SPORT Sunday 11 December 2016 PAGE | 28 PAGE | 29 In-form Beckham faces Kohli puts deadline on Miamimi India in the lead MLS franchise Saeed, Al Marri emerge winners of National Day Endurance Ride Saeed Hamad Saeed Juma (left) astride LP Hara, winning the 100km CEIYJ* event of the National Day Endurance Ride, organised bythe Qatar Endurance Committee at Endurance Village, Sealine, Mesaieed yesterday. CENTRE: The winner of the 120km CEI** event, Hamad Towaim Al Marri receives the trophy from Minister of Culture and Sports H E Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali. RIGHT: Minister of Culture and Sports H E Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali presents the winner's trophy to Saeed Hamad Saeed Juma during the presentation ceremony. Ma Long of China in action against South Korea's Jeoung Youngsik during the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals at LCSC offers exclusive Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena in Doha yesterday. Ma Long won 11-9, 11-8, 11-8, 14-12. Pictures by: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula facilities for ladies The Peninsula the females interested in hav- ing a comfortable atmosphere osail International Cir- for them to come and exer- cuit will open its doors cise. To continue this and to Ltwice a month for ladies focus on physical activity, we only, enabling them to exer- will be launching this new cise in an outdoor facility with event, Ladies Training Days, privacy. as part of this continuous This was revealed during effort to make our commu- a press conference, attended nity live a healthier life,” Al by Abdulrahman Al Dosari, Dosari said. President of Qatar Sports For Dr. Abdulaziz Al Kuwari All Federation (QSFA), Saud said that Qatar Cyclists is very Al Attiyah President of Losail proud to announce this Circuit Sports Club (LCSC), Dr launch in collaboration with Abdulaziz Al Kuwari of Qatar Qatar Sports for All Federa- Cyclists and Mrs. Haya Al tion and Losail International Ghanim of Qatar Cyclists and Circuit under the slogan Oola Sports. “Activity is wellness”. QSFA and Qatar Cyclists “I would like to send a Centre with the Losail Circuit special thank you to the Qatar Ma Long sets date with Sports Club, continue to focus Sports for All Federation for on hosting physical activities their continuous efforts in that aim to maximize the full providing activities for the potential of the facilities and Qatar community. I would the goal is to provide the com- also like to thank all those in munity with a safe and Qatar providing activities to Zhengdong in Doha final comfortable environment to the public, especially to Min- exercise in. ister of Culture and Sports H In addition to the Wednes- E Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali for day training days, the track will his continuous support,” Al The Peninsula semi-finals yesterday. In the first with absolute ease, Ma Long look now also be open exclusively Kuwari said. semi-final yesterday, world in imperious form as he won 11-9, for ladies only on selected Speaking on the occasion, he top two players on number, Ma Long of China 11-8, 11-8, 14-12. Ma Long has lost Tuesdays of every month. Mrs. Haya Al Ghanim said; the planet - Ma Long crushed Jeoung Youngsik of only two games in this tourna- Today I had a good “I have been President of “The privacy that is provided and Fan Zhengdong - Korea in straight games to reach ment so far. the circuit for a year now and to us by the Losail Interna- will clash for the ITTF the final of the ITTF World Tour In the final today, Ma Long balance between in this year, we have been tional Circuit is very helpful World Tour Grand Grand Finals. will play compatriot and arch- attack and defence, able to use the facility the and we appreciate it greatly. TFinals title today after they posted Playing with authority that rival Fan Zhengdong who I felt confident. most we can, but still we can We will be providing the contrasting wins in the helped him reach the title clash crushed compatriot Xu Xin 5-11, I was prepared for a do more work in community cycles and gear, so people 11-5, 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9. engagement and use it to its wouldn’t have to find ways to It was a pleasing win for the tough match, I’m full potential. Today I am bring their personal cycles Fan Zhengdong of China 19-year-old player who won the surprised that I won happy to launch this new from home all the way here. in action against Xu Xin. Star Point award on Thursday. so easily: Han Ying event with Qatar Sports for All We will also have special Zhengdong won 5-11, Zhengdong, ranked two in the Federation and Qatar Cyclists. trainers to provide yoga les- 11-5, 11-5, 6-11, 11-6, 11-9. world, has lost only five games We are here to provide all we sons, mini bootcamp, walking, in Doha. can from the circuit to cyclists and other activities. After the Earlier China’s Zhu Yuling, in the community,” said LCSC success we had in April, I am the no.3 seed, yesterday beat President Saud Al Attiyah. optimistic that we will have a Kasumi Ishikawa, the no.2 seed, played much stronger than today. QSFA President Abdul- great turnout.” 16-14, 11-3, 11-8, 11-7 to seal her I was prepared for a tough match, rahman Al Dosari said that his The first Ladies training place in the women's singles final. I’m surprised that I won so eas- federation is very concerned days will be on Tuesday and the In the first semi-final at Ali ily,” Han Ying said. and focused on encouraging next days will be on December Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena, Ger- German coach Jie Schopp the community to be more 20 and 27. The track will be many's Han Ying, the no.11 seed, said Miu Hirano wasn't fresh physically active and live a open from 5.00pm to 8.30pm eased past Miu Hirano, the no. 10 enough for a better fight. healthier lifestyle. with the registration on the seed, in four games. "Miu Hirano and Mima Ito are ‘As a part of this focus, we same day and free of charge. Han Ying won one-sided both tired, they have been trav- launched a Women’s Com- There will be an abaya and bag clash 11-2, 11-4, 11-3, 11-5. elling such a lot, to South Africa munity Sport activities that check in station at the entrance “Today I had a good balance for the World Junior Champion- will take place in four differ- and no men will be allowed between attack and defence, I felt ships; neither of them were 100 ent schools on a weekly basis inside the track with the CCTV confident. Last time when we percent fit and it was difficult for where we open the recreation system monitored by female played in Kuwait, I won the first them to find motivation," Schopp centres of those schools to all staff only. three games but then Miu Hirano said yesterday. SPORT 11 DECEMBER 2016 SUNDAY 27 Russian Sport McLaren report shows vast Ministry denies state-run dope programme reach of Russian doping Moscow IANS London International Paralympic Com- he Russian Sports Min- AFP mittee,Sports which 'hijacked' banned Russia istry has denied the Canadian lawyer Texistence of a govern- here were growing says Russia hijacked ment-sponsored doping calls yesterday for international sport system in response to the Russia to be banned by using more than "institutionalised doping con- from the Winter 1,000 athletes in an spiracy" allegation from an Olympics and other investigation report released 'institutional Tmajor international events after by the World Anti-Doping conspiracy' to win the latest startling revelations of Agency (WADA). state-sponsored doping across medals at the Sochi Canadian sports law Russian sport. and London Olympics expert Richard McLaren on Richard McLaren described and other global Friday published the second on Friday how Russia "hijacked" events. part of an investigation report sport by involving more than on Russian doping, noting 1,000 athletes in an "institutional that an institutional conspir- conspiracy" to win by mass dop- The IOC responded acy existed across summer ing at the Sochi 2014 Winter and to McLaren's latest and winter sports athletes London 2012 Olympics and other damning report by who participated with Rus- global competitions. announcing it would sian government officials. The Canadian lawyer, who reanalyse all 254 According the report, over detailed in a previous report how urine samples taken 1,000 Russian athletes com- Russian security services were peting in summer, winter and from Russian French national anti-doping laboratory in Chatenay-Malabry, outside Paris shows urine samples involved in the nefarious Paralympic sport, can be athletes at Sochi. scheme, said in a second report in the same bottles used to analyse Russian athletes urine at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics identified as being involved for the World Anti-Doping in this file photo of December 15, 2015. in or benefiting from manip- Agency (WADA) that at least 30 ulations to conceal positive sports were implicated and that completely from the Rio Paral- put their house in order." a fundamental attack on the different teams and what's going doping tests. The Russian salt and instant coffee were used ympics in September, called the Clemens Prokop, president integrity of the Olympic Games on," McLaren said after present- Sports Ministry said in a state- to manipulate Russian McLaren findings of the German athletics federa- and on sport in general".