Nasser al Attiyah seals record 14th MERC title in Kuwait SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2018 PAGE 19 Real Madrid grab vital home win with QNB STARS LEAGUE PAGE 18 late goals against Real Valladolid AL DUHAIL VS AL ARABI Biles seals Doha show with a six! American collects a gold and bronze on the final day Russia’s Artur Dalaloyan makes his and Middle East’s to become the first woman in 30 years to win a medal first World Gymnastics Championships memorable in every event of a world championships finishing with five medals VINAY NAYUDU DOHA IN what provided for the perfect golden glow, Simone Biles ensured that she fin- ished her sizzling show at the 48th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha 2018 in style emerging as the queen with a total of four golds, a silver and a bronze at a packed Aspire Dome on Sat- urday evening. The record-setting trend continued on the tenth and fi- nal day of the first World Gym- nastics in the Middle East. Liu Tingting of China The 21-year-old Biles went competes in the balance on to become the first woman beam event at the 2018 in 30 years, and first American Doha Worlds on ever, to win a medal in every Saturday. The teenager event as she claimed gold on won gold. the floor exercise, and prior to that fetched a bronze on the balance beam. Biles, who earlier won gold medals in All-Around, team competition and vault events besides a silver in un- even bars and bronze in bal- ance beam, is now tied with Russian Svetlana Khorkina’s all-time high of 20 World Championships medals. RESULTS Women’s Balance Beam Gold: Liu Ting Ting (CHN) 14.533 Silver: Anne-Marie Padurariu (CAN) 14.100 Bronze: Simone Biles (US) 13.600 Women’s Floor Exercise Gold: Simone Biles (USA) - 14.933 Silver: Morgan Hurd (USA) - 13.933 Bronze: Mai Murakami (JPN) - 13.86 Men’s Vault Gold: Se Gwang Ri (PRK) 14.933 Silver: Artur Dayaloyan (RUS) 14,883 Bronze: Kenzo Shirai (JPN) 14.675 Men’s Parallel Bars Gold: Zou Jingyuan (CHN) 16.433 Silver: Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) 15.591 Bronze: Artur Dalaloyan (RUS) 15.366 Men’s Horizontal Bar Gold winner Epke Zonderland of Gold: Epke Zonderland (NED) 15.100 the Netherlands after his men’s Silver: Kohei Uchimura (JPN) 14.800 Bronze: Sam Mikulak (USA) 14.533 Simone Biles of the United States of America listens to her national Russia’s Artur Dalaloyan from Russia competes on the parallel bars final at the Aspire Dome on Saturday. horizontal bar routine anthem after the floor exercise final on Saturday. (KARIM JAAFAR/AFP) The 22-year-old ended his first World Championships with five medals. (AFP) on Saturday. No woman had won a medal in every event since Daniela Silivas of Romania at the 1988 Olympics; and since the erstwhile Soviet Union’s Yelena Shushunova did so in 1987 at the Worlds in Rotter- dam, The Netherlands. With the big six (med- als) from Doha Worlds 2018, Biles now also has the record for most overall world titles, by a man or woman, with a total of 14. “I am definitely very hap- py, especially to win a medal in every event. No matter what colour the medal, I’m really proud of myself. It feels really rewarding because I’ve put a lot of hard work and dedication into this sport, so I couldn’t be happier. “I’m really proud of my performances here. I wish some of them would have been Japan’s Kohei Uchumura, who won the silver, is upside down during THE SHOW MOVES ON: Ali al Hitmi, the Executive Director of the Organising Committee of Doha Worlds 2018 & President, Qatar Gymnastics better but I’m really proud of his routine on the horizontal bar at the Aspire Dome on Saturday. Federation waves the FIG flag before handing it to FIG President Morinari Watanabe, who handed it to the Mayor of the City of Stuttgart the outcome.” (Germany) Dr. Martin Schairer as hosts of the 2019 World Gymnastics Championships. Later, the only 4 feet 8 ping out of bounds. challenged by two teenagers, inches high athlete – who is Brilliant with her splits Biles chose to play safe in the as I used to be on beam. So I bronze. the men’s high bar, Dalaloyan Possibly the most thrilling a bundle of energy – wrote on and somersaults, Biles who error-strewn beam competi- think it’s a step forward and “It was my first champi- was the last in action in the competition of the week was her instagram “Although I still was the third last of the eight tion and finished third best hopefully from here on out it onship and I got two golds, event and the championships left until last with high bar spe- placed 1st and MADE HIS- gymnasts to go on show with a score of 13.600. can only improve. It was re- two silver and a bronze. I am and seemed to have found his cialist Epke Zonderland taking TORY I’m not entirely pleased scored 14.933 points, much China’s Liu Tingting ally easy to turn around and go very satisfied and pleased with rhythm, but just as the crowd gold for the Netherlands. with my performance. I’m still clear of the last best set by (14.533) and Canada’s Ana Pa- into floor with an open mind.” my performance,” said the got behind his swings, his Injured Japanese idol, Ko- trying to find my confidence. Japan’s 21-year-old Mai Mu- durariu (14.100) got the gold In the last three of men’s Russian later through a hands slipped and he suffered hei Uchimara took silver in his But I won’t give up.” rakami who scored 13.866 – in and silver medals. events, there were more translator. a fall. A return to the routine only individual event of the Indeed, champions rarely the end good enough for the Explaining the safety first medals for the male star of Daloloyan went on to win meant that two points were al- week, his 20th world champi- give up. Biles took her final bronze. approach, Biles later explained the week – Artur Dalaloyan. a bronze in the men’s parallel ready deducted and it was all onship medal. gold of the championships Biles’ compatriot, the saying, “To be completely hon- The 22-year-old Russian was bars behind gold winner Zou over for him. And there was finally a with a floor routine which 17-year-old Morgan was next est, I’m really just happy that forced to settle for a silver by Jingyuan of China and Oleg Dalaloyan ended up with medal — bronze — for Amer- saw her marked a clear point and returned a total of 13.933 I stayed on the beam because North Korea’s 33-year-old Ri Verniaiev of Ukraine. five medals: two golds, two ica’s luckless Sam Mikulak, ahead of the competition, de- to claim the silver. going into these World Cham- Se-gwang in a close contest. A possible sixth for the silver and a bronze in his first who had finished fourth in spite penalty points for step- An hour and a half earlier, pionships I wasn’t as confident Kenzo Shirai of Japan took Russian couldn’t happen as in world championships. three events this week. Sports Sunday, November 4, 2018 17 ‘With a successful Doha Worlds, Qatar is stepping it up for 2022 World Cup’ German Ambassador says Qatar’s hosting capabilities admirable VINAY NAYUDU DOHA WITH the successful host- ing of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2018 in Doha, Qatar has not only showcased its capabilities as a sports capital but is also head- ing towards the FIFA 2022 World Cup in the best possible way, feels HE Hans-Udo Mu- zel, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Qatar. HE Muzel was speaking on the sidelines of a reception held for Germany’s gymnastics The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany HE Hans-Udo Muzel (2nd right) with Hamad al Nuaimi of Qatar Olympic Committee – pre- team along with the President sent on behalf of Doha Gymnastics Worlds’ Executive Chairman & Qatar Gymnastics Federation President Ali al Hitmi; President of the German of the German Gymnastics Gymnastics Federation Dr. Alfons Holzl (left): the Mayor of the City of Stuttgart Dr. Martin Schairer (right); and German gymnast Elisabeth Seitz, Federation Dr. Alfons Holzl, who won a broze medal in the individual women’s uneven bars event of the 48th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha 2018, at and the Mayor of the City of a reception held for the German national gymnastics team on Saturday. Stuttgart Dr. Martin Schairer, on Saturday. “They have an excellent making the final) was already This all is getting international as a great opportunity to see Germany’s Ambassador to Qatar HE Hans-Udo Muzel and his wife Stuttgart is the host city for infrastructure. Our gymnasts, on alongside the gymnastics focus on this part of the world fantastic work la sport plus to Lilian Muzel-Kiviet with German gymnast Elisabeth Seitz, who won a the 49th Artistic Gymnastics athletes and officials from worlds. Then, you have the in a very positive way.” see Qatar on the way to 2022 broze medal in the individual women’s uneven bars event at the Doha World Championships 2019. Germany – one of the biggest Longines Global Champi- Muzel, however, hoped World Cup,” he said.