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GGOLFOLF | Page 4 FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 7 DeChambeau Bale, Benzema claims win strike as Real in FedEx Madrid survive Cup opener scare Tuesday, August 28, 2018 TENNIS Dhul-Hijja 17, 1439 AH Top seed Halep GULF TIMES endures historic US Open defeat SPORT Page 5 FOCUS SPOTLIGHT Doha 2019 a SSambaamba dancesdances toto 4400m00m chance for unity, hhurdlesurdles goldgold iinn JJakartaakarta says Asia athletics chief Asian Athletics Association president Dahlan al-Hamad. AFP Jakarta he head of Asia’s ath- letics governing body said he hopes the po- litical tensions gripping Tthe Gulf region will be resolved Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba celebrates before next year’s Doha world after crossing the finish line to win the men’s championships, telling AFP the 400m hurdles final during the 2018 Asian competition could be a chance Games in Jakarta yesterday. (AFP) for unity. Qatar’s Dahlan al-Hamad was speaking at the Asian Games amid concerns over countries Samba potentially boycotting the com- petition in country next Sep- smashes tember. “We hope that things will Games record pass before we embrace the 2019 world championship,” the head to win Qatar’s of the Asian Athletics Associa- tion (AAA) told AFP in Jakarta. third gold “Qatar said since the begin- ning of the crisis that everyone is By Anil John most welcome.” Jakarta Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, along with Egypt, cut off diplomatic t’s becoming a familiar ties with Qatar in June 2017, ac- and much sought-after cusing Doha of supporting ter- routine at athletics ven- rorism. Qatar has vehemently ues around the world: Ab- denied the allegations and the Iderrahman Samba wins a race, blockading countries have not hugs his coach, grabs a Qatari Qatar’s Ashraf Elseify celebrates after receiving the gold medal for his Sunday victory in the men’s Silver medallist Qatar’s Yaser Bagharab celebrates during the been able to produce any proof fl ag and breaks into a celebra- hammer throw competition during the podium ceremony yesterday.
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