Kohli becomes India’s most successful Test captain with Windies sweep PAGE 14 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 World awaits FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar emblem launch at 20:22 hrs today The logo launch for TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Spain, Tunisia, Turkey and the United States. 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(Khalifa International Stadium and Al Abutrika and Qatar football legend Ibrahim It will also be simultaneously revealed Janoub Stadium) and 40 training fields Khalfan. across 23 countries overseas in Algeria, being ready for use. beIN Sports’ English studios will host Argentina, Brazil, Chile, England, France, Our six other stadiums are rapidly Qatar Football Association’s Technical Germany, India, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Ku- progressing towards completion – and Director Tarik Mansour and former French wait, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, to their starring roles in the FIFA World footballer Didier Domi. Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Cup 2022. Canada’s De Grasse powers to 100m win at Berlin meet These were my last 100m before the world championships and this race gives me a good time Women’s shot put champion Michelle Carter of the US. before I race in Doha. Olympic shot put champ Andre de Grasse Carter donates Rio German Krause smashes world qualification kit for IAAF best in 2000m Heritage Exhibition in Doha steeplechase Gesa Krause after shattering the world best time in the women’s ICHELLE Carter, the medal at the last two editions REUTERS/IAAF 2000m steeplechase at the Olympic Stadium in Germany on Sunday. Mreigning women’s Olym- in Beijing and London. BERLIN pic shot put champion, has Carter’s Rio top will join improved to 9:07.51 over the become the latest star athlete hundreds of other track and CANADIAN Andre de Grasse standard distance on Thursday. Van Niekerk to to support the IAAF Heritage field artefacts on public display ran down South African Akani “Although this was 1000 miss 400m world World Athletics Championships in the IAAF Heritage World Simbine to win the 100 metres metres shorter than usual Exhibition in Doha, Qatar. Athletics Championships Ex- in his fastest time of the year I am extremely proud. This title defence Carter has generously do- hibition, which is situated in at Berlin’s ISTAF meeting, an race shows my current per- nated to the IAAF Heritage Col- the City Center Doha, the larg- IAAF World Challenge meet- formance level. Now I have JOHANNESBURG: World 400 lection the USA team top which est shopping mall in Qatar. ing, at the Olympic Stadium to stay healthy until Doha. I metres champion Wayde van she wore on the morning of Au- The exhibition, which was on Sunday. am highly motivated for the Niekerk will not defend his title gust 12, 2016 in the qualification opened on April 18 by IAAF De Grasse, the Olympic World Championships and I in Qatar this month after a set- round of the Rio 2016 Olympic President Sebastian Coe, will 100m bronze medallist, came want to be in the mix there.” back while recovering from an Games. At those games Carter run through to October 7, a on strong in the final 30 metres Ewa Swoboda of Poland injury suffered playing rugby. became the first American to day after the end of the IAAF to take a confidence-boosting stormed to personal best of Van Niekerk became world win the women’s Olympic shot World Athletics Champion- victory in 9.97 seconds. Com- 11.07 (+0.7) to take the women’s champion in 2015 and retained put title since the event was first ships in Doha (27 Sep to 6 Oct). monwealth Games champion 100m, while runner-up Asha the title two years ago before contested in 1948. Among the other interest- Simbine was second in 9.99. Philip of Great Britain clocked hurting his knee playing touch “My donation to IAAF ing throwing artefacts on dis- “This was like a comeback 11.10 to equal her lifetime best. rugby before a Test between Heritage is about ‘giving-back’ play in Doha are Valerie Ad- for me,” said De Grasse, who China’s Xiaojing Liang took South Africa and New Zealand. to the sport which has done ams’ warm-up shot from the missed the 2017 world cham- third with 11.13, also a personal The 27-year-old returned to so much for me,” said Carter, London 2012 Olympic Games pionships with a hamstring Canada’s Andre De Grasse, the Olympic 100m bronze medallist, came best, just ahead of Germany’s the track last February for a pro- the 2016 IAAF world indoor and Anita Wlodarczyk’s ham- injury that lingered last year. on strong in the final 30 metres to take a confidence-boosting victory Gina Luckenkemper who vincial meet in Bloemfontein, champion. mer with which, on 1 August “These were my last 100m in 9.97 seconds. clocked 11.15 for fourth. but later withdrew from the na- “I had the example of my 2015, she threw a world record before the world championships “I did not expect such a tional championships because father’s throwing career to of 81.08m, the first 80m+ and this race gives me a good ing US world champion Sam ing 5.52.80, nearly 10 seconds time and a victory,” said Swo- he believed the cold weather inspire me. I hope the pub- throw by a woman. time before I race in Doha.” Kendricks on misses as both faster than the previous mark. boda. “I don’t know how I did would affect his recovery. lic display of my Rio uniform The IAAF Heritage World Olympic 110m hurdles cleared 5.80m in windy condi- Competing just three days it – I just ran. This is a huge Explaining his decision, will help to motivate future Athletics Championships Ex- champion Omar McLeod of tions. Poland’s Piotr Lisek was after breaking the German result for me, I am very confi- Van Niekerk said he did not generations of kids to take up hibition is open from 10am Jamaica also ran his best time third at 5.70m. record in the 3000m steeple- dent now.” want to “rush or put pres- sport, keep fit and have the to 10pm every day (until mid- of the year to take victory in a Germany’s women ran the chase at the Diamond League Luckenkemper came back sure on myself. “I’m extreme- confidence to excel at what- night on Thursday, Friday and time of 13.07 seconds. fastest 4x100m relay of the final in Zurich, the 27-year-old to anchor a German 4x100m ly happy and at peace with ever they choose to do in life.” Saturday). The men’s pole vault season, 41.67 seconds, and clocked 5:52.80 to smash the relay squad – along with Lisa where I am. I am respect- Carter, who will be com- The exhibition is located brought together the three the host nation’s Gesa Krause previous mark of 6:02.16 set Kwayie, Yasmin Kwadwo, Tat- ing calls made by the doctor peting at the IAAF World Ath- in 400m2 space on the 3rd top medal contenders for shattered the world best in by Kenyan Virginia Nganga at jana Pinto – to a world-lead- and respecting my body. It letics Championships Doha floor of the City Center Doha Doha with American-born the infrequently run women’s this meeting four years ago.