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TUESDAY 3 AUGUST 2021 DutchwomanD Hassan bags 5,000m gold ItI has been an amazing day. When I fell down and had to jjump up I felt like I was using so much energy. Before the racer here I didn’t even care. I was so tired. Without coffee I wwould never be Olympic champion.

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NOVEMBER 30 Group A: 13:00 vs at 19:00 vs Oman at Group B 16:00 Tunisia vs Mauritania at 22:00 UAE vs at DECEMBER 1 Group C 19:00 Morocco vs Palestine at Al Janoub Stadium 22:00 vs at Group D 13:00 Algeria vs Sudan at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium 16:00 Egypt vs at DECEMBER 3 Group A 13:00 Bahrain vs Iraq at Al Thumama Stadium 16:00 Oman vs Qatar at Education City Stadium Group B 19:00 Mauritania vs UAE at Ras Abu Aboud Stadium 22:00 Syria vs Tunisia at Al Bayt Stadium First FIFA Arab Cup: Stunning DECEMBER 4 Group C 13:00 Jordan vs Morocco at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium 22:00 Palestine vs Saudi Arabia at Education City Stadium Al Bayt Stadium to host opener Group D 16:00 Lebanon vs Algeria at Al Janoub Stadium 19:00 vs at Ras Abu Aboud Stadium THE PENINSULA – An inside view of Al Bayt Stadium. qualified directly. The 16 teams will Sudan Egypt now compete in a group stage, fol- DECEMBER 6 Reigning Asian champions and lowed by knockout matches for a Group A hosts Qatar will take on neigh- total of 32 games played over 19 22:00 Oman vs Bahrain at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium bours Bahrain in the opening days. 22:00 Qatar vs Iraq at Al Bayt Stadium fixture of the inaugural FIFA Arab As the tournament will take Group B Cup at the magnificent Al Bayt place at the same time of the year 18:00 Syria vs Mauritania at Al Janoub Stadium Stadium, FIFA announced as football’s global showpiece in 18:00 Tunisia vs UAE at Al Thumama Stadium yesterday. 2022, fans and teams will enjoy DECEMBER 7 The tournament kicks off on mild temperatures, ranging Group C November 30 before culminating between 15°C and 24°C. 18:00 Morocco vs Saudi Arabia at Al Thumama Stadium in a finale which will take place on Similarly, as in the FIFA World 19:00 Jordan vs Palestine at Ras Abu Aboud Stadium Qatar National Day - December 18. Cup next year, the Qatar's nature Group D The FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 will offer minimal travel distances 22:00 Algeria vs Egypt at Al Janoub Stadium will be hosted in six striking sta- between venues and an exciting 22:00 Lebanon vs Sudan at Education City Stadium diums and will offer fans the match schedule, allowing fans to chance to attend more than one purchase selected tickets for more QUARTER-FINALS match per day during the group than one match per day during the DECEMBER 10 stage, while getting a glimpse of group stage while ensuring suffi- 18:00 1B vs 2A (Match 25) at Education City Stadium what to expect one year later at cient travel times between 22:00 1A vs 2B (Match 26) at Al Bayt Stadium the Qatar 2022 World Cup. kick-offs. DECEMBER 11 During the first FIFA pan-Arab on the design of a form of tradi- from scratch in preparation for Fans wishing to witness the 18:00 1D vs 2C (Match 27) at Al Janoub Stadium football tournament, spectators tional Arab headwear, and Ras 2022, complete the line-up of mag- action up close will be able to sign 22:00 1C vs 2D (Match 28) at Al Thumama Stadium and competitors alike will expe- Abu Aboud Stadium, the first FIFA nificent FIFA Arab Cup venues. up for tickets as of today. rience the welcoming hospitality World Cup stadium that will be Starting at 12:00AST, Visa SEMI-FINALS of Qatar as 16 teams from across fully dismantled and repurposed Regional talent on display cardholders will have an DECEMBER 15 the take the pitch. after the event, will be two other Twenty-three national teams exclusive opportunity to apply for 18:00 W25 vs W27 at Al Thumama Stadium The stunning Al Bayt Stadium, brand-new venues that will be were invited to participate, with tickets via FIFA.com during the 22:00 W26 vs W28 Ras Abu Aboud Stadium inspired by traditional Arab tents, showcased and tested during the seven out of 14 advancing from the Visa Presale for the Arab Cup will host six matches including the tournament. round of qualifying matches to tournament. DECEMBER 18 grand final. Ahmad Bin Ali, Education City meet hosts Qatar and the eight Tickets are priced from QR25 13:00 Third place play-off at Ras Abu Aboud Stadium Al Thumama Stadium, based and Al Janoub stadiums, all built highest-ranked nations, who to QR245 18:00 Final at Al Bayt Stadium Olympic weightlifting champion Fares eyes more glory Barshim thanks Qatari leadership for all out support

THE PENINSULA – DOHA broadcasting the live Olympic action across all 24 Gold medallists, Mutaz Barshim Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim has countries in the MENA of Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi Samba ready said his gold medal at the region exclusively, Barshim of Italy celebrate on the podium Tokyo Games was not his thanked the Qatari lead- during the medal ceremony of the individual achievement, ership for their all out men’s high jump, yesterday. for showdown saying it was a collective support throughout his effort of his entire team. career. THE PENINSULA – DOHA Barshim won his first “I did not achieve the Olympic gold after he was victory alone, credit goes to World bronze medallist Abderrahman Samba declared a joint winner of the team that was with me, (pictured) of Qatar is hoping for success in the final men’s high jump final on and of course the support of of men’s 400m hurdles to be held today. Sunday long with his friend His Highness the Amir Samba clocked 47.47 seconds to secure his spot Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad in final showdown. The Qatari star is expected to get Both scaled 2.37m in the Al Thani, His Excellency a tough challenge from Norway’s double world final before failing in their Sheikh Joaan - President of champion Karsten Warholm and his closest rival attempts to clear 2.39m. the Qatar Olympic Com- American Rai Benjamin in the title race. With a gold medal in mittee, the Qatar Athletics Qatari sprinter Femi Ogunode will also be back Tokyo, the reigning world Federation, my coach,co in action today,, hoping for glory in 2200m,00m, featuring championchampion also became partners, family, friendsfriends and in Heat 3. Ogunodenode crashed the first QQatariatari to comcom-- allall who were with mme,” out 100m medalsals raracece aafterfter plete the set of Olympic BarshimBarshim toldtold beINbeIN Sports.Spo a time of 10.177 secondsseconds in medals,medals, also clinching ““ThisThis golden medmedala is a Sunday’s semi-finals.-finals. a bbronzeronze at LLondonondon 22012012 pproductroduct of 10 years of con- Two more QQatariatari atath-h- andand a ssilverilver mmedaledal at RiRioo stantstant trainitrainingng and sacrsacrifice.i letes – Abdirahmanirahman 2016.2016. IfIf this is a dreamdream,, I don’td Saeed Hassan andnd MusabMusab InIn aann eexclusivexclusive wantwant to wake uup,”p,” he aadded.d “He (Tamberi) knows beIN Sports he is eyeing reasons why I won this Adam – will alsoalso interviewinterview wiwiththh Barshim,Barshim, who foughtfo and I know that after all we more glory for Qatar. medal. Before I enter any take the track at beIN SportsSports, injuriesinjuries on hhisis wwaya to suffered and all we sacri- “We worked a lot and competition, I make sure Olympic Stadiumm whiwhichch isis OlympicOlympic gogold,ld, also ficed becoming Olympic exhausted ourselves to win that my father is standing in Tokyo today,, expressedexe pressed delightdeligh on champions is not something this medal,” Fares told beIN by me and watching me. I taking part in goldgold mmedal easy. We have been through Sports in an exclusive draw my strength through Round 1 of fofor a lot, COVID-19, injuries, a interview before praising his him. We were very well men’s 1500m. Tamberi,Tam lot of setbacks, but we are father and coach Ibrahim, a prepared for Olympics; we whowh is here today sharing this former weightlifter himself were ready for the global QATAR ATHLETES IN ACTION TODAY hhis moment,” he added. having competed at four record. There were some closec l o Meanwhile, Fares Olympics in 1984, 1988, and obstacles however and the TIME EVENT COMPETITOR friend.frie Ibrahim, who clinched the 1992. time was limited, we 3:05 Men's 1500m Round 1 - Heat 1 Musab Adam Olympic first ever Olympic gold for “My dad’s constant managed to win and now 3:16 Men's 1500m Round 1 - Heat 2 Abdirahman Saeed Hassan weightlifting Qatar on Saturday by support and his encour- we will prepare for the next 5:21 Men's 200m Round 1 - Heat 3 Femi Ogunode champion winning 96kg category aging words before I lift is World Championship,” he 6:20 Men's 400m Hurdles - Final Abderrahman Samba Fares Ibrahim weightlifting event, told probably among the added. TUESDAY 3 AUGUST 2021 SPORT 15

Gold boosts pandemic-hit Qatar's El Seify in action M E D A L S surf paradise in Brazil 1 China 29 17 16 62 2 USA 22 25 17 64 REUTERS — BAIA FORMOSA, BRAZIL pandemic, the city really survives off tourism and we were stuck for 3 Japan 17 6 10 33 Brazil’s gold medal performance a long time. But now things are 4 Australia 14 4 15 33 in surfing did not just boost the bouncing back.” 5 ROC 12 21 17 50 country’s medal tally in Tokyo, it Rafael Alves, who runs a 6 Great Britain 11 12 12 35 also gave a fillip to business in the design business in the region, 7 France 6 10 7 23 small town where champion Italo agreed. Alves was forced to shut Ferreira began his athletic career. down during the pandemic but he 8 Germany 6 6 11 23 Ferreira, who won the first reopened as interest spiked due 9 South Korea 6 4 9 19 ever Olympic gold in the surfing to Ferreria’s gold. 10 Netherlands 5 7 6 18 discipline last week, left Japan and “The penny hasn’t dropped 11 Italy 4 9 15 28 headed straight to Baia Formosa, yet,” he said after selling 300 12 New Zealand 4 3 4 11 the small town on Brazil’s north- t-shirts with Ferreira’s picture on eastern coast where he was born them. “It has brought us so much 13 Czech Republic 4 3 1 8 and grew up. and it is going to bring us more.” 14 Canada 3 4 7 14 Business owners there said the Brazil has been hard hit by the 15 Switzerland 3 4 5 12 attention has brought them a COVID-19 pandemic, with more 16 Croatia 3 2 2 7 windfall as the media, tourists and than 550,000 people dying and 17 Chinese Taipei 2 4 4 10 surf enthusiasts congregate to innumerable businesses failing as soak up the winning lockdowns and economic ruin 18 Brazil 2 3 5 10 atmosphere. took their toll. 19 Cuba 2 3 3 8 “It’s a great success for the On his trip back home the 20 Hungary 2 2 2 6 Ashraf Amgad El Seify of Qatar in action during the qualification round of men’s hammer town,” said Cintia Santos, owner 27-year old Ferreira was also 21 Denmark 2 1 2 5 of a local bed and breakfast. “We delighted to see his triumph had throw at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, yesterday. El Seify concluded his Olympic competition 22 Slovenia 2 1 1 4 struggled a lot during the wider implications. with a 71.84 meters throw. 23 Ecuador 2 1 0 3 24 Greece 2 0 1 3 25 Kosovo 2 0 0 2 25 Qatar 2 0 0 2 Hassan bags first gold; Kenya’s 27 Georgia 1 4 1 6 28 Spain 1 3 3 7 29 Romania 1 3 0 4 29 Sweden 1 3 0 4 steeplechase run ends at Games 29 Venezuela 1 3 0 4

REUTERS — TOKYO Back on the track, defending champion Elaine Sifan Hassan bagged the first Thompson-Herah and fellow What you of what she hopes will be an Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser- unprecedented hat-trick of Pryce, one and two in the track golds while Kenya’s 100m final, look in great shape need to astonishing run of victories in to repeat that in the 200m the men’s steeplechase ended after impressive qualifying know right as boiling sun gave way to performances. torrential rain at the Olympic Thompson-Herah, seeking athletics yesterday. Sifan Hassan of a second successive Olympic now The conditions caused a the Netherlands sprint double after bagging the delay to the field events, celebrates after 100m gold on Saturday, BILES IS BACK Valarie Allman eventually winning the gold matched her personal best of Biles will compete in today’s winning the women’s discus medal, yesterday. 21.66 seconds, while Fraser- balance beam final, the last with her opening throw - an Pryce cruised to 22.13. women’s event on the Tokyo unlikely source for the United There was mixed news for Olympics gymnastics schedule, States’ first athletics gold of the the last two winners of the officials confirmed yesterday. It Games. men’s 400m as 2012 champion will be the first time the American If Dutchwoman Hassan is Kirani James of Grenada will be seen competing in Tokyo going to bag her remarkable looked back to his best with following her withdrawal from treble, nobody can say she had the fastest semi-final time but last today’s women’s team final it easy as she began the day by defending champion and after her opening vault, citing falling on the last lap of her world-record holder Wayde mental health issues. 1,500 metres heat, only to evening and was in total Kenyan Hellen Obiri held her 2016 Olympics, spoiled up van Niekerk of South Africa spring up and charge through control of a slowly-run 5,000 for half a lap but slipped back what was supposed to be an failed to progress after a long CANADA STUN THE US the field to finish first. metres, sitting in the pack and had to settle for a second East African showdown with run of injuries. Canada stunned world cham- Fuelled by caffeine, she before unleashing her successive silver. a surging final lap to win in The women’s 400m pions the United States on returned to the track in the trademark last-lap burst. Hassan will return to 1,500 8:08.90 minutes after Ethi- hurdles showdown is on as Monday, handing them a shock for the semi-finals, with the opian Lamecha Girma had American rivals Dalilah 1-0 defeat in the semi-finals of 10,000m, the event she held made most of the running but Muhammad and Sydney the women’s Olympic football the world record in for two ended with silver. McLaughin safely negotiated tournament to set up a clash with days in June, the final part of LITTLE CONSOLATION a sodden track to win their Sweden in Friday’s showpiece the jigsaw. Benjamin Kigen’s bronze heats and set up a final where match. The Swedes beat Australia “It has been an amazing medal was little consolation the world record, recently 1-0 thanks to a 46th-minute goal day. When I fell down and had for Kenya. taken from Muhammad by from Fridolina Rolfo to return to to jump up I felt like I was “I’m so used to seeing McLaughin, will be under the final after their silver medal using so much energy,” she Kenyans win, it’s a big accom- threat. in Rio five years ago. said. plishment for me,” said El The morning session pro- “Before the race here I Bakkali. duced its share of thrills and CHINA LIFT SEVEN GOLDS didn’t even care. I was so tired. “I have tried so many times spills as Puerto Rico’s Jasmine China won its sixth and seventh Without coffee I would never to compare myself with the Camacho-Quinn impressively gold medals in weightlifting be Olympic champion.” Kenyans and Ethiopians to see took the 100 metres hurdles - yesterday, matching Russia’s The only occasions Kenya whether I could reach this her country’s first-ever ath- record from the 1976 Games, as have not won the steeplechase gold, and I did.” letics gold - and Miltiadis Ten- Li Wenwen and Wang Zhouyu gold since 1968 were when Allman launched her first toglou of Greece won men’s triumphed in the women’s they boycotted the 1976 and throw 68.98 metres and was long jump with his final leap, heaviest weight categories at ‘80 Games and they were never really threatened. Ger- his country’s first medal in the Tokyo 2020.The 21-year-old Li bidding to make it 10 in a row many’s Kristin Pudenz defied event. had a dominant lead in the yesterday. the difficult conditions with a Tentoglou’s leap of 8.41 +87kg event, lifting 320kg in Soufiane Elbakkali of Morocco However, the stranglehold personal best 66.86 for silver metres put him level with total to set an Olympic record, (left) and Lamecha Girma of was finally broken, emphati- and Yaime Perez of Cuba just Cuba’s Juan Miguel Echev- while Wang won the women’s Ethiopia in action, yesterday. cally, as Morocco’s Soufiane El edged double defending arria but his next best effort 87kg class with a combined Bakkali took the title. champion Sandra Perkovic of was superior, securing the weight of 270kg. El Bakkali, fourth in the Croatia for bronze. gold. Lopez leads Cuban gold rush with 4th Greco-Roman crown

REUTERS — CHIBA, TOKYO tackling his coach who had his third Olympic medal in the first ever gold medal in Gold medallist Mijain Lopez Nunez of sprinted onto the mat with the Greco-Roman super heavy- women’s wrestling. Cuba celebrates on the podium yesterday. Cuba’s Mijain Lopez signed off Cuban flag. weight bronze bout, seeing off Gray went for the legs at from his fifth Olympics with a “I feel happy, proud to be Iran’s Amin Mirzazadeh with a the end of the first period but record fourth gold medal after the best in the world and make series of powerful point-scoring the move backfired when she winning the Greco-Roman history,” said Lopez, who was turns. fell on her back as Rotter- super heavyweight final congratulated by Cuban pres- Kayaalp rolled the 130kg Focken countered to take a yesterday, minutes after ident Miguel Diaz-Canel in a Iranian around like a rag doll 3-0 lead. compatriot Luis Alberto Orta video call. “I’ve had a long on the mat to take a 7-0 lead at The day’s biggest surprise won gold in the bantamweight career, working hard to make the break, eventually winning came in the bronze medal category. these goals and break this 7-2. bouts, which Turkey’s Yasemin Lopez, who made his record.” The other bronze medal Adar and China’s Zhou Qian Olympic debut in 2004 and is Lopez took a 3-0 lead into match was a more even contest won by pinning their respective the first male wrestler to win the break with a gut wrench and between Sergei Semenov and opponents. four Olympic golds, was calm turn and made it 5-0 with a step Chile’s Yasmani Acosta, fin- Adar, the first Turkish and composed in his bout out point before Kajaia con- ishing 1-1, but it was the Russian woman to win a wrestling against Georgia’s Iakobi Kajaia, ceded with 10 seconds Olympic Committee (ROC) medal at the Olympics, had who took silver. remaining. wrestler who claimed the win pinned Tunisia’s Zaineb Sghaier At Rio 2016, Lopez cele- Orta beat Japan’s Kenichiro having scored the last technical Greco-Roman bantamweight Germany’s Aline Rotter-Focken, in the repechage match, and did brated with a salsa-infused, Fumita 5-1 in the Greco-Roman point. bronze medals. who beat US five-times world the same against Kyrgyzstan’s hip-shimmy dance but this time bantamweight final. China’s Walihan Sailike and The women’s freestyle champion Adeline Gray 7-3 in Aiperi Kyzy while Zhou pinned the 38-year-old settled for Turkey’s Riza Kayaalp won ROC’s Sergey Emelin took the heavyweight title went to the final. It was her country’s Japan’s Hiroe Minagawa. Sport TUESDAY 3 AUGUST 2021 14

Acts of kindness abound at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO AP – Sharing with a friend is even more I know for a fact “Yes, thank you, Kanoa,” with her husband and father. beautiful. It was just magical: Tamberi said a beaming Ferreira, who But all fans were banned this A surfer jumping in to translate that for the is learning English. year, and Moore admitted she for the rival who’d just beaten performance I did, Many top athletes come to struggled without their reas- him. High-jumping friends I deserve that gold. know each other personally suring presence in the initial agreeing to share a gold medal He did the same from their time on the road, days of the Games. rather than move to a thing, so I know he which can feel long, concen- Moore had flown to Japan tiebreaker. Two runners falling trated, and intense - marked by with the US team 10 days in a tangle of legs, then helping deserved that gold. career moments that may be the before the first heat, and soon each other to the finish line. This is beyond best or worst of their lives. adjusted to living in a home In an extraordinary sport. This is the Those feelings have often with the other surfers, Olympic Games where mental message we been amplified at the pan- including Caroline Marks, health has been front and deliver to the demic-delayed Tokyo Games, whom Moore considered the centre, acts of kindness are where there is an unmistakable woman to beat. everywhere. The world’s most young generation: yearning for normalcy and, Moore said she didn’t know competitive athletes have been Barshim perhaps, a newfound appreci- Marks well before the Tokyo captured showing gentleness ation for seeing familiar faces. Games but on the night she was and warmth to one another - After a hard-fought, three- crowned the winner and Marks celebrating, pep-talking, set victory in the beach vol- came in fourth, her rival was wiping away one another’s leyball round-robin final on the first to greet her. tears of disappointment. Saturday at Shiokaze Park, After the punishing At the Olympic Stadium, Brazilian Rebecca Cavalcanti women’s triathlon last week in Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy playfully poured a bottle of Tokyo, Norwegian Lotte Miller, and Mutaz Barshim of Qatar water on American Kelly Claes’ who placed 24th, took a found themselves in a situation same thing, so I know he and Nijel Amos of Botswana got grew up surfing, he was also back as she did postgame moment to give a pep talk to they’d talked about but never deserved that gold,” Barshim tangled and fell during the being taunted online by racist interviews. Belgium’s Claire Michel, who experienced - they were tied. said. 800-metre semi-finals. Rather Brazilian trolls. The US team had just was inconsolable and slumped Both high jumpers were “This is beyond sport. This than get angry, they helped The Japanese-American defeated Brazil but the winners on the ground, sobbing. perfect until the bar was set to is the message we deliver to the each other to their feet, put surfer could have stewed in laughed it off, explaining that Michel had come in last, 15 the Olympic-record height of young generation.” their arms around each other silence, but he instead they’re friends. minutes behind winner Flora 2.39 meters. Each missed three After they decided, Tamberi and finished together. deployed his knowledge of For fellow American Duffy of Bermuda - but at least times. slapped Barshim’s hand and Few days ago, Kanoa Portuguese, helping to translate Carissa Moore, the pandemic she finished. Fifty-four athletes They could have gone to a jumped into his arms. Igarashi of Japan was disap- a press conference question for and its accompanying restric- started the race but 20 were jump-off, but instead decided “Sharing with a friend is pointed when he lost to Bra- Ferreira on the world stage. tions brought her closer with either lapped or dropped out. to share the gold. even more beautiful,” Tamberi zilian Italo Ferreira in their The crowd giggled hearing the other surfers. “You’re a (expletive) “I know for a fact that for said. “It was just magical.” sport’s Olympic debut. the cross-rival translation and The reigning world fighter,” Miller told Michel. the performance I did, I Earlier, on the same track, Not only did he blow his an official thanked the silver champion said she typically “This is Olympic spirit, and deserve that gold. He did the runners Isaiah Jewett of the US shot at gold on the beach he medallist for the assist. travels to surfing competitions you’ve got it 100%.”

USA players celebrate with the Gold Cup trophy. Al Shaqab Racing’s Almafjar wins Prix Arca at La Teste

THE PENINSULA – LA TESTE DE BUCH

The Al Shaqab Racing- owned Almafjar (FR) (Mister Ginoux/ Al Dhabi) produced a fine front-running performance to take the Prix Arca – Wathba Stal- lions Cup, a milerace for four-year-old and older Purebred Arabians at La Teste de Buch. Trained by in-form trainer Elizabeth Bernard, Almafjar was Gary Sanchez rides Almafjar to win the Prix ridden to success on Arca – Wathba Stallions Cup at La Teste de Sunday by apprentice Buch on Sunday. Pic: ROBERT POLIN Gold Cup: US junior varsity line-up jockey Gary Sanchez. Breaking quickly from the stalls, the four-year-old Almafjar and Alexandre Gavilan-ridden Queenshala pulled himself to the lead and travelled finished second. Namrood (GB) (General x upsets Mexico 1-0 to clinch title strongly throughout the 1,600m contest. Essalda) threatened to get involved on the Setting decent fractions, he had most of turn for home, but was no match for the AP – LAS VEGAS his rivals in trouble on the turn for home, leading pair and finished a further eight but faced a strong challenge from the H H lengths back in third. Miles Robinson scored on a header Qatar's Almoez wins Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani-owned He is trained by D. Watrigant and was in the 117th minute, and a United Queenshala (FR) (Al Mamun Monlau x Al ridden by Mickael Forest. States junior varsity line-up upset Ramtha) 400m from home. Bred by Al Shaqab Racing, Almafjar is a mostly front-line Mexico team Top Scorer Award The pair drew clear of the field and, by Group One Qatar Derbywinner Mister 1-0 on Sunday night to win the although joined by Queenshala, Almafjar Ginoux (Amer). His dam, Al Dhabi (Mahaab) Concacaf Gold Cup. QNA – AUSTIN was not for passing and produced a strong finished fourth on her only start. Almafjar Kellyn Acosta, one of two burst inside the final 50m to go on and score comes from the family of Al Hayyem (Amer), players in the US starting line-up Qatar's won the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup Top Scorer Award, by two lengths under a strong drive by who was placed twice at Group Three level who gets playing time when the after finishing the tournament with four goals in five games. Sanchez. and also finished fourth in the Group One first-choice roster is together, took The Gold Cup award is the second Ali has won at a continental The Thomas Fourcy-trained Qatar Cup behind Ebraz (Amer). a free kick, and Robinson out- tournament. jumped Edson Álvarez and headed The Qatari footballer was named top scorer at the AFC Asian Cup the ball in on one hop to the right in 2019 with a record off nine goals, becoming the first player in historhistoryy QatariQ riders compete in CIV Round 4 of goalkeeper . to be the top scorer in twowo continents. Robinson, a 24-year-old Ali is also the first playerayer in history to sscorecore inin threethree continentalcontinental defender in his fourth Major tournaments. The star scoredscored League Soccer season with goals in the Asian Cup, CopaCopa Atlanta, got his third international America and the Concacafcacaf goal in nine international appear- Gold Cup. ances, his second goal of the Qatar scored 12 goalsals in Almoez Ali tournament. five games as a guest team.am. Matt Turner got his fifth Ali’s goals played a pivotalpivotal shutout in six matches of the Gold part in Qatar advancingg to thethe Cup, the championship of North semi-finals, with thee strikerstriker and Central America and the Car- scoring twice in the groupup stage ibbean. The Americans won all and a brace in the 3-2 quarter-uarter- three knockout matches by 1-0 final win against El Salvador.vador. scores. Qatar’s brilliant runn was The US won its seventh Gold eventually stopped byy the Cup title, its first since 2017, United States, whoho matching Mexico for the most in defeated Mexico 1-0 in thehe the 15 tournaments. Canada won final on Sunday to lift thehe in 2000. Gold Cup for a seventhh It was just the second victory time. for the Americans in seven finals against El Tri. The US has won nine consec- Before an overwhelmingly Jesús Corona and Héctor utive games overall and 14 home pro-Mexico crowd, El Tri started Herrera. games in a row. seven of the 11 players who The newcomers were Top players, who are with began the Nations League final Talavera, midfielders Jonathan Qatar's Yousef Al Darwish in action during the Open 600/Cup 600 and Yamaha R6 class in their clubs for European pre- that the US won in extra time in dos Santos and Orbelín Pineda, the fourth round of the Andalusian Speed Championship (CIV) 2021 which took place at seasons, will return when the US June on Christian Pulisic’s 114th- and forward Rogelio Funes Mori, open World Cup qualifying at El minute penalty kick: defenders starting in place of goalkeeper Spain's Jerez-Ángel Nieto Circuit, on Sunday. Al Darwish, competing for CIV Motorsport Club, Salvador on Sept. 2. Luis Rodríguez, Néstor Araujo, plus Carlos was place sixth ahead of compatriots Abdulla Al Qubaisi and Saeed Al Sulaiti who finished Mexico start at home that day Héctor Moreno and Jesús Gal- Rodríguez, Uriel Antuna and in the seventh and eighth positions respectively. Dutch rider Sander Kroeze won the race against Jamaica. lardo plus midfielders Álvarez, Hirving Lozano. while Joan Uviña and Mauro González booked the rest of the podium places.