Wednesday, May 30, 2018 GULF TIMES SPORT

RALLY KAZAKHSTAN Qatar’s al-Attiyah’s challenge ends, al-Rajhi extends lead Russia’s Vasilyev climbs to second, Poland’s Przygonski maintains third place after the end of second stage

By A correspondent positive and we have to develop.” consolation of the day’s T3 stage win in Kenderly, Kazakhstan Harry Hunt had fallen to 16th overall a time of 5hrs 31min 30sec. Qatar’s Adel Abdulla in action after day one in his Peugeot 3008 DKR, Andrey Karginov continued to lead on a Toyota Land Cruiser in but the Briton delivered an impressive Team Kamaz Masters colleague Sergey audi Arabia’s Yazeed al-Rajhi the T2 category. display on the second stage to record Kupriyanov in the National Rally and extended his overnight lead the fi fth fastest time and move up 10 would have been classifi ed in 12th over- from 2min 04sec to 7min 42sec positions to sixth. all in the FIA event. in Rally Kazakhstan with the Overdrive’s scant consolation was Today, the second of the loop stages fastestS time on the longest selective seventh overall for the French crew of out of the Kenderly bivouac runs for section of the entire event – a 414.12km Ronan Chabot and Gilles Pillot in the 327.47km and heads deeper into the loop through the deserts near Senek - sole-surviving Toyota Hilux. Chabot area to the east of the overnight halt yesterday. said: “It was a long stage, more than and explores new sections of the vast Unfortunately, Overdrive Racing’s 400km, with diffi cult and technical expanses of wasteland in western Ka- managing director Jean-Marc Fortin dunes. Each kilometre was diff erent zakhstan. confi rmed that Nasser al-Attiyah’s en- and we are happy to be at the end.” gine had sustained damage and there Viktor Khoroshavtsev held eighth in 2018 RALLY KAZAKHSTAN – POSITIONS was no way for the Qatari ace to con- the last of the MINI John Cooper Works AFTER SS2 tinue. It looked as though the defence Rally entries after navigational delays 1. Yazeed al-Rajhi (SAU)/Timo Gottschalk of the FIA World Cup title was over for and fellow Russians Andrey Rudskoy (DEU) MINI John Cooper Works Rally 6hrs the season for al-Attiyah. and Boris Gadasin rounded off the top 23min 14sec MINI John Cooper Works Rally driv- 10 in a pair of G-Force cars. 2. Vladimir Vasilyev (RUS)/Konstantin er al-Rajhi and German navigator Timo Yerden Shagirov was the leading lo- Zhiltsov (RUS) MINI Cooper Countryman Gottschalk carded a stage time of 4hrs cal driver in 12th overall. He said: “It 6hrs 30min 56sec 00min 45sec to beat the Russian crew was a diffi cult stage, including 10km 3. Jakub Przygonski (POL)/Tom Colsoul of Vladimir Vasilyev and Konstantin of dunes. I have not raced really for one (BEL) MINI John Cooper Works Rally 6hrs Zhiltsov by 1min 46sec. year and it aff ected me a lot. I was stuck 32min 17sec Vasilyev’s consolation was moving in the dunes for 40 minutes. The rest of 4. Martin Prokop (CZE)/Jan Tomanek (CZE) up from fourth to second position in the the stage was a bit fast and very rocky. Ford F-150 Evo 6hrs 38min 19sec overall standings in his MINI Cooper It was good for me, but I have a small 5. Luc Alphand (FRA)/Andreas Schulz Countryman. problem with the gearbox and the en- (DEU) MINI John Cooper Works Buggy “It was a good stage but we broke a gineers are working on that.” 6hrs 42min 55sec drive shaft before 60km and we tried Kazakhstan’s Kirill Chernenkov ex- 6. Harry Hunt (GBR)/Sebastien Delaunay to continue to the fi nish,” said al-Rajhi. tended his lead in the T2 category from (FRA) Peugeot 3008 DKR 6hrs 51min “It was diffi cult in some places be- 3min 44sec to 9min 15sec over Russia’s 28sec cause we were opening the road. We Konstantin Ivanov. Qatar’s Adel Abdul- 7. Ronan Chabot (FRA)/Gilles Pillot (FRA) got lost as well. I think most people had la and OFF-ROAD Kazakhstan’s Marat Toyota Hilux Overdrive 6hrs 55min 28sec the same problem. There were a lot of Abykayev were still tackling the stage in 8. Victor Khoroshavtsev (RUS)/Dmitry bushes in the dunes today.” the other two T2 entries. Pavlov (RUS) MINI John Cooper Works Zhiltsov said: “Today was a good Spaniard Jose Pena Campo moved Rally 6hrs 57min 11sec special for us. We are here with no mis- 16min 26sec clear of fellow country- 9. Andrey Rudskoy (RUS)/Evgenii Za- takes and no punctures and the car is man Santiago Navarro in the T3 stand- gorodniuk (RUS) G-Force Bars 6hrs 58min good. We are happy. We are a little bit ings and Kazakh Dmitry Pitulov main- 40sec tired. 400km is diffi cult when you need raid’s MINI Buggy, although he fi nished Prokop had fi nished the opening inside the top 10 and was waiting for tained third. 10. Boris Gadasin (RUS)/Igor Petenko (RUS) to have a big speed all the time.” the stage gingerly after reported sus- stage in fi fth place in his Ford F-150 assistance to determine whether he Frenchman Patrice Garrouste had G-Force Bars 7hrs 14min 21sec Jakub Przygonski remained on course pension issues near the end. Alphand, Evo but was handed a one-minute time could continue. collected 100 hours of time penalties 11. Denis Krotov (RUS)/Dmytro Tsyro (RUS) for a vital haul of FIA World Cup points the 2006 Dakar Rally winner, dropped penalty by rally offi cials and started Alphand said: “Unfortunately, it was for failing to fi nish the opening stage BMW 3 CC 7hrs 19min 23sec by setting the third quickest time and seven and a half minutes to the stage day two in sixth overall behind Yuriy not the best of days for us. We had a following mechanical issues and the 12. Yerden Shagirov (KAZ)/Vladimir De- he maintained third place at the ex- winner and slipped to fi fth overall be- Sazonov. Sazonov rolled his Hummer puncture in the dunes. It is not easy Polaris RZR 1000 driver had slipped to myanenko (RUS) Toyota Hilux 8hrs 21min pense of Frenchman Luc Alphand in X- hind Czech driver Martin Prokop. H3 in the day’s stage, lost his position when it is going like this. We are still the foot of the rankings. But he had the 11sec, etc

FOCUS SPOTLIGHT Al-Attiyah, al-Marri shine in QU-CAS holds symposium on hosting Nishaan Shooting Championship Doha IAAF World Championships he Sport Science Program (SSP) at larly for Arab females. She showed what it cal events. Qatar University College of Arts and meant to her and the State of Qatar to host Commenting on the event, CAS Sport Sciences (QU-CAS) recently organ- this event, and how she can inspire other Science Program Director Dr Mahfoud ised a symposium titled “The Doha young females in Qatar to take up sport. Amara said: “The symposium is part of TIAAF World Championships in 2019: inter- Prof. Marco Cardinale discussed how CAS strategy to promote interdisciplinary disciplinary perspectives”. sport science can be used to successfully research within QU and to reach out to key The event brought together experts from prepare athletes for these championships. stakeholders and policy makers in diff erent Aspetar, Aspire Academy, and the Anti- He shared his experience of the organisation sectors. It also aims to foster dialogue and Doping Lab Qatar, as well as athletes from and management of international events, knowledge sharing among academics, prac- Qatar Athletics Federation: Qatar’s Am- and where technology can play a role. titioners, instructors, coaches, and athletes, bassador of the Doha IAAF World Cham- Dr Costas Georgakopoulos discussed the as well as to generate a set of policy recom- pionships, sprinter and multiple national anti-doping environment and procedures mendations on key aspects related to Qa- record-holder Mariam Farid; Head of Sports that will be used throughout the event and tar’s strategy to hosting international sport Physiology at Aspire Academy for Sports by the WADA. events and elite sport development.” Excellence Prof. Marco Cardinale; Doping Dr Philip Graham-Smith shared his ex- Exercise Physiologist at CAS Sport Sci- Analysis Lab Director at the Anti-doping perience of working with elite jumpers, and ence Program and the event’s co-ordinator Lab Qatar Dr. Costas Georgakopoulos; Head demonstrated what would be needed to Dr Bryna Chrismas said: “This symposium of Biomechanics at Aspire Academy for break the world records for high jump, long focuses on the interdisciplinary aspects of Sports Excellence Dr. Philip Graham-Smith; jump, and triple jump in Doha 2019. hosting the International Association of and Head of Research Operations within the Dr Lee Taylor discussed the challenges Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Cham- Athlete Health and Performance Research that the marathon and race walk athletes pionships in Doha in 2019. It is a great op- Centre at Aspetar Dr Lee Taylor. will face even with a midnight marathon, portunity to discuss the benefi ts and op- Nishaan Championship is organised by the Qatar Shooting and Archery Association, where 120 shooters Farid spoke about how hosting the World and which strategies can be used prior to portunities for the State of Qatar to host this (men and women) are competing in Rifle, shotgun, pistol and archery events. Championships in the Middle East for the and during the event to attenuate any per- prestigious event in the Middle East for the fi rst time will break down barriers, particu- formance decrements and avoid any medi- fi rst time.” hooters Khalifa al-Attiyah and Badr al-Mar- shooters getting QR40,000. Meanwhile, QSAA ri put in an impressive performance at the president Ali al-Kuwari was confi dent that Qa- Nishaan Shooting Championship in Losail. tari shooters will participate in many international Al-Attiyah led the professional category events in the future. Scollecting 372 points, while was Musfer al-Marri Al-Kuwari said Qatari teams will participate was second and Mohamed al-Yafe fi nished third. in four events, all of which will give qualifi cation Badr al-Marri came fi rst in the amateur category points for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Asian with 340 points. Rashid al-Nahdi took second place Championships next year in Doha in November and Henan Masrovic clinched the third place. 2019, which is also a qualifi cation event for 2020 The championship is organised by the Qatar Games. Al-Kuwari added that QSAA will organise Shooting and Archery Association (QSAA), where the Arab Shooting Championships in November 120 shooters (men and women) are competing in this year, a tournament that has always witnessed Rifl e, shotgun and pistol events. good participation of Arab shooters. The winners in the professional and amateur cat- The QSSA president said the national team will egory will get a prize money of QR60,000, the run- participate in the Asian Games to be held in Indo- ner-ups will take home QR50,000, with third place nesia in August this year.

BOTTOMLINE Hassan and Shahbaz excel in Ramadan Cup T20 cricket tournament assan ran through Chittagong his 41-ball 54. Hadi fi nished with two for 13. BRIEF SCORES Rising Stars to engineer a 41- CBQ however got a big boost when In another match, Gladiators Club Commercial Bank Qatar: 165 for eight run triumph for Commerical Hadi smashed three sixes and half a imposed themselves on Qatar Super (Moazzam 54 in 41 balls, Israr 21 in 23 balls, Bank Qatar in the Ramadan dozen fours to race to 55 in 23 balls. Kings, winning easily by 32 runs. Shah- Hadi 55 in 23 balls; Mustafiz 4/30, Shadat CupH Twenty20 cricket tournament, Mustafi z snared four wickets for 30 and baz was the chief architect of their vic- 2/25) bt Chittagong Rising Stars: 124 for organised by the Qatar Cricket Asso- Shadat had two for 25. tory as he topped the scoring with 55 nine (Saiful 29 in 15 balls, Raihan 21 in 16 ciation. During the chase, Chittagong Rising and then removed half the rival team. balls, Janaka 21 in 19 balls; Hassan 6/23, At the Asian Town Cricket Stadium, Stars contrived a brisk start, collecting Shahbaz hit three sixes and fi ve Hadi 2/13) CBQ overcame a slow start to fi n- 55 runs in fi rst fi ve overs through Saiful boundaries in his 28-ball 55. Kaleem Man of the match: Hassan (CBQ) ish with a formidable 165 for eight in a and Raihan. added 37 with seven fours and Faraz Gladiators Club: 162 for four (Shahbaz 55 combined B and C Divisions category Once the pair was separated by Hadi made 22. in 28 balls, Kaleem 37 in 32 balls, Faraz 22 match. who removed Saiful for 29 with four For Qatar Super Kings, Benin posted in 22 balls; Tony 2/30, Benin 1/25) bt Qatar Moazzam and Israr put together a 51- boundaries, man of the match Hassan 35 with two sixes and a four. Ajitgh and Super Kings: 130 for eight (Benin 35 in 31 run opening wicket stand inside eight grabbed six scalps to reduce them to Adnan hit 20 each. Besides man of the balls, Adnan 20 in 19 balls, Ajith 20 in 14 overs. Israr made 21 in 23 balls, while nine down for 124. match Shahbaz, who had fi ve for 18, balls; Shahbaz 5/18, Anwar 2/34) Man of Shahbaz of Gladiators. Hassan of CBQ. Moazzam hit two sixes and fi ve fours in Raihan and Janaka made 21 each and Anwar secured a brace for 34 runs. the match: Shahbaz (Gladiators Club)