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MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2019

Al Rayyan prove too strong for Queenland Pirates PAGE 19 AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AL SADD VS PAKHTAKOR LYU, HADADI & OBEINA SET THREE NEW RECORDS Qatar’s star 400m hurdler Samba, 100m runner Tosin advance in Asian Athletics Championships RESULTS

Results of finals on the first day of the Asian Athletics Championships on Sunday:

Day 1 finals Javelin Throw Women 1. Lyu Huihui China 2. Annu Rani India 3. Natta Nachan Thailand Pole Vault Men Final 1. Ernest Obeina Philippines 2. Zhang Wei China 3. Huang Bokai China 5000m Women final 1. Winfred Mutile Bahrain 2. Bontu Rebitu Bahrain 3. Parul Chaudhary India 400m Women final 1. Salwa Nasser Bahrain 2. Elina Mikhina Kazakhstan 3. Raju Poovamma Machettira India China’s javelin thrower Lyu Huihui (left), Filipino pole vaulter John Obeina (standing in middle of centre picture) and Iran’s discus thrower Ehsan Hadadi created new records on the opening day of the 23rd Asian Discus Throw Men 1. Ehsan Hadadi Iran Athletics Championships at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Sunday. (Photographs: Hanson K Joseph) 2. Behnam Shrijabilou Iran 3. Musab Momani Jordan 3000m Steeplechase Men 1. John Kibet Koech Bahrain 2. Mukund Sable India 3. Kazuya Shiojiri Japan Shot Put Women 1. Gong Lijiao China 2. Noora Jasim Bahrain 3. Song Jiayuan China Men’s 10,000m 1. Dawit Fikadu Bahrain 2. Hassan Chani Bahrain 3. Murli Gavit India

Day 2 Finals 5:03pm Javelin Throw (Men) 5:10pm 400m Hurdles (Women) 5:17pm Triple Jump (Men) 5:20pm 400m Hurdles (Men) 6:15pm 400m (Men) 6:28pm 800m (Women) Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba races during the heat of the 400m hurdles, (centre) Qatari squad during the march past and officials left)( during the opening ceremony on Sunday. 6:46pm Shot Put (Men) 7:06pm 800m (Men) 7:15pm Hammer Throw (Women) AYENI OLUSEGUN 49.57secs. The 23-year-old best,” he added “I just have to go with the 65.83 metres. The twice Olym- “I am not that young any- 7:26pm Long Jump (Women) DOHA second fastest man in the dis- Youngster and world jun- flow. I don’t bother about the pics finalist had earlier broken more at 34, my goals for now 8:05pm 100m (Women) cipline eased his pace in Usain iors’ medallist Bassem Hemei- other athletes on the track, the previous record 63.06 set are the World Championships 8:20pm 100m (Men) THE 23rd Asian Athlet- Bolt-like fashion in the final da also made it through to the my focus is solely on me and by fellow Chinese Li Lingwei here in Doha and the 2020 ics Championships began in 25 metres having created a big hurdles final. “It was my first I am my only challenge. I with her first throw of 64.92. Olympics in Tokyo. So, I am throw. Bahrain’s Noora Jasim Doha at the iconic Khalifa gap from the rest of the field. race in Khalifa, though we have trained for the competi- India’s Annu Rani finished in no rush,” Hadadi said. finished second with 18.00m International Stadium on “This is qualifying I didn’t have trained here but compet- tion and now I have to give my second with 60.22 to best the John Obeina of the while Song Jiayuan completed Sunday. The championships, want to waste too much ener- ing is a totally different thing. best,” Ogunode said. bronze medal she won in Bhu- Philippines broke Grego- the podium. being hosted in Qatar for the gy today. The plan was to push My goal is to break the Asian Qatar dominated the baneswar in 2017 while Thai- riy Yegorov’s 26-year-old In the 5,000m women’s fi- first time will serve as a test until the fifth hurdle and ease junior record this year. My 800m semi-final as the trio land’s Natta Nachan picked championship record in the nal, Bahrain’s Mutile Winfred run for the IAAF World Ath- to the finish. The final will be coach didn’t set the target for of Abubaker Abdalla, Saeed up the bronze medal. men’s pole vault. Ironically, recorded a personal best 0f letics Championships sched- a different race though, we’ll me, it is my personal motiva- Hassan and Jamal Hairane all Almost 12 years after set- the record was set at the Ma- 15.28.87 to win the first gold uled for September. see,” Samba said after the tion.” qualified for the final. Abdalla ting the record in Amman, nila Championships in 1993. of the meet edging compatriot An action-packed opening race. Another track star Tosin eased to victory in 1:49:62 in Iran’s Ehsan Hadadi set a new Obeina born two years after and championship favourite day saw three championship Samba who won gold at Ogunode was in blistering the second semis while Has- milestone in the men’s discus the record was set in Manila Bontu Rebitu. India’s Parul records set in women’s jave- the Asian Games last year is form in the 100m men’s heat san came third in the same throw. The big Iranian set the recorded 5.71m which is also Chaudary completed the po- lin, men’s shotput and men’s the face of the Qatari team in finishing with a season’s best race. Hairane however had to record on his sixth throw with his personal best and the Phil- dium in third. javelin events. Seven team this championship without 10.22secs good for second wait for confirmation qualify- 65.95 metres, ahead of com- ippines national record. Chi- This Asian Championships Qatar athletes qualified for high jump champion Mutaz place but enough to qualify ing with a time of 1:50:50. patriot Behnam Shrijabilou nese duo of Zhang Wei and is crucial as the gold medallist the net rounds in their various Essa Bashim and Abdalelah him for the semis on Mon- (60.89) in second and Jor- Huang Bokai completed the gets the automatic qualifica- disciplines boosting the host Haroun but he isn’t fazed by day. Tosin whose brother Three records fall on dan’s Musab Momani (58.27). podium in second and third, tion for the World Champion- nations’ medal hopes come the pressure. Femi holds the Asian record opening day “That was my sixth medal respectively. ships. This competition is also Monday. “Both Haroun and Bashim will compete in the 200m Two-time world champi- at this competition, I am still Asian Games gold medal- an ideal platform to accumu- Qatar’s Abderrahman aren’t here and they are great and 4x100m races. Hilal al onship medalist China’s Lyu waiting for the one who will list Gong Lijiao cruised to her late ranking points if an ath- Samba kicked off his cam- athletes, but yeah, I don’t feel Mamari also qualified for the Huihui set and shattered the succeed me in Asia. Maybe my second Asian championship lete fails to achieve the entry paign with an easy win in any more pressure. This is a semis with a personal best of championship record in the compatriot Behnam Shrijabil- gold in the women’s shot put standards prescribed by the the 400m hurdles heat with competition and I will do my 10.74. women’s javelin throw with ou (who finished second) can. with a season best 19.8 metres international federation.

Quick read PSG clinch eighth Ligue 1 title without kicking the ball Al Sadd host Pakhtakor in ACL today PARIS: Paris St Germain claimed their eighth Ligue 1 without kicking a ball on Sunday after second- subsequent games. A 4-1 ham- placed Lille were held to a goalless draw at Toulouse. Al Rayyan in action against Al Wahda mering of Al Ittihad was fol- PSG have 81 points after 32 games and cannot be caught as they lead Lille, who have played one lowed by a hard-fought 2-1 win more game, by 16 points with five games remaining. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK the fourth time in the past six against Al Rayyan in Doha. PSG will be hoping to celebrate their title triumph with victory over struggling Monaco later on DOHA years. Standing out for Al Wah- Sunday after picking up only one point from their last three matches. Domestically, both teams da has been Brazilian winger Thomas Tuchel included striker Neymar in the squad, with the Brazilian making his comeback after LEADING Group D and yet to are top of their leagues, albeit Leonardo, who netted three three months out with a foot injury. lose a game in the 2019 AFC at contrasting ends of the sea- goals in as many matches so It is the capital side’s sixth top flight title in the last seven seasons. PSG are on course for a Champions League, Pakhtakor son. Al Sadd have already se- far, including an added time domestic double as they face Stade Rennais in the French Cup final next Saturday. travel to Qatar to face second- cured the Qatar Stars League winner in the reverse fixture Lille dominated at Toulouse but had a Thiago Mendes goal disallowed on the hour and never man- placed Al Sadd on Monday. title with a game to spare, while two weeks ago. aged the break the deadlock. A high-scoring affair in Pakhtakor remain unbeaten Al Rayyan Club of Qatar Tashkent a fortnight ago ended with 13 points from their first on the other side have been in a 2-2 draw, with Spanish five games of the Uzbek Super in mixed form, appearing off Dhoni’s heroics in vain against RCB; SRH post big victory midfielder Xavi bagging a brace League. the pace in their 5-1 Matchday for Al Sadd. The result kept Pa- The two sides met in the One defeat to Al Ittihad, then BANGALORE: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s scintillating 48-ball unbeaten khtakor at the top of the group 2011 AFC Champions League Al Sadd Club of Qatar will be overcoming Lokomotiv 2-1, 84 went in vain as his side failed to cross the line by just one run in yet another edge-of-the-seat contest with five points, while Al Sadd group stage, with Al Sadd win- looking to beat Pakhtakor when before losing again against against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, here on Sunday. trail by a point and a place. ning 2-1 in Doha and the two they host them in Doha on their Monday opponents. In another match, valiant knocks by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) openers David Warner (67 off 38) A win against Al Sadd can sides playing out a 1-1 draw Monday. Both sides will be focused and Jonny Bairstow’s (80 unbeaten off 43) guided the team to a massive nine-wicket win over Kolkata put Pakhtakor a step closer to in Tashkent. The Qatari side on continental football, having Knight Riders (KKR) in Hyderabad. qualifying to the AFC Cham- went on to lift the title that they host Qatar’s Al Rayyan on slipped off the title race in their pions League knock-out stage year. Monday. respective domestic leagues. Al Brief scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore 161/7 in 20 overs (Parthiv Patel 53, Moeen Ali 26; Deepak Chahar 2/26) beat Chennai Super Kings 160/8 in 20 overs (MS DHoni 84 not out, Ambati Rayudu 29; Dale Steyn 2/29) by 1 run for the first time in nine years, Al Wahda will look to ex- The Emirati side recovered Wahda are fifth in the UAE Brief scores: Sunrisers Hyderabad 161/1 in 15 overs (Jonny Bairstow 80 not out, David Warner 67; Yarra Prithviraj 1/29) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 159/8 in 20 overs (Chris Lynn while three points for the Qa- tend their 2019 AFC Cham- from a 2-0 defeat to PFC Loko- Pro League while Al Rayyan 51, Rinku Singh 30; Khaleel Ahmed 3/33) by 9 wickets. taris can put them on track to pions League winning run motiv on the opening match- are fourth in the Qatar Stars reaching the Round of 16 for to three matches in a row as day to go on and win their two League. 18 Monday, April 22, 2019 Sports Qatar Airways official airline partner of 47th Amir Cup

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Qatar. Our partnership with and thus expanding the Amir DOHA the Qatar Football Association Cup’s overall fan-base.” (QFA), the organisers of the Qatar Airways is proud QATAR Airways is pleased to tournament, demonstrates to sponsor premier sport- announce that it is the offi- Qatar Airways’ continuous ing clubs around the world. cial airline partner of the 47th engagement and dedication to The airline has multi-year Amir Cup Football Champion- sponsoring world-class sport- sponsorship agreements with ship, one of the most highly- ing events and teams, both several global sports enti- anticipated annual events, internationally and here in ties, including leading Ger- currently underway in Qatar Qatar.” man football team FC Bayern until May 16. Qatar Football Association München AG, Italian football The national carrier of (QFA) President Sheikh Ham- club AS Roma and Argen- Qatar hosted the Amir Cup ad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al tinian club Boca Juniors. In Trophy in a fun-filled day of Thani, said on the occasion: addition, Qatar Airways is activities at its headquarters “We thank Qatar Airways for the official airline sponsor in Doha and at the Hamad their continuous efforts to of CONMEBOL professional International Airport (HIA), support the Qatari football football competitions across where Qatar Airways employ- scene, and we are excited to South America, including the Qatar Airways and QFA officials during the Amir Cup Trophy tour. ees were able to engage and partner with one of Qatar’s Copa CONMEBOL Liberta- capture memorable moments leading companies for an- dores, Copa CONMEBOL Su- of the most significant sport- U-20 World Cup, the FIFA Airline Awards, managed by hub, Hamad International with the trophy to promote other edition of the Amir Cup. damericana, and the CONME- ing sponsorships in the world, U-17 World Cup, the FIFA international air transport Airport (HIA), to more than the importance of this tourna- Our partnership illustrates BOL Recopa. will give Qatar Airways exten- Beach Soccer World Cup, the rating organisation Skytrax. 160 destinations worldwide. ment as a means of bringing both organisations’ vision to In May 2017, Qatar Air- sive marketing and branding FIFA eWorld Cup, and the It was also named ‘Best Busi- The airline will add a num- people together. have a direct positive impact ways announced a ground- rights at the 2022 FIFA World FIFA Women’s World Cup, ness Class Seat,’ ‘Best Air- ber of new destinations to its Qatar Airways Group Chief on the development of the breaking sponsorship deal Cup Qatar. The agreement taking place in France this line in the Middle East,’ and extensive route network in Executive Akbar al Baker said: game. Together, we are able to with FIFA, which saw the also sees Qatar Airways be- summer. ‘World’s Best First Class Air- 2019, including Lisbon, Por- “We are very pleased to be the reach a larger number of fans award-winning airline be- come the official airline part- A multiple-award-winning line Lounge.’ tugal; Malta; Rabat, Morocco; official airline partner of the by organising countless events come the pfficial partner and ner of the 2019, 2020, 2021 airline, Qatar Airways was Qatar Airways currently Izmir, Turkey; Langkawi, Ma- 47th Amir Cup, one of most and activities to create excite- official airline of FIFA until and 2022 editions of the FIFA named ‘World’s Best Busi- operates a modern fleet of laysia; Davao, the Philippines; watched sporting events in ment ahead of the final match, 2022. The partnership, one Club World Cup, the FIFA ness Class’ by the 2018 World more than 250 aircraft via its and Mogadishu, Somalia. Portugal, Mali to clash in Fognini claims Monte Aspire embassies futsal S-Fs Jordan to face Carlo Masters title Bosnia in other semi-final This is the first Masters 1000 title for the Italian giant-killer TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA seeded player, at 13, to claim the title since Gustavo Kue- PORTUGAL and Mali will rten in 1999. clash in the first semi-final of Five weeks before the the Aspire Embassies Futsal French Open kicks off at Tournament at the Women’s Roland Garros, Fognini pro- Sports Hall in Aspire Zone on duced some brilliant tennis April 25 at 6:30 pm. on Monte Carlo’s red clay to The second semi-final at snatch his ninth ATP singles 7:30 pm will feature last year’s title. third-place winners Jordan Lajovic, who had not lost against Bosnia. The final will a set this week before Sunday, take place on April 27 at 6:00 did not have the weapons to pm. counter Fognini’s tactical Portugal and Mali ad- nous. vanced to the last four stage Fognini made several with hard-fought wins on Sat- Portugal and Eritrea players battle for the ball during their unforced errors early on, al- urday. While in a quarter-final quarter-final match in the Aspire Embassies Futsal Tournament at the lowing Lajovic to break in match, Portugal got the better Aspire Zone on Saturday. the third game. But the Ser- of Eritrea 4-3, Mali outdueled bian failed to capitalise as Spain 5-3 in another match. Ramadan Festival in 2015, is Next fixtures he dropped serve in the next Jordan crushed Oman 7-2 an excellent opportunity for April 25 (semi-finals) game. to book a spot in the final four, participants to step outside Portugal v Mali at 6:30 pm Fognini won three games 2018 runners-up Ministry of of their offices and take part Jordan v Bosnia at 7:30 pm in a row and held off Lajovic Foreign Affairs (MOFA) lost in a fun competition. For this April 27 (final) to seal the opening set with to Bosnia 3-5 in the remaining year, the tournament has been 3rd & 4th place match at 6:00 pm a stunning backhand winner quarter-finals. sponsored by Vodafone Qatar Final match at 7:00 pm down the line. This popular tournament, and is being organised in part- Italy’s Fabio Fognini kisses the court as he celebrates his win over Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic in the final match It was the first set Lajovic which developed out of the nership with Al Rayyan Water Closing ceremony at 8:00 pm of the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament in Monaco on Sunday. (AFP) conceded in the tournament mini edition of the Aspire and Corona Café. and the Serbian appeared quite AGENCIES Carlo Country Club. the Italians here today.” shocked, dropping serve in the MONTE CARLO (PRINCIPALITY OF Pietrangeli won the tro- The winner of his first first game of the second set. MONACO) phy in the principality in 1961, Masters 1000 trophy came After a brief fightback La- 1967 and 1968. to the first major week of the jovic, who was also looking to ITALY’S Fabio Fognini thrilled He came to the court after pre-Roland Garros run-up win his first Masters title, was a crowd composed mainly of the trophy ceremony to pose with a 0-4 record on the clay, overwhelmed again and Fog- his countrymen as he defeated for pictures with his new ten- the surface he grew up on. nini again broke to move 3-2 Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-4 to win nis heir, who was following up Among his victims this up. the Monte Carlo Masters on his shock semi-final win over week was number three Al- In the following game, Sunday. 11-time Monte Carlo cham- exander Zverev, and his stun- the Italian had his right leg The 13th seed based just pion Rafael Nadal. ning stunning 6-4, 6-2 victory strapped by the trainer and 20 kilometres over the bor- “I was born nearby so this over Nadal on Saturday to end Lajovic tried to make the ral- der in San Remo, became the is extraordinary,” Fognini, 31, the Spanish star’s 25-set win lies longer. first from Italy to lift a trophy said. streak in the principality. But Fognini cleverly ended here in 51 years, following on “I started the season rath- The 31-year-old tri- some of them with dropshots from Nicola Pietrangeli, who er badly, so this is unbelieva- umphed despite suffering as he held serve for 4-2. watched his record fall from ble. I’m very content with this from an apparent muscle He ended the contest on Spain and Mali players before their quarter-final match in the Aspire Embassies Futsal Tournament in the royal box at the Monte victory, especially with all of problem to became the lowest his second match point. Doha on Saturday. Reid qualifies for Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup finals TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

DESMOND Reid earned the right to represent Doha in the Grand Finals of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup as he beat Rose Quilacio at the Doha Golf Club. Reid emerged the win- ner with 41 points. Amin Ma- homed secured the third spot. The Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup is the world’s Participants at the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup qualifying tournament in Doha. biggest corporate golf tourna- ment. The Nearest the Pin com- General Manager for Turkish Events such as the Turkish Now in its seventh year, petition was won by Ali Mo- Airlines Doha. “Once again, it Airlines Open and TAWGC the Turkish Airlines World hamed for the men and Gor- was a thrilling tournament in have made Turkish Airlines’ Golf Cup continues to deliver Winners of various prizes pose after the closing ceremony of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup qualifying dana Popovic for the women. the TAWGC series, congratu- support essential to Antalya the highest quality as players, tournament in Doha. Simon Davies won the lowest lations to our winner, Des- being recognised as an inter- all invited by the airline, will gross score with 74. mond Reid. We wish him the national premium destination once again play at some of the breaking Turkish Airlines From a global total of 103, am where previously winners “We warmly thank all best of luck in Turkey.” for golfers with outstanding finest courses in the world. World Golf Cup – with the vic- those that win will go through have teed it up alongside the of our guests who made the All Turkish Airlines World facilities. The event at Doha Golf tors competing in the Grand to the Grand Finals and have likes of Tiger Woods and Rory Turkish Airlines World Golf Golf Cup finalists will fly to The Turkish Airlines World Club was one of 103 tourna- Finals in Turkey later this the chance to play in the McIlroy. Cup here in Doha a huge suc- Turkey in the luxury of Turk- Golf Cup is supported by Na- ments in this year’s record- year. Turkish Airlines Open pro- cess,” said Mehmet Zingal, ish Airlines’ Business Class. tional Car Rental and SOCAR. Sports Monday, April 22, 2019 19

ASIAN ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION HONOURS ATHLETES, OFFICIALS AT GALA DINNER

The Asian Athletics Association (AAA) hosted a gala dinner in Doha and honoured the best athletes, coaches and officials. IAAF residentP Sebastian Coe presented the awards in attendance of AAA President Dahlan al Hamad. Qatar’s high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim, 400m hurdler Abderrahman Samba and Kuwait’s coach Bader Dashti were also among the awardees. Macary, Sahouti clinch Rayyan too strong QMA Off Road races TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK for Aussie team DOHA THE Qatar Motorsports Acad- emy celebrated the End Sea- Rychlicki, son Off Road Races with vic- tories of Nolann Macary and Vukasinovic Hamad al Sahouti steer the The QMA was launched last November and to cel- Qatari team ebrate the end of the first to easy 3-0 season, races were scheduled for the young riders. The first victory race, the End Season Off Road Race, took place on Saturday, TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK with 40 children competing DOHA for first time in a race. There were two categories, Flat Track TWICE runners-up Al Rayyan 70cc with 18 children and Flat bounced back from Saturday’s Track 125cc with 22 children. loss to hand a 3-0 blowout to After the warm-up ses- Winners in different categories pose after the prize distribution of the Australia’s Queensland Pirates sions for each category, the QMA End Season Off Road Races in Losail in the classification round of Superpole determined the or- the Asian Men’s Club Vol- der of the starting grid for the leyball Championship at the Superfinal. University of Taipei (Tianmu) In the Flat Track 70cc, the Gymnasium on Sunday. victory went to Nolann Macary With Kamil Rychlicki who completed the 8 laps with and Marko Vukasinovic a total time of 7:28.847. The pounding spikes without Al Rayyan Club players celebrate a piont during their 3-0 victory over Queenland Pirates of Australia during eight-year-old French rider, much resistance, the Qatari a match in the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship in Taipei on Sunday. who started in second place team contrived a convincing in the grid, crossed the finish straight-set 25-21 25-17 25- smaller blockers. With his stretched it to 24-17. A mo- powerful mid-court hit to end line ahead 12-year-old Malay- 21 victory. Rychlicki earned devastating attacks, he put Al ment later, a spike from Mer- the Australian challenge. sian Johann Ameer Zharfan 13 points from 11 attacks and Rayyan in front 18-16. None- cer went wide, resulting in the Rychlicki, a key player who by 6.140s. The third place was two solid blocks, while Vuka- theless, Queensland Pirates Al Rayyan’s comfortable 25-17 always scored highest points taken by Australian Jim Leo sinovic had nine kills from 14 maintained their poise, with win in this set. for Al Rayyan, said, “We were Nikitopoulos. attempts in his 11-point con- William Mercer and Mark In the third set, both sides clear favourites in this game Qatari rider Hamad al tribution. Nicolaidis emerging as an im- tried their best using all what so we won the match without Sahouti, who took the Super- A race by young riders in progress. William Mercer scored pressive offensive combina- they had to win the set, but losing a set. We did our best in pole in the Flat Track 125cc, a team-high 16 points for tion. The Aussies reduced the the Qataris stretched the lead controlling the match, but still emerged champion in the Su- “I am very happy with the weekend to see another excit- Queensland Pirates, including gap to 19-23 before Al Rayyan to 18-13 from a narrow 14-12. I think they played well. perfinal in his category. The QMA End Season races and ing races with the children 15 attack hits. allowed them two more points However, the Aussies taught “We lost 2-3 to Chennai the 14-year-old rider completed glad to see that all the riders in the On Road Track action. Al Rayyan, fielding a from their unforced attacking them victory never comes eas- previous day, but fortunately the 12 laps around the track and their families enjoyed this Also, I want to thank to all strong combination, hoped for mistakes to wrap up the first ily as Mercer and Nicolaidis we still secured the top spot of in 9:09.848. The second place amazing day. We saw a great the instructors for their great a brighter prospect in this top- set 25-21. responded heavily with fine at- the pool. Our game with Chen- was for the Qatari Saad al Har- improvement in all the chil- job and to all the families and flight competition after a stun- Both sides started with al- tacks to win some vital points. nai did not go as planned. I qan and 13-year-old French dren. All of them worked very friends that came to support ning 2-3 loss at the hands of most the same level in the sec- As the rivals seemingly came think it’s very difficult to play Romeo Poure completed the hard during the season and the young riders,” said Re- India’s Chennai Spartans the ond set as the score was tied at back stronger to aim for an- in nine days as you have to podium. we saw them competing for maihi. previous day. 4-4 before the Qataris broke other life, Al Rayyan still had shape yourself each day for the Trophies were presented first time in a race and enjoy- The QMA End Season On Against unfancied Aus- away with Youssef Oughlaf, enough in their tank to widen it up-and-down performances. by Khalid al Remaihi (LCSC ing it. I want to thanks Dorna Road Races with three dif- sies, the Qataris relied on the Rychlicki and Costa netting to 24-20. They allowed the op- I hope my team will have a Vice-President and General Sports SL, Aspire and Minis- ferent categories Minimot- collective efforts. The 206- some crucial points from ponents one more point from strong game against hosts Tai- Manager), Juan Baquero try of Culture and Sports for ard 70, Supermotard 125 and tall Rychlicki used his height their exceptional spikes. The an Ahmed Noaman’s erratic chung Bank (2015 winners) (LCSC CEO) and Jose Luis their support in the Academy MiniGP 110 will be held April advantage to overpower the Qataris advanced 21-16 and serve before Costa slammed a tomorrow,” he added. Cardoso (Head of QMA). and I am looking forward next 26 and 27.

Two QSAA officials selected JAHMAN WINS QATAR MANATEQ BAJA ROUND 4 for international duties

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TWO officials of the Qatar Shooting and Ar- chery Association have been selected for in- ternational duties. While international refer- ee Ahmed Abdul Rahman al Jaidah has gone to the ongoing World Cup for pistol and rifle Abdullah Ali al Mutawa Ahmed Abdul Rahman in Beijing, international referee and lecturer al Hammadi al Jaidah Abdullah Ali al Mutawa al Hammadi will of- ficiate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. sible for me progress so far. The Organizing Committee of the upcom- “I’m very pleased and proud about getting ing Olympic Games in Japan has revealed another chance to go to the Olympic Games. the referee team participating in the shoot- I will try my best to keep the Qatar’s flag fly- ing competition. International lecturer and ing,” he added. referee Abdullah Ali Al Mutawa Al Hammadi Jaidah left Doha on Saturday to take up has had a share of this choice after making the Beijing World Cup assignment. He also Jahman Jaralla and his co-driver Fares Allouh won the many successes during his management of thanked the QSAA and its President Ali Mo- fourth round of the Qatar Manateq Baja with a com- the Olympic Games in Brazil, Al-Hammadi, hammed for this opportunity. manding lead. Driving a Nissan, they defeated Rashid al who had attended the 2016 Rio Olympics as QSAA head Ali Mohammed al Kuwari Mohannadi (Nissan) by 28 minutes and 55 seconds. The well as an official, expressed his happiness for said, “The Qatari shooters and officials are third place went to Kuwaiti Abdulaziz Albasheer in Canam being chosen for the Tokyo Olympics. “I want performing well at the international level. Maverik, who was 32.33 minutes off the winner. The to thank the Tokyo Olympic Games organis- “I am particularly very glad for Ham- victory moved Jaralla to third place with 43 points, one ing committee for extending me this oppor- madi as he has a long experience of handling less than Mohammed al Attiyah. Adel Abdulla, who did tunity. Also I wish to express my gratitude to such technical and administrative roles. The not participate in the round, leads the standings with 52 the Qatar Olympic Committee and the Qatar Olympics are not new to him and I hope his points. Two rounds are still left in the series. Qatar Motor Shooting and Archery Association because expertise will keep helping us in raising our and Motorcycle Federation President Abdulrahman al without their support, it won’t have been pos- level,” Kuwari added. Mannai presented the awards.