AC Milan’s Rafael Leao scores Serie A’s fastest-ever goal after six seconds MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2020 PAGE 14 QOC BEACH GAMES 2020 BEGIN AT ASPIRE PARK The QOC Beach Games kicked off at the Aspire Park on Sunday with the participation of ve hundred male and female athletes. Organised by the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), the event will be held until January 2. The QOC Secretary-General Jassim Rashid Al Buenain was present at the inauguration. Beach Games enthusiasts and amateurs were invited by the QOC to register their names and details via a link set up on the QOC ofcial website. The participants will be competing in football, handball, volleyball and 3x3 basketball, as a maximum of four to 12 teams of men and women are allowed to participate in each sport. QOC said the initiative behind hosting the Beach Games is to encourage the community to keep their health and physical tness at top level. (TNN) Injaaz Stud’s Hellenistique and Al Kuwari’s Lady Princess claim Qatar Derby honours Results: Qatar International Derby QATAR DERBY (QA Gr1) (Far Bend) Equinoxe (QA), Alban Elie Marie De Mieulle, Ronan Dukhan (QA), Mohammed Hussain Afroz, Luca Horse: Hellenistique (FR), Trainer: Zuhair Mohsen Thomas Maniezzi Zuhair Maki, Jockey: Marco Casamento LOCAL PUREBRED ARABIAN HANDICAP THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (Class 3) (Far Bend) QATAR DERBY (Gr2 PA) (Far Bend) Rodina (QA), Gassim Mohammad Ghazali, Saleh Hajaj (IRE), Hadi Nasser Rashid Al Ramzani, Alberto Lady Princess (FR), Thomas Fourcy,Julien Augé Salem Al Marri Sanna Minister of Culture and Sports HE Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser Al Ali, QREC Chairman Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi, and President of QATAR DERBY (Gr3 PA) (Far Bend) THOROUGHBRED MAIDEN PLATE (Class 6) LOCAL PUREBRED ARABIAN PLATE (3YOs) (Far Qatar and Asian Equestrian Federations & QREC Vice-Chairman Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Attiyah with Injaz stud Hellenistique representative Antar (FR), Alban Elie Marie De Mieulle, Ronan Thomas Harry Hotspur (IRE), Rashid Al Ali, Alexander Reznikov Bend) Wilyan (QA), Majed Mahadi Seifeddine, Alberto Sheikh Abdullah bin Mishael Al Thani during the trophy presentation ceremony at Al Rayyan Park on Sunday. QATAR DERBY (Far Bend) LOCAL THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP (Far Bend) Sanna. (Dahess x Al Musck), ridden With Ronan Thomas in the Aljafali Al Naimi’s Wilyan showed promise on his last two oughbred Handicap (Far Bend) Twin Derby titles for Umm Qarn colts by Julien Auge in the colours of saddle, the local Thorough- made light work of a step up in outings over a mile finishing in (80 & below). Abdullah bin Fahad Al Attiyah bred Guineas winner from distance in the mile-long Local the frame. In the Thorough- Helmed by Luca Maniezzi TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK for Thomas Fourcy. last month and stablemate Purebred Arabian Plate (3 Year bred Handicap (Class 3) (Far for the fourth straight time this DOHA Vice-Chairman Hamad bin Antar was able to keep his Dream Boy, helmed by Soufi- Olds) (Far Bend). Bend) (75-95), the Hadi Nasser season, the Mohammed Hus- Abdulrahman Al Attiyah were lead as Auge and his partner ane Saadi, led the field coming Last month, the Majed Ma- Rashid Al Ramzani schooled sain Afroz trained colt backed INJAAZ Stud’s Hellenistique present during the trophy pres- could only manage second by on to the home straight in the hadi Seifeddine trained colt 6yo raced to his first victory up the promise he showed with (Wootton Bassett x Hasturiani- entation ceremony. half a length. Hassan Ali Al- 1850m run. had impressed many with a since March 2019. Alberto a win and a runner-up finish ta) made a spectacular debut in Khalifa Bin Sheail Al Ku- abdulmalik’s Tarek DU Soleil, Equinoxe surged forward runner up finish in a six fur- Sanna nudged his bay mount last month, topping the miler Qatar landing the Qatar Derby wari’s Lady Princess (General ridden by Faleh Bughanaim for easing past Dream Boy to win long maiden sprint, and Al- forward 100m from the post, on Sunday with one and a half (QA Gr1) (Far Bend) (3 Year x Nacree Al Maury), second in Deborah Amanda Clare Moun- by five lengths, as Dream Boy berto Sanna was astride the and Hajaj duly obliged, grab- lengths to spare. Olds) in thrilling fashion at the Qatar Derby last season, tain, was third. held on for a runner up finish. grey colt again. This time the bing the lead on a bunch of ri- Al Jeryan Stud’s Harry Hot- the Qatar International Derby landed the Purebred Arabian Umm Qarn’s Equinoxe led Sheikh Abdulla Thani Al colt went one better in breezy vals, and winning by one and a spur was a bit disappointing on Festival at Al Rayyan Park on feature Qatar Derby (Gr2 PA) a spectacular one-two for the Thani’s Al Hindi (Sleeping In- fashion taking the advantage quarter length. his last two starts earlier this Sunday. (Far Bend) (Purebred Arabians colours and the trainer Alban dian x Lucilla), trained by Gas- on the straight and going past Dhafi Rashid Al Marri’s month having not built on his Trained by Zuhair Mohs- 4 Year Olds Only) comfortably. Elie Marie De Mieulle in the sim Mohammad Ghazali, was the post five lengths in front of Dukhan raced to his second second place finish last month. en Zuhair Maki, the gelding Runner-up behind Umm (Far Bend) (3 Year Olds Local third under JP Guillambert. the rivals. victory this season and first However this time in the stayed at the back of the pack Qarn’s Jabalah (Al Mamun Thoroughbreds). Saeed Bin Mubarak Saeed Al Jeryan Stud’s Hajaj had ever on turf in the Local Thor- Thoroughbred Maiden Plate early on in the 2000m run on Monlau x Kouthar) last year, (Class 6) (Distance 1,850m), turf, before Marco Casamento Thomas Fourcy’s ward, ridden Alexander Reznikov was had the bay horse move outside by Julien Auge, reversed the astride Rashid Al Ali saddled and steadily up the order com- order of the top two this time gelding for the seventh straight ing off the final bend. round as the HH The Amir Sil- time and the 4yo shed his As Hellenistique took the ver Sword topper bagged the maiden status in a close finish lead in the closing stages of 2000m run with two and three to the 1850m race. A deter- the feature, another Zuhair quarters of a length to spare at mined run on the outside on Mohsen ward, King Pacha the post. the home straight saw the bay (Acclamation x Regina Mun- HH Sheikh Mohammed horse win by one and three di), ridden by Julien Auge bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Meth- quarters of a length. in the colours of Khalifa bin gal (TM Fred Texas x Theeba), Injaaz Stud’s Rodina halted Sheail Al Kuwari, followed but saddled by Julian Colin Smart, a string of fifth-place finishes eventually could only manage completed the top three under to make a late run for victory second three lengths behind Alberto Sanna. in the Local Purebred Arabian the winner. Gassim Moham- Umm Qarn’s Antar (Al Handicap (70 & below). mad Ghazali trained Sir Ar- Mamun Monlau x Al Dahma) Qatari rider Saleh Salem Al thur Dayne (Sir Prancealot x stayed unbeaten in Qatar, Marri continued what has been Shoshoni Wind), helmed by winning his second straight a big season for him so far as Jason Watson in the colours outing in the (Gr3 PA) (Far the apprentice jockey guided of Al Kuwari, finished third. Bend) Purebred Arabians 3 his 14th winner of the season in The Minister of Culture Year Olds race. the 1850m run. and Sports HE Salah bin Gha- The mile long run saw As Meteb Ali Al Marri and nem bin Nasser Al Ali crowned Ronan Thomas giving a go- his partner Rajab took the ad- the winners. The QREC Chair- ahead to Alban Elie Marie De vantage coming on to the home man Issa bin Mohammed Al Mieulle’s ward 200m from straight, Rodina changed gears Mohannadi and the President the finish and Antar was soon Jockey Marco Casamento astride Hellenistique exults on winning the Julien Auge on Lady Princess celebrates winning the $150,000 and the jockey guided her on to of the Qatar and Asian Eques- in the lead but being pursued $500,000 Qatar Derby (QA Gr1) (Far Bend) for 3YOs at the Qatar Qatar Derby (Gr2 PA) (Far Bend) at QREC’s Al Rayyan Park on the inside, edging out her rival trian Federations and QREC by French raider HM Jalfane International Derby Festival at Al Rayyan Park on Sunday. Sunday. by a neck at the post. Sports Monday, December 21, 2020 13 Qatar Airways congratulates Al Sadd on winning their 17th Amir Cup title TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA QATAR Airways, proud spon- sor of the Amir Cup final, con- gratulated Al Sadd SC, who were crowned Amir Cup champions a 17th time after the final that co- incided with the historic inaugu- Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin ration of Al Rayyan Stadium. Ebrahim Al Khalifa and FIFA President Gianni Infantino award the The match took place on AFC Champions League trophy to South Korean team Ulsan Hyundai’s Qatar National Day, marking captain at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Friday. exactly two years until the fi- nal of the FIFA World Cup Qa- tar 2022. AFC President The Al Rayyan Stadium is the latest FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM Stadium to thanks Qatar be unveiled, embodying vari- ous aspects of Qatari heritage, combined with the sleekness for hosting AFC of its modern design, with its most striking feature being its Al Sadd with the Amir Cup trophy they won beating Al Arabi in the Amir Cup nal at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan on Friday.