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Al-Attiyah promises to bounce back Egypt boost medal hopes Baku all things considered. I hope Baku cry from the 26 they picked lympic bronze medallist to come back stronger next gypt boosted their up at the 2013 Solidarity and two-time Dakar Rally time.” Ehopes of increasing Games in Indonesia. winnerO Nasser Al-Attiyah The skeet final in Azerbaijan a disappointing medal Mohamed cut a much promised “to come back was dominated by veteran tally at the fourth Islamic more imposing figure than stronger” after the Qatari Saied Almutairi, 48, a four-time Solidarity Games as two of Chemseddine Kramou in marksman failed to deliver at Olympian from Saudi Arabia. maiden medal their boxers reached the their 64kg quarter-final, Bahrain bags semi-finals yesterday. but the Algerian belied the Islamic Solidarity Games in Considered one of the best Baku on Tuesday. marksman in Asia, where Ayalew came close to podium 800m final. Bahrain will also have Competitions are held in Eslam Mohamed appearances with a spirited With just 112 points in five he won three continental finish, but failed in the last high hopes for their short and Azerbaijan’s capital on 16 sports and Abdelrahman performance. rounds, Al-Attiyah finished championships (2001, challenge. middle distance runner Adekoya grounds in 20 sports, three of Abdelgawwad both The Egyptian was 11th in the qualifications, three 2002 and 2006), 46-year Al Khaldi (11.75) and Essa Oluwakemi, who is racing in the which are non olympic overcame Algerian always on top, however, points away from a place in the old Al-Attiyah also has an (11.78) both were fifth and sixth, women’s 400m final later today. events with 269 sets opposition to guarantee and progressed on a split final of the men’s skeet event. impressive CV when it comes respectively in the women’s 100m Ali Khamis and Abbas Abubaker of medals up for themselves at least a decision. “I shot very badly”, he said. to automobile racing as he final, while Kiplagat (13:35.53) are both with a chance to add to grabs. bronze medal in the light- It was a similar story in “But I wasn’t that far from won the demanding Dakar 100m and Ayalew (13:36.31) could only Bahrain’s overall medal tally in the welterweight (64kg) the last fight of the day, the final. I’m disappointed, Rally twice in 2011 and 2015 as final at finish in seventh and eighth places men’s 400m final. Other athletes in and light-heavyweight which saw Abdelgawwad of course. But I also hadn’t well as many other races in the Baku Olympic in the men’s 5,000m final. action today include Andrew Fisher (81kg) categories triumph in the 81kg class been shooting for a while so PWRC, WRC-2, MERC and Stadium. Yesterday’s action got underway and Yaqoub Salem (men’s 200m respectively. at the expense of another it’s not that bad of a result, CCRWC championships. The Bahraini short-distance with Bahrain men’s shooting trio heats), Salwa Eid and Edidiong Egypt have so far Algerian, Mimouh Khelifa, runner completed the race in of Hassan Mohammed, Nasser Ofonime (women’s 200m heats) claimed just four gold once again on a split 10.16 seconds, just behind his Turkish Khalaf and Tammar Al Watt and Noora Jassim (shot put final). medals in Baku, a far decision. opponent Ramil Guliev (10.06 secs), spearheading Bahrain at the men’s The games continue until May who took the gold and Oman’s skeet qualifying round at Baku 22 and will also see Bahrain Taekwondo double for Iran Barakat Al Harthi (10.36) rounded Shooting Centre. compete in wrestling through Baku teenager Zeliha Agris from DT News Network off the podium after coming third for The trio, coached by Australian Adam Batirov. Magnificent seven for Iran ran claimed two titles on making it two out of two for Manama a bronze. tactician Valeriy Timokhin, were Turkey leads the medal Baku Ithe first day of the Islamic Turkey. ahrain yesterday captured Fisher (10.20) began his medal unable to reach the final round of table with 43, followed by ran claimed its seventh gold medal of the Solidarity Games taekwondo Yaprak Eris got the hosts Bits maiden medal at the campaign by topping his heat race to the competition and out of the gold Azerbaijan (30), Iran (9), Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku when Pourya competition, in front of an on the gold-medal board in Fourth edition of the Islamic qualify for the semi-finals, in which medal race. Indonesia and Uzbekistan NorouzyanI dominated the men’s 50-metre rifle 3 excitable crowd in Baku. the -57kg category, before Solidarity Games, being held in Baku, he also excelled (10.22) to reach the Action in the games continues (6 each). More than 3,000 positions final on Tuesday. The 25-year-old sharp- In the women’s under-46kg -54kg fighter Mahdi Eshaghi Azerbaijan. gold-medal race later in the day. today with Bahrain looking to build athletes from 54 countries, shooter took the lead in the first round and did not final at the Baku Sports Hall, overturned a big deficit to Andrew Fisher opened Bahrain’s Bahrain’s other athletes were less on their medal tally through Manal nearly 2,000 representatives of look under threat as fellow Iranian Hossein Bagheri 2011 world championship beat home hope Gashim medal account at the Games, racing fortunate as Hajer Al Khaldi, Iman El Bahraoui and Marta Hirpato, teams and technical staff are trailed by 3.5 points. bronze medallist Rukiye Magomedov on a golden point to a second place finish in the men’s Essa, Linus Kiplagat and Aweke who will both race in the women’s participating in the Games. Oman’s Hamed Said Alkhatri got bronze a further Yildirim claimed the first and grab victory number two 0.1 point behind after a strong finish. taekwondo gold for Turkey for Iran. thanks to a late show against Uzbekistan’s Niyaz Pulatov youngster Dhean Fajrin. took the last title of the Iranian Nahid day in the -58kg, after final Azeri men grab team title Kiyanichandeh edged a tense opponent Omar Lakehal had to Baku Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and -53kg final to prevent fellow withdraw. zerbaijan secured yet Uzbekistan to set up a gold- another gold medal on medal contest with Algeria, Athe third and final day of who saw off Kazakhstan to judo action as they beat make it to the final. Almutairi takes men’s skeet gold Algeria in the men’s team The host nation finish Baku Saif Bin Futais in what turne final in Baku. the judo with 26 medals, aied Almutairi bagged a dout to be a tightly-contested The men’s team gold including 11 golds - half Ssecond gold medal for Saudi final. capped off a hugely the gold medals on offer Arabia as he dominated the The 2012 Olympic bronze successful three days of - which is well ahead of Islamic Solidarity Games men’s medallist and two-time Dakar judo action for the host second-placed Turkey, who skeet final in Baku. Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah nation at the Heydar notched up four golds and The 48-year-old four-time of Qatar failed to qualify Aliyev Arena, but the Azeri a total of 14 medals on the Olympian finished ahead of for the final, finishing at a women were unable to land mat. Uzbekistan finished United Arab Emirates duo disappointing 11th place in the Bahrain men’s shooting Andrew Fisher on the podium after Ali Khamis storms in the men’s Andrew Fisher sprints in the Ali Khamis storms into the big one in their team the judo with more than Shaikh Saeed Al Maktoum and qualifications members in the skeet event winning the men’s 100m silver medal 400m final men’s 100m final Hajer Al Amiri, right, performs in the women’s 100m final the men’s 400m final final as they were beaten to one gold, took third place gold by Turkey.Azerbaijan in the table with three golds secured crushing wins over and an overall haul of 10. Baku The Turk finished a tenth medals. Ogunode limped to matching her time in the final, It was double delight for Baku and 800m freestyle. While his Gede I Sudartawa urkey’s Ramil Guliev of a second clear of Bahrain’s seventh place and a time of she held off the fast-finishing Morocco in the men’s 5000- aksym Shemberev helped margin of victory in the former both claimed their Tstunned the field with silver medallist Andrew Fisher 11.46 seconds, with only Sharipova who took silver. metre final as Youness Essalhi MAzerbaijan move up to race was just two seconds, the second golds of the Uzbekistan boxers impress victory in the men’s 100-metre (10.16secs), who was the Iranian Hassan Taftian behind Turkey’s Mizgin Ay edged finished strongly to take gold second place in the swimming 23-year-old was irresistible in the Games. Turkey Baku final four of five different Guliev, medal table as he claimed his latter, surging clear to finish 21 Atasoy, who final yesterday at the Islamic fastest qualifier in the semi- him. Maldives’ Saaid Hassan out Azerbaijan’s Zakiyya ahead of compatriot Soufiyan zbekistan boosted categories. Solidarity Games as pre-race finals, while Oman’s Barakat (fourth), Cote d’Ivoire’s Gue Hasanova by 0.01 seconds Bouqantar. third and fourth golds of the seconds ahead of silver medallist also retained his their hopes of golden Kodirov overcame home favourite Femi Ogunode Al Harthi finished strongly to Arthur Cisse (fifth) and Emre to nab the bronze in 11.71 Senegal’s Sangone Kandji 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Aflah Prawira of Indonesia. 50m breaststroke Uglory at the Islamic hope Masud Yusifzada endured a nightmare evening snatch bronze in 10.35secs. Zafer Barnes of Turkey (sixth) seconds. leapt to gold in the women’s on the penultimate day in the Shemberev thus added to crown on Saturday, dominate Solidarity Games in Baku to guarantee himself at Bass in Baku. Asian Games and Asian made up the other places. Burundi’s sprint duo Hajar triple jump final with a first- pool. his previous titles in the 1500m once again held off as five of their boxers least a bronze medal in Guliev progressed to the Championships gold medallist Gambian sprinter Gina Alkhaldi and the highly- round jump of 13.05 metres. Elsewhere, Turkey’s gold rush freestyle and 400m individual teammate Huseyin reached the semi-finals. the flyweight division and final under the radar after he Femi Ogunode had earlier Bass roared to victory in the fancied Iman Essa could only Cameroon’s Joelle Mbumi continued unabated as they medley as Azerbaijan - who also Emre Sakci - 10 Abrorjon Kodirov (52 he next locks horns with recorded modest times during spoken of his desire to break women’s 100-metre final manage fifth and sixth place Nkouindjin, who was seventh claimed victory in six of nine grabbed bronze in the women’s years his junior - to the pool kg) joined Mironshokh Morocco’s Abdelali Daraa. sprint the morning session on the Usain Bolt’s world record, but as she held off Uzbekistan’s respectively, while Turkey’s in the 2014 Commonwealth finals on a busy Tuesday at the 4x100m freestyle relay - moved win in a new national record of proven rather more elusive for Ibragimov (49kg), Uzbekistan have so far first day of athletics, but a it proved to be a chastening Nigina Sharipova to strike gold Nimet Karakus (seventh) and Games final, was unable to Baku Aquatics Centre. up to second in the swimming 1:01.39. Indonesia, who secured just Abdulkhay Sharakhmatov claimed six gold medals rapid time of 10.06secs when it evening for Qatar’s Asian in 11.56secs. Cameroon’s Marie Gisele improve on her first-round Ukrainian-born Shemberev medal table with four golds. In While Turkey are now sitting their third gold as Sudartawa (56kg), Aliyor Noraliev overall in Baku for their mattered most saw him clinch record holder as he pulled Bass was the fastest qualifier Eleme Asse (eighth) were off effort of 12.84 metres as she displayed his class once again the other men’s finals, Turkey’s pretty atop the swimming medal added the 50m backstroke title (64 kg) and Bobo-Usmon debut at the Islamic to gold gold at the Olympic Stadium. up when well placed for the in 11.51secs and despite not the pace. had to settle for silver. to win the men’s 200m butterfly Demir Atasoy and Indonesia’s table with 20 golds, wins have to his 100m crown. Baturov (69kg) in the Solidarity Games.