Qatar's Al Obaidly Set for His Olympic Debut
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Hidilyn Diaz QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune lifts gold QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune to make history for Philippines PAGE 10 TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2021 Qatar’s Al Obaidly set for his Olympic debut TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK achieve an honourable result,” TOKYO/DOHA Mohamed Al Rumaihi gets ready for trap action he added. QATAR’S promising swimmer Younousse & Tijan now Abdulaziz Al Obaidly is ready ranked World No.1 to make his debut at Tokyo Qatar’s beach volleyball duo of 2020 Olympic Games when he Cherif Younousse and Ahmed participates in the men’s 200m Tijan, who attained World No. breaststroke on Tuesday. 1 ranking on Tuesday, will By participating at the take on Italy’s Adrian Caram- Tokyo 2020 Olympics and bula and Enrico Rossi in their competing against top world second match on Wednesday. champions, Al Obaidly will Also on the track of ambi- have an opportunity to de- tion and search for glory, top velop his swimming skills and Qatar track and field athletes come back home with greater are all set to begin their cam- experience. paign on July 30. Speaking ahead of his Qatar’s Superstar, Mutaz event, Al Obaidly said, “I will Barshim will compete in the do my best and fight tooth and men’s high jump while, his nail to improve my personal teammate Femi Ogunode will record and to gain further ex- participate in the men’s 100m perience in swimming.” and 200m respectively. In statement to the me- Ashraf Al Saifi will compete dia on Monday, Qatar’s Dep- in the men’s hammer throw uty Chef De Mission Ahmed Mohamed Al Rumaihi will be in action in the men’s trap in shooting at Asaka Shooting Range on Wednesday. while Abubaker Hayder will Yousef Al Darwish said: “Eve- race in the men’s 800m. Musab rything is going well, we are pics has been very good. The give my best to honour Qatar I am hopeful he will give a Adam and Abdulrhaman Saeed working together in full coop- training camp in Italy which sports. I want to thank the strong performance,” said will be competing in 1500m. eration, we are doing our best lasted for more than a month Qatar Shooting and Archery Al Mannai. Hurdles star Abdulrah- to take up Qatar’s sport move- Abdulaziz Al Obaidly will take to the pool at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic was very useful and I compet- Association (QSAA) for their “We started the jour- man Samba will be in ac- ment to new heights”. Games in the men’s 200m breaststroke swimming event on Tuesday. ed in different events there. help and guidance.” ney since the qualification in tion the men’s 400m hurdles Meanwhile Qatar shooter “After qualifying for Olym- Saeed Al Mannai, chair- 2019 and we developed a pro- while Bashayer Al Mnawari Mohamed Al Rumaihi will Al Rumaihi secured his panied by coach Robert Mlod- pics two years ago following man of the National Teams gramme that aims to make will become the first Qatari complete his official training spot at Tokyo Olympics when zianowski, said he was ready the Asian Championship in Committee, QSAA, has also Qatari shooting at the fore- woman athlete to hit the track sessions for men’s trap event he claimed the fifth place in to give off his best. Doha, I underwent extensive hoped for Al Rumaihi to shine front of the teams seeking to in 100m. at the Asaka Shooting Range the men’s trap event at the Ahead of his departure for preparations. I always wanted at the Olympics. win a medal in the Olympics. Qatar’s weightlifter Fares on Tuesday ahead of the 2019 Asian Shooting Champi- Tokyo, Al Rumaihi had said to be among the elite athletes “Muhammad Al Rumaihi Our presence in Tokyo will be Ibrahim will be seen in action qualifications which begin on onships held in Doha, Qatar. he was happy with is prepara- and I am very happy to com- has done a lot of hardwork a turning point in the shoot- in the men’s 96kg event on Wednesday. Al Rumaihi, who is accom- tions. “My training for Olym- pete in Olympics where I will after qualifying for Olympics. ing world and we expect to Saturday (July 31) at 1.50pm. Japan’s Nishiya, 13, wins first women’s skateboarding gold DPA TOKYO THE first-ever Olympic gold in women’s skateboarding has gone to 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya of Japan in the street event at the Ariake Sports Japan’s Shohei Ono (white) and Georgia’s Lasha Shavdatuashvili Park. compete in the judo men’s -73kg final bout at the Nippon Budokan in Nishiya posted 15.26 Tokyo on Monday. (AFP) points to beat two fellow teen- agers to the gold, with 13-year- old Rayssa Leal of Brazil Ono gets fourth judo (14.64) winning silver and Japan’s 16-year-old Funa Na- kayama (14.49) taking bronze. gold for hosts, Gjakova The trio are believed to be the youngest Olympic podi- um on record, Olympics.com second for Kosovo reported. Nishiya is the second- DPA youngest summer gold med- TOKYO MEDALS allist in Olympic history. The TALLY Osaka native is 13 years and SHOHEI Ono on Monday 330 days old and is the sec- claimed a fourth Olympic judo Country G S B T ond-youngest Olympic cham- gold for hosts Japan from six Japan 8 2 3 13 pion after US diver Marjorie events contested so far in the Gestring, at 13 years and 268 sport at the Tokyo Games. USA 7 3 4 14 days, in 1936. Ono won back-to-back China 6 5 7 18 Leal - 13 years and 203 golds after his Rio 2016 tri- ROC 4 5 3 12 days - would have broken umph when the three-time Britain 3 3 1 7 Gestring’s record had she won world champion beat Georgia’s S Korea 3 0 4 7 but this could yet fall in the Lasha Shavdatuashvili by a wa- skateboard’s park discipline za-ari 5:26 minutes into golden Australia 2 1 3 6 next week to Japan’s Kokona Japan’s Momiji Nishiya competes in the skateboarding women’s street final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Sports Park in Tokyo score time in the -73kg division Kosovo 2 0 0 2 Hiraki (12 years and 343 days) on Monday. (Inset) Nishiya rejoices after performing a trick. (AFP) at the iconic Budokan arena. Italy 1 4 4 9 or Britain’s Sky Brown (13 Shavdatuashvili completed France 1 2 2 5 years and 28 days). on Sunday. it, to inspire girls around the a full set of Olympic medals af- Canada 1 2 1 4 “I didn’t think I could Skateboarding, along world to start skating.” ter 2012 gold and 2016 bronze. Hungary 1 1 0 2 win, but everyone around me with surfing, karate and sport There is also massive The bronze medals went to cheered me on so I’m glad I climbing, is making its debut at jeopardy in skateboarding as An Changrim of South Korea’s Tunisia 1 1 0 2 was able to find my groove,” the Games as the International Brazilian world number one and Tsogtbaatar Tsend-ochir Croatia 1 0 1 2 said Nishiya, who was runner- Olympic Committee aims to Pamela Rosa and compatriot of Mongolia. Slovenia 1 0 1 2 up at the skateboarding world appeal to a younger audience Leticia Bufoni failed to reach Abdalrasool should have Austria 1 0 0 1 championships in Rome ear- through popular sports. the final despite being strong met Algeria’s Fethi Nourine Ecuador 1 0 0 1 lier this year. “Skateboarding is fun and medal contenders. in the first round but Nourine “I’m so happy to win the interesting to do, so I want “Sometimes you almost scratched ahead of the match in Hong Kong 1 0 0 1 Olympics in Japan, and I’m so everyone to try skateboard- land something and you just order to avoid a potential meet- Iran 1 0 0 1 happy to win my first Olym- ing,” said Nishiya. slip out,” said Sablone. ing with Butbul - a move that Norway 1 0 0 1 pics as one of the youngest And the age of Monday’s “That’s the difference be- saw him suspended by the ruling Philippines 1 0 0 1 competitors.” medallists suggests that the tween you making it into the body IJF along with his coach. Thailand 1 0 0 1 Each athlete in the eight- profile of skateboarding at finals or not. The leading judo nation woman final had to make two least fits the bill. “You can practice all day Japan had to be content with Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 runs of 45 seconds and show “She is a prodigy. She’s ex- long, and you can still get out bronze in the day’s other med- five tricks marked by judges, ceptional,” said American Alex- there and blow it.” al event, shared by Tsukasa head-dive attack less than with the worst scrapped. is Sablone, who finished fourth. Leal’s second placing sees Yoshida with reigning world three minutes into the contest. Nishiya failed to land her Japan’s Momiji Nishiya poses with her goal medal during the podium “It’s wild to see. And Momiji Brazil win the first two silvers champion Jessica Kimklait of It was the second judo first two tricks, before nail- ceremony of the skateboarding women’s street final of the Tokyo too.