Derwael, Carey Strike Gold in Doha
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SPORT Saturday 23 March 2019 PAGE | 17 PAGE | 19 Osaka Kohli vs Dhoni advances; as RCB meet Nishikori falls CSK in IPL in Miami opener Derwael, Carey strike gold in Doha FAWAD HUSSAIN still needs to qualify as a team so YESTERDAY’S RESULTS THE PENINSULA we are going to do try and do that MEN’S FINALS at the World Championship in Nina Derwael and Jade Carey Stuttgart this year,” she added. FLOOR EXERCISE yesterday stole limelight on the Yilin (14.933) took the silver 1.Alexander Shatilov (Israel) 14.633 first day of finals at FIG ART Indi- medal while Russia’s Anastasiia 2.Rayderley Zapata (Spain) 14.433 vidual Apparatus World Cup in Iliankova (14.700) secured bronze 3.Carlos Yulo (Philippines) 14.266 Doha, winning gold medals to medal in the event. consolidate their chances of qual- Meanwhile, American star POMMEL HORSE ifying for Tokyo Olympics. Carey clinched gold to make it a 1.Chih Kai Lee (Chinese Taipei) 15.400 Five gold medals were brace of victories in vault within 2.Kohei Kameyama (Japan) 15.400 decided at the Aspire Dome yes- a week. Carey, who had won both 3.Kaito Imabayashi (Japan) 15.333 terday, which saw a full house of vault and floor gold at the Baku fans backing their favourite gym- World Cup last week, maintained STILL RINGS nasts. Secretary-General of the her top form to complete her hat- 1.Xingyu Lan (China) 15.100 Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) trick of gold medals. 2.Artur Tovmasyan (Armenia) 14.833 Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain, The 18-year-old controlled 3.Vahagn Davtyan (Armenia) 14.825 Qatar Gymnastics Federation her landing perfectly to top score President, Ali Al Hitmi and Qatar with 14.833 points, finishing ahead WOMEN’S FINALS Swimming Association President, of Russian Maria Paseka (14.766) Khaleel Al Jabir were among the and Frenchwoman Coline Dev- VAULT spectators. illard (14.549). 1.Jade Carey (USA) 14.883 Belgium’s Derwael, as Yesterday’s win boosted 2.Maria Paseka (Russia) 14.766 Gold medallist Jade Carey (centre) poses along with silver medallist Maria Paseka (left) and bronze expected, won gold medal in Carey’s World Cup series ranking 3.Coline Devillard (France) 14.549 medallist Coline Devillard after the medals ceremony for women’s vault event, yesterday. uneven bars after claiming 15.033 points to 85, putting her first in the points. It was a typical Derwael vault race for Olympics UNEVEN BARS performance as she kept things qualifications. 1.Nina Derwael (Belgium) 15.033 dangerous and doing them com- “I think it was a really good 2.Yilin Fan (China) 14.933 fortably. The gold medal helped performance”, the ever smiling 3.Anastasia Iliankova (Russia) 14.700 the Belgian leapfrog to third Carey said. position in overall rankings of “It is cool to be in Doha, after uneven bars with 60 points. missing last year’s World Cham- She is now behind Chinese pionships. I am happy that I made pair of Lyu Jiaqi (75) and Fan Yilin both vaults, especially the first (65) in race to getting Olympic one, because it is the first time I berth in the discipline. have tried it in competition. I am Derwael, who will turn 18 on looking forward to final on the My preparation Tuesday, was delighted with her floor”. for this event was third triumph of her career in The 43-year-old Oksana not good enough Doha. Chusovitina finished fifth with which is why I am “My preparation for this event 13.866 points. The Uzbek, who has was not good enough which is competed in seven Olympic very happy to win why I am very happy to win a Games, is gunning for her eighth a gold. I had some gold,” Derwael, who also won a appearance as she looks to book little injuries that gold at World Championships in her place at the 2020 Tokyo prevented me Doha last year, said. Games. “I had some little injuries that from doing other prevented me from doing other Chih-Kai claims gold; Qatar Gymnastics Federation President Ali Al Hitmi (centre, competitions. But competitions. But now I am really heartbreak for China’s front), along with QGF officials poses with medal-winning now I am really happy to be back on the podium. Ruoteng gymnasts of men’s still rings event. happy to be back I wasn’t really anxious as I was comfortable out there and I knew In men’s pommel horse final on the podium. I could do it. 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SATURDAY 23 MARCH 2019 SPORT 17 Qatar down Afghanistan in opener THE PENINSULA Two goals in yesterday. While an early goal DOHA from Yousuf Al Malki proved the opening 35 decisive, Oman squandered a Qatar got off to a flying start at minutes proved number of chances to extend the AFC U-23 Championship insurmountable their lead, particularly in a dom- Thailand 2020 qualifying, inant second half display. defeating Afghanistan 2-0 in for Afghanistan, The Omanis came into the tie their opening game in Doha, as the Qataris as warm favourites, and took the yesterday. made a successful lead when an overlapping Al The Qatari players looked in first step in their Malki found space on the left good form at the Aspire pitch as hand side before beating Nepal they led their opponents right bid to return to goalkeeper Arpan Karki with an from the start to claim win, the Finals, where accurate low finish on 13 which took Al Annabi on top of they finished minutes. Group A. third in 2018. Nepal held their own in the Two goals in the opening 35 minutes that followed, although minutes proved insurmountable Oman came closest to finding the for Afghanistan, as the Qataris net before half-time, with Zahir made a successful first step in Al Aghbari hitting the upright in their bid to return to the Finals, the 34th minute.