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Qatar still target playing in the Olympics after a gap of 24 years despite losing to South Korea in the AFC Under-23 football semifinal.PAGES 4-5 DSP/Vinod Divakaran DSP/Vinod UK ...................................... £1 UAE ...............................Dh 5 Europe ............................. €2 Yemen..................75 Riyals P 18 | ATHLETICS Oman ...............200 Baisas Sudan ...................1 Pound Bahrain ..................200 Fils KSA .......................... 2 Riyals P 20 | POSTER Egypt .............................LE 2 Jordan ....................500 Fils Lebanon ..........3,000 Livre Iraq .................................... $1 IAAF hoping Kuwait ....................250 Fils Palestine ......................... $1 SPECIAL HARRY KANE Morocco ......................Dh 6 Syria .............................LS 20 STORY against hope! www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com | WEDNESDAY, JANuArY 27, 2016 3 OPINION » The writer can be contacted at: Editor-in-Chief Dr Ahmed Al Mohannadi [email protected] Managing Editor Kumar Ravi Senior Editor/Writer Aswin Abraham Senior Sports Writer N Ganesh Sports Writers Sajith B Warrier Mohammad Amin-ul Islam Sarath Pookkat Photographers Mohan Olympic players prove Qatar Vinod Divakaran Fadi Al Assaad Mohammed Dabboos A K BijuRaj football’s quality on the rise Graphic Designers Abhilash Chacko Gopakumar K T’S so near, yet so far! We haven’t accomplished our sport, champion teams have consistency and chemistry. Joice Michael mission yet, but we’ve one more match to do that. This can only be achieved through continuity. Constant Technical support Shaheen Mohammed IHad we defeated South Korea in Tuesday’s semifinal tinkering of a winning combination or its coaching staff Abdul Naser M of the Asian under-23 Football Championship, we won’t lead to success. would’ve made history by qualifying for the Olympics Having said that, we should also realise that after a gap of 24 years, and only for the third time. That individual commitment is very important to a team’s didn’t happen as we lost the match, but all isn’t lost. success. Our Olympic squad has several talented Come Friday, we’ve another opportunity when we face youngsters, like Akram Afif, Ali Asad, Ahmed Yasser and P.O. Box: 24598, Doha, Qatar Tel: +974 44138065, Fax: +974 44138597 Iraq in third-place play-off. Abdulkarim Hassan, to name but a few. 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True, e-mail: [email protected] of Asian Zone qualification for the 2018 World Cup it’s the scouts and selectors who identify the talent and in russia, the Olympic side’s creditable show proves specialist trainers who nurture them, but it’s the coaches beyond doubt that the level and quality of football in who shape them into a winning combination and guide Publishers: ASPIRE Printing, Publishing and Distribution www.twitter.com/dohastadiumplus Qatar is on the rise. them in different match situations. P O Box: 24598, Doha, Qatar. www.facebook.com/dohastadiumplusqatar It’s said when there’s teamwork and collaboration, Despite failing to reach the final, I feel Sanchez and Marketing & advertising: Tel: +974 44138566 wonderful things can be achieved. The success of our his boys did well and I hope they’ll cap their good run by www.flickr.com/photos/dohastadiumplusqatar e-mail: [email protected] Olympic team is a classic case in point. 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Constant Technical support Shaheen Mohammed IHad we defeated South Korea in Tuesday’s semifinal tinkering of a winning combination or its coaching staff Abdul Naser M of the Asian under-23 Football Championship, we won’t lead to success. would’ve made history by qualifying for the Olympics Having said that, we should also realise that after a gap of 24 years, and only for the third time. That individual commitment is very important to a team’s didn’t happen as we lost the match, but all isn’t lost. success. Our Olympic squad has several talented Come Friday, we’ve another opportunity when we face youngsters, like Akram Afif, Ali Asad, Ahmed Yasser and P.O. Box: 24598, Doha, Qatar Tel: +974 44138065, Fax: +974 44138597 Iraq in third-place play-off. Abdulkarim Hassan, to name but a few. It was sheer bad www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com Qatar’s previous appearances in football at the luck that they missed out on the final berth. Editorial: Tel: +974 44138522, Fax: +974 44138593 quadrennial Games were at Los Angeles (1984) and A lot of credit for the remarkable achievement should e-mail: [email protected] Barcelona (’92). Whether we finally make it to rio or not, also go to Spanish coach Felix Sanchez. In football Marketing & advertising: Tel: +974 44138566 our team’s display so far in the tournament heralds a parlance, it’s said finding good players is easy, but e-mail: [email protected] Distribution: Tel: +974 44138535/36, Fax: +974 44138597 new dawn. With the seniors already in the final round getting them to play