Games Favourite Agbegnenou Bags Gold Medal, Hails Qatar
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Sport WEDNESDAY 13 JANUARY 2021 I am not disappointed, says Al Attiyah We can't change anything with the tires. That's life, I'm not dis- aappointed. I'm here at the finishing line. Everything is possible, sayss Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah after losing 12 minutes in yyesterday's stage of the 2021 Dakar Rally. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah Sport |11 QVA SENIOR LEAGUE: Al Ahli beat Al Gharafa 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-10); Al Sadd beat Al Shamal 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-20) President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani meets International Judo Federation (IJF) President Marius Vizer who is attending the ongoing Doha Masters 2021. The QOC President reviewed sports cooperation between the two parties and means of developing them during his meeting with the IJF chief. Doha Masters 2021: Changrim keeps South Korea ahead in medals race The International Games favourite Agbegnenou Federation is proud to have brought the judo family to Doha. This is a momentous occasion and bags gold medal, hails Qatar an inspiring example for all sports to apply, in order to safely organise FAWAD HUSSAIN the men’s field with 2018 world THE PENINSULA champion An Changrim sporting events, events claiming third gold medal for which give hope and joy Eyeing the Tokyo Olympic the country, following victories to the masses. We Games, French World No.1 by Jin Won Kim and An Baul on congratulate the Clarisse Agbegnenou could not the opening day. have asked for a better start to Changrim met hot favourite professionalism, courage the new season as she clinched Soichi Hashimoto of South and tremendous work gold medal at the IJF World Judo Clarisse Korea in the under 73kg final delivered by all Masters Doha 2021 that has Agbegnenou and after a close battle, the authorities and brought together the best (in white) latter was disqualified for a athletes on the planet. competes with dangerous technique. participants: IJF President The reigning European Nami Nabekura The top opponents entered Marius Vizer champion and quadruple world during their golden score after stalemate at champion yesterday confirmed women's the end of normal time. It is really hard what is her status as the Tokoy Games Both the judokas con- under 63 final happening to the world gold medal favourite after a yesterday. tinued to neutralise one dominating performance in the PICTURES: IJF another before Hashimoto but Qatar is organsising under 63 kg category at state- was disqualified after 3 this event really well. We of-the-art Lusail Multipurpose minutes and 43 seconds of wanted to see this Hall. extra time due to foul play, The Rio silver medallist, with Changrim emerging as country more and I hope after defeating Britain’s Lucy the winner. we can see it in good Renshall (in the golden score), In under 81kg category, times because it seems the Venezuelan Anriquelis Tato Griglashvili gave Georgia really beautiful: French Barrios (ippon) then the Aus- their first gold medal after his trian Magdalena Krssakova victory over Dutchman Frank star Clarisse (ippon) defeated Japan’s Nami Dewit in the final. Agbegnenou Nabekura in the final. South Korea continued to “I am very happy because lead the medals table of Doha it was a really tough compe- Masters 2021 – a 2020 Tokyo tition,” Agbegnenou told Games qualifying event – with RESULTS reporters after collecting her three gold medals followed by Men’s gold medal. Japan, who have won a couple -73kg “It is nice to start (the competition to see myself what was happy with the level of defeating Russia’s Madina of gold medals and 4 silver Gold: Changrim An (South season) like that but I would I can do and assess myself to organisation by the Qatari Taimazova in the final. Ono medals. Korea) keep in mind that I need to do know what I need to work on. organisers. dominated the final but Taim- France are third with two Silver: Soichi Hashimoto a lot of work and to be ready for This event gave me confidence “It is really hard what is azova resisted well during gold medals besides a silver and (Japan) the Olympic Games,” the that I can put up my level and I happening to the world but normal time, but the golden bronze medal each. Kosovo (1 Bronze: Igor Wandtke 28-year-old added. can work on other things. I have Qatar is organsising this event score period was too much for gold, 2 bronze) and Georgia (1 (Germany), Turave It was a close final and the good motivation and power so really well. We wanted to see the young Russian, who had to gold, 1 bronze) complete the top Khikmatillokh (Uzbekistan) two judokas were separated by I have to stay like this. Defi- this country more and I hope we suffer a defeat by hold down in five countries in medals tale. -81kg the golden score, and Agbeg- nitely, I have to improve a lot can see it in good times because less than two minutes of golden The three-day event will Gold: Tato Griglashvili nenou said she has gained a lot and work on new techniques,” it seems really beautiful,” said score. conclude today with five titles (Gerogia) of confidence from her triumph she said. Agbegnenou. Changrim keeps South (3 men and 2 female) to be Silver: Frank Dewit in Qatar. The event is being staged In yesterday’s other women Korea on top decided today as athletes hope (Netherlands) “I am already qualified for under strict health safety event, Japan’s Yoko Ono won Meanwhile, the South to collect maximum qualifying Bronze: Ivaylo Ivanov Olympics. I wanted this measures but the Frenchwoman the under 70kg gold after Koreans continued to shine in points for Olympics. (Bulgaria), Sagi Muki (Israel) Changrim An in Women’s action against The medal winners in the women's under -63kg Soichi Hashimoto Gold: Clarisse Agbegnenou during their final, 70kg category pose with the officials. (France) yesterday. Silver: Nami Nabrkura (Japan) Bronze: Sanne Vermeer (Netherlands) Andreja Leski (Slovania) -70kg Gold: Yoko Ono (Japan) Silver: Madina Taimazova (Russia) Bronze: Kim Polling (Netherlands), Giovanna Scoccimarro (Germany) Medals Table (Gold, Silver, Bronze) South Korea 3, 0, 0, Japan 2, 4, 0 France 2,1,1, Kosovo 1, 0, 2, Georgia 1, 0, 1 WEDNESDAY 13 JANUARY 2021 SPORT 11 Race leader X-Raid Mini JCW Peterhansel extends Dakar lead Team’s Stephane Peterhansel AP – NEOM, SAUDI ARABIA not only a question of speed but it was Argentina crashed and had to be airlifted and Co-Driver also a question of strategy, just to adapt to hospital. Price, second overall, fell Edouard Stephane Peterhansel won his first stage the speed to the condition of the tracks,” about 150 kilometers in and injured his Boulanger in of this Dakar Rally and stretched his Peterhansel said. left arm and shoulder. Ricky Brabec and action. overall lead after mishaps by rivals Al Attiyah suffered three tire punc- Sam Sunderland waited with him until Nasser Al Attiyah and defending tures which left him with no spares on the helicopter arrived. champion Carlos Sainz yesterday. the stage. Benavides, lying 10th overall, Peterhansel has led the rally for nine "We can't change anything with the crashed after about 240 kilometers and straight days but finally won a stage tires. That's life, I'm not disappointed,” hurt his shoulder. when French countryman Mathieu Ser- Al Attiyah said. Ross Branch, 13th overall, was also radori broke down while leading 80 kil- "I'm here at the finishing line. Eve- out after his Yamaha engine broke. DAKAR RALLY 2021 - STAGE 9 ometers from the finish of the 465-kil- rything is possible.” Kevin Benavides' second stage win 1: Stéphane Peterhansel, Edouard Boulanger X-Raid Mini JCW Team 04H 50' 27'' ometer loop around Neom in northern Sainz was the only other driver of this Dakar improved the Argentine, 2: Nasser Al Attiyah, Matthieu Baumel Toyota Gazoo Racing + 00H 12' 00'' Saudi Arabia. within two hours of Peterhansel overall. the older brother of the injured Luciano, 3: Giniel De Villiers, Alex Haro Bravo Toyota Gazoo Racing + 00H 12' 19'' Peterhansel won from Al Attiyah by The Spaniard was an hour back after suf- from fourth overall to second, 11 minutes OVERALL STANDINGS 12 minutes, pushing his lead over the fering another puncture and a brakes behind leader Jose Ignacio Cornejo of 1: Stéphane Peterhansel, Edouard Boulanger X-Raid Mini JCW Team 34H 26' 16'' Qatari to a handy 18 minutes with three problem. Chile. 2: Nasser Al Attiyah, Matthieu Baumel Toyota Gazoo Racing + 00H 17' 50'' stages to go. There was mayhem in the motorbike Sunderland was 14 minutes back, 3: Carlos Sainz, Lucas Cruz X-Raid Mini JCW Team + 01H 02' 25'' "It was a real Dakar stage, a little bit race as two-time champion Toby Price and defending champion Brabec 17 like in the past in Africa, where it was of Australia and Luciano Benavides of minutes back in fourth. Qatar's Nasser Al Attiyah of Toyota Gazoo Racing races during stage 09 of Dakar Rally in Neom, Saudi Arabia, yesterday. QFA President Hat-trick hero Bounedjah fires chairs executive Al Sadd to win over Al Duhail committee meeting THE PENINSULA – DOHA CHINTHANA WASALA The match then saw the return of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, THE PENINSULA Al Sadd's Asian Player of the Year Akram Afif, Baghdad President of the Qatar Football Association who was suffering from COVID-19. Bounedjah (QFA), chaired the meeting of the Executive Algerian goal machine Baghdad Xavi sent in Afif as his first substitute, celebrates with Office of the Federation.