitch from Luke Bard (3-3) before Reddick sent a Rene Rivera hit a two-run homer earlier in the inning for slider over the right field wall to put Houston on the Mets, who have won the first two games of the season- AFP Woods, speaking on ABC’s Good top. ending three-game set. MIAMI Morning America earlier this week, said Altuve, who had three hits and drove in three he had “got the clearance last week to start runs, doubled to drive in Kyle Tucker in the seventh Reigning Masters champion Tiger Woods full practice” and had already played nine to extend Houston’s lead to three runs. Roberto has recovered well enough from his fifth holes. Osuna worked the ninth for his 38th save. The career left knee surgery to resume full Woods said the knee was “sore” after The Astros are only one game in front of the scoreboard practices, with the 15-time major winner the practice round but he is excited for the Dodgers but clinched home field by virtue of having at Citi Field set to resume competition next month in chance to return to playing shape. a better intra-divisional record. Houston beat the displays a Japan. The next event for Woods will be “The Dodgers in the 2017 World Series to claim its first congratulatory The 43-year-old American, who won Challenge: Japan Skins” alongside Rory championship, winning Game 7 on the road. message to his first major title since the 2008 US Open McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama and Jason Day Houston will face either Tampa Bay or Oakland, New York last April at Augusta National, underwent on October 21 before he plays at the US who play on Wednesday night in the AL wild-card Mets first an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee PGA’s inaugural Zozo Championship game, starting Friday in the Division Series. The baseman last month. October 24-17 at Chiba, Japan. Yankees and Minnesota will meet in the other ALDS, Pete Alonso which starts the same day. on saturday. MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 SPORT 08

Honestly I try not to think too World Champion TODAY’S FIXTURE much about the championship. Lewis Hamilton SCOTLAND VS SAMOA (Pool A) 13:15 Qatar Time One race at a time and one step after winning the OCTOBER 02 at a time...one foot in front of the Russian Grand Prix. FRANCE VS USA (Pool C) 10:45 Qatar Time other. We don’t want to stumble. NEW ZEALAND VS CANADA (Pool B) 13:15

Bekele World Champion Coleman misses world record by shows who’s the sprint king two seconds AFP RIZWANRIZWWAN RERREHMATHMATA TTHEHEH PPENINSULAENINE SULAL Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele won his AmericanAAmerAm ican sprintersprrintei rChr ChristianChC ristian ColemanColel mam on Saturday second Berlin Marathon on Sunday nightnighght sisilencedlencn ed hhisiss ccriticsritir cs wwithiti a sublime To add my name to the list of the in a time of two hours one minute performanceperfrformormamance that gotg himh theth worworld’srld leading time legendary guys who’ve come before and 41 seconds, just two seconds thisthihishi sseaseason.son.n me is an honour and a blessing. It’s a short of the world record. TheTh 23-y23-23-year-oldyear-r old AtlaAtlanta-bornan clocked Bekele left it late to hit the lead, thetht sixtsixsixthh fafasteststestesttti titimeme eever to become great feeling, too good to be true. To overtaking countryman Birhanu thethth 201920201 WorWoWorldld CChampionham in a time make it here and come out with gold is Legese on the 38th kilometre before ofof 99.76.76 secosecondsecondsn ini an air-condi- incredible: Christian Coleman hitting top speed as he chased the tionedtiontiono ed KKhalifahalihalifa International world record of 2:01:39 set in Berlin Stadium.StadS adium.iiumm last year by Kenyan Eliud OnlyOn UsaUsainsain Bolt and Tyson there. It was a crazy feeling. Last time it was a sur- Kipchoge. GayG havehavavev rurrun faster than prise when I won silver but this time there was a lot Bekele was more than a minute ColemanColColeCo manma ini the history of of pressure, but I managed to come out with gold,” behind the world record time with IAAFAF WorldWWo Athletics he added. 10 kilometres to go, but finished in a Championships.ChamChChampiono s At Berlin “I’ve just got to continue doing my job and more flurry to better his personal best of 200920020200909 championships,chach m Bolt and more people will see the beauty in the sport that 2:03:03 set at the 2016 Berlin clockedclocc ckededd ththeh world record I see,” Coleman said. Marathon. timetiimeme of 9.58 seconds Gatlin, who won the 2017 worlds ahead of Legese finished second with aheadaheaa d of tthe fastest loser Coleman and Bolt in London, said he will be back fellow Ethiopian Sisay Lemma in GayG whohho posted 9.71. next year. third. On a cool evening “Christian has had a spectacular season and I Ashete Bekere, also from innDn Doha,D ohaooh Coleman pro- knew he’d be tough to beat. He ran a great race, but Ethiopia, was the fastest of the ducedduduceuceed an explosive I have a message for next year - I’m coming,” Gatlin women, finishing just eight seconds startstart and once he said. “He’d better be ready. To get another world ahead of countrywoman Mare pappassed the medal feels amazing. This season has had a lot of ups Dibaba in a time of 2:20:14, high- 3030-meter0 mark, and downs. But running this time this late in the lighting the African nation’s domi- theretherththet was no season makes me excited for next year,” the 37-year- nance in the sport. stoppingstops opoppinpip the American old added. Bekere and Dibaba were elbow whowhh beatatt 20120201777Wo WoWWorldrrldldd ChampionCChChahampionioionionon Justin Gatlin Canada’s De Grasse was pleased to be on the to elbow as they ran through the MEN'SMEEN'S 100100 METRESMETRES (9.89secs)(9.89.89sec9s9 s) aandndd AAndrendrndredrere De GraGrasserraasasse ((9.90secs)9 to the podium, posting a personal best. Brandenburg Gate with just a few finish.finish.h “I am grateful to get myself back on the podium. hundred metres to go, before Bekere FINALFINNAL “Too addad my nnameameame tot tthehehe llistisstt off tthehehe legendary guys I thought I could do a little bit better, but I can’t dwell pulled away with the finish line in who’vewho’whwho’’vee ccomeomeoom befobeforeefoe orere m mee is ann honhonohhonourouru and a blessing. too much as I have to get ready for the 200m sight. 1: ChristianChhristian ColemanColeeman ((US(USA)USAA) 9.9.7 9.76. 6 ((WL)WWLWL)L)) It’ss a ggreatreaeatata feeling,feef elinglling,,to ttotooo goggoododd toto bbe trtrue. To make it tomorrow,” De Grasse said. Bekele was more than a minute herehere andand comcocomeoome ouoututtw wiwiththh ggoldololdd iiis iincredible,”ncrenccrered Coleman “A lot of us (Canadians) have a chance to medal behind the world record time with 2: JusJustinustin GaGatlintlin ((USA)USAU ) 9.9.8 9.89.89 saidsaidd aftaafaftererert tthehehe rrace.ace.aceacc here, definitely Aaron (Brown) in the 200m, Alysha 10 kilometres to go, but finished in a 3: AndAndredre De GraGrassessse (C(CAN)CAAN)N) 9.9 9.90.990 ((PB)PBPB) “From“FroF om ththeeest stsstartartaarrtr (ofof the race),raceace), I gotg up on top of (Newman) in the Pole Vault and Damian Warner in flurry to better his personal best of everybody.everevevererybody o y.y I knekknknewneew ththathata iiffIf I waswass beibeinbebeingeing patient, the end the decathlon. In the last couple of years, I have been 2:03:03 set in 2016. 4: AkaAkanianin SimSimbinebine ((RSA)RSAA) 9.9 9.9393 (SB)(SB)SBSB) wouldwoulou ddta tatakekek ccareare oof iitself,”tseltstse f,”f ” heh added.addeddddeddde . trying to keep my mind positive and telling myself Bekele put his slow start down ColemanColeClCCo manmann arriaarrivedrr vededd inin DohaDohao ono thethhe back of a major that I can come back and be back where I was and to a hamstring complaint. 5: YohYohanann BlaBlakeke (JA(JAM)JAM) 9.9 9.9797 concernconccern aboutabouout hihisswhs whwhereaboutshereaerereaboutbo ssbe bebetweentwew June 6, 2018 even better. “I felt something in my hamstring 6: ZhaZharnelrneel HHughesughess (GB(GBR)RR) 110. 10.0303 andandd AprilApriA ll26 26,2626, 2019,220019,191 havinghavingn missedmisissed threeththr doping tests “Definitely today was a good sign. I had a per- early on and of course I am coming overoveovover a pperioderiod ofo 12 momonmmonths.nths.hhs AccoAAcAccordingrdindiniinn to rules, three sonal best. I will take it and I am sure it will be a great back from injury, I was still in rehab 7: FilFilippoippo TortTTortuo u ((ITA)ITAA) 10.071010.0077 (SB)(SB(S( ) missedmissi edd ttestsestss witwithinithinh n a yearyyeear can cann bbringring about an anti- year for me in the 100m,” he added. two or three months ago,” he said. dopingdopioppingg vviolation.iolaiolationon. South Africa’s Akani Simbine, who was placed Women’s winner Bekere was 8: AaronAaron BrownBroowwn (CA(CAN)AN) 1010. 10.080.0 0808 Thehe AmericanAmermerm icanican dismissedddismissis eddad allalll the the media concern fourth, said: “It is always a blessing to represent your thrilled with her victory, saying she showingshowshowing him inn badbadd lightlightghtt andndd racedracrar e to a win that country at the world stage. We will come back put her performance down to intu- probablyprobp ablybly sawsaa thatthahaattla lastlast ofof GatlinGatlin ata thethh worlds. stronger and fight harder to get on the podium.” ition rather than tactics. USA’s Christian Coleman crosses “Justin“J“JusJ tin GatlGatlina lini i iss a greagreatre tgut guguyyany ananddad a ggreat competitor. He added: “Today, we showed that we can rep- While Bekele was favourite for the finish line to win the men’s He’ses alwaalwaysaaysy beenb thetthere.re.r I reremembermembmem er watching him resent South Africa well on the international stage. the men’s event, women’s pre-race 100m final of the 2019 IAAF backb inn 200420000004 whewhennIn I waswa eighteighe ghtyet yeyearsearars old and to think It’s great to be able to be in a position to inspire the favourite Gladys Cherono left in World Athletics Championships alll ththesthesee yeyyearsears latelaterrrI I coulcouldoulddc cocomeme aandnd win gold too is kids and the upcoming generations to keep believing tears with half of the course com- at the Khalifa International aagr greatgrreatat feelfeeling,”inging,g ”Co” CoColemanlemam nsan sasaid.idid. that no matter where you are from or what the cir- pleted due to an apparent muscle Stadium in Doha on Saturday. “At the end all myy wworriesorries justjust evaporatede out cumstances are, you can become greater.” problem. Suzuki, Liang clinch race walk golds at Corniche

CHINTHANA WASALA second behind Suzuki. Evan China’s marathon the THE PENINSULA Dunfee took bronze and became Rui Liang day before, Canada’s first ever medallist in the in action saw Chinese Yusuke Suzuki became the first 50km race walk. during stars winning the Japanese race walker to win a Suzuki made an unconven- the top two spots on world title while China’s Rui Liang tional move early on, slipping women’s the podium. took the gold at the flood-lit Doha away into the lead after just a race walk Liang, 25, a former Corniche on the second day of the couple of minutes while most of yesterday. world record-holder, 2019 IAAF World Athletics Cham- the field deciding to take it easy in won China’s first gold pionships yesterday. the midst of humid conditions. medal in Doha in 4 hours, 23 Suzuki escaped from the pack Suzuki kept extending the lead minutes and 26 seconds. Liang’s in the early stages of the race and with each lap. With most of the rest compatriot Li Maocuo took the went on to build the lead, hesitating to challenge, it was the silver after finishing the event remaining almost unchallenged defending champion Yohann Diniz three minutes later. Italy’s until the end as he crossed the who decided to fight for his title. European record-holder Eleonora finish line in 4 hours, 4 minutes The Frenchman caught up with Giorgi took the bronze medal in 4 and 20 seconds. Suzuki at 10km, but failed to keep hours, 29 minutes and 13 seconds. Japan’s Yusuke “It was very hot today and I up with Suzuki’s pace and dropped The winners in Doha will only Suzuki crossing am very happy to win this tough out of the race over the course of Vieira overtook China’s Niu have one more chance to defend race. After the finish, it took me the next few rounds. Wenbin to move into second place. their title as the IAAF’s race the finish line some time to recover because of Olympic champion Matej Toth Then Dunfee went past the walking committee has decided to win the dehydration and I also got and Mexico’s Isaac Palma were Chinese race walker before Suzuki to scrap from the World Champi- men’s race cramps,” Suzuki said after his win among those who tried to pursue celebrated his country’s first medal onships by 2023. walk gold. yesterday. Suzuki during the first half but no in Doha. Accordingly, the 20k and 50k Veteran Portuguese athlete one was able to match the calm The women’s category, run events will be replaced with 10k Joao Vieira, 43, made history by and focused Japanese. concurrently with the men’s event and 30k respectively, with the 2023 becoming oldest medallist ever in The most significant moves of at the same venue which hosted World Championships in Budapest the history of the Worlds, finishing the race came on the final lap as the historic maiden midnight the first major event to be affected.