Almoez Becomes First Player to Score in Three Different Continental Events

Almoez Becomes First Player to Score in Three Different Continental Events

Sport FRIDAY 16 JULY 2021 Oosthuizen,Oo Spieth light up British Open ProbablyPro in my mind it was the perfect round I could have plplayed.ay I didn't make many mistakes. When I had good opopportunitiesp for birdie, I made the putts. So, yeah, just a very ggoodoo solid round. Louis Oosthuizen Sport | 14 TOUR DE FRANCE: STAGE 18 1: Tadej Pogacar (SLO) 3h 33' 45'', 2: Jonas Vingegaard (NED) +02.000, 3: Richard Carapaz (ECU) +02.000 Qatari athletes look to shine at Tokyo Olympics THE PENINSULA – DOHA Qatari sport continued to make a big leap claiming two bronze Team Qatar’s athletes and officials medals at the London 2012 Olympics departed for Tokyo, Japan, to partic- where shooter Nasser al Attiyah won ipate in the 32nd Olympic Games. bronze in men’s skeet event while A total of eight athletes will be high jump world champion Mutaz in action during the 2020 Games Barshim also clinched bronze. which will be held from July 23 to This was followed by a historic August 8. silver medal by Barshim at the 2016 Tokyo 2020 will be Qatar’s 10th Rio Olympics. consecutive participation at the A total of 38 athletes, 36 men and Olympics since their maiden Games 2 women, were selected then to the appearance in 1984. Qatari team across ten different Mohamed Suleiman created sports including Qatar national history for Qatar at the 1992 Bar- handball team, which won silver at celona Olympics when he won the the 2015 Men’s World Champion- country's first Olympic medal by fin- ships in Doha. ishing third in 1500m. A total of 15 athletes will rep- In 2000 Sydney Olympics, Said resent Qatar in seven sports at Tokyo Saif Asaad claimed Qatar’s second 2020 Olympics. Qatar will compete Qatari athletes and officials pose for a photograph at the Hamad International Airport Olympic medal when he took bronze in seven sports and 6 track and field in Doha prior to their departure for Tokyo. in the 105kg weightlifting event. disciplines. Almoez becomes first player to score in three different continental events THE PENINSULANINSULA – HOUSTONHOUSTON Almoezz Ali, the star strikerstriker ofof thethhe QatarQQatar nationalnaationonaal Muntari team andand thethe toptop scorerscorer off thethhe 20192010 9 AsianAsian CupCuup wrote hishis name in thethe annalsannnals ofof historyhhisttorry ini goldengoldeen letters after scoringscoring a goalgog aall againstagaainst PanamaPannamama onn predicts Tuesday.ay. Qatartar posted a 3-33-3 drawdraaw inin theirtheeir openingopeeninngg Con-Coon- cacaf GoldGold CuCupp cclashlash as AlAlmoezmmooezz aarchivedrcchiiveed hihhisis nnanameamme in footballtball history.history. strong comeback Thee Al DuhailDuhail strikerstrriker hashhaas becomebbeccomee thethee firstfirrsstt player in footballfootball historyhistorryy toto scorescscorore goalsgogoala s inin THEE PENINSULAPEENINNSSUUULA – HOUSTONHOUSO TON three differentdifferent continentalcontineenntaal champion-chchaammppionon- ships afterafter scoringscoring againstaagaaiinsst PanamaPPaannaamaa QatarQaatat r mademaddee aann imimpressiveppressssive ddebutebbu at the highly competitive in the opening matchmatcchh ofof GroupGrG oup ConcacafCConccaaccaff GoldGolld Cup,Cupp, butbutt thetheh FelixFelix Sanchez-coachedSan are left with D of thehe GoldGold Cup.Cup. mixedmim xeed emotionsemototioons afterafteer a back-and-forthbacck-and-fort 3-3 draw with Panama on Almoezmoez was thethe toptoopp Tuesday.TuTuesday.y Victor Montagliani, President of Concacaf, presenting a scorerr of the 20192019 AsianAssiiann TheThT e 202022022 FIFAFIFIFA WorldWorlrld CupCuCup hostshostst opened Group D against memento to Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, Cup withwith nine goals,goaallss,, a Panama,Panaammaa, a consistentconsistentn participantpaarrticiippannt inin thethh tournament, and were in President of the Qatar Football Association during a meeting recordd in ththee AAsiansian cchcham-hamm- thethe leadlleeaad onon threethree differentdiifff ere ennt oococcasions.ccaasiion The Central Americans, held on the sidelines of the Gold Cup in Houston, Texas, USA. pionship,hip, surpassingsurpassing AliAlil however,howweevveer, wouldwouo ld notnot bebe denied.dedeniniedd. Daei, the Iranian footballffooottbballl “The““TThhe positivepossiittivi e todaytoday is wewe scoredscored threeth and the negative is when legendd andand top scorerscoreer ofof thethhe we concededconncedeed three.thrreee. WeWe alwaysaallwaysys comecome intoi the game not to concede, QFA President meets 1996 AsianAsian Cup.Cup. hopefullyhoppeefuully too win,winn, butbuut that’sthatat’ss football,”foootbtbala l,” forwardffo Mohammed Muntari Thee secondsecond achievementachievemementn ofof toldtoldd Concacaf.comCConcaca aff.ccomm ini a post-matchposst-t maatct h interview.in the Al DuhailDuhail striker,striker, whowhoo hashasas A fifirstrsst halfhalff tussletusu slle endedene ded d inn a goallessgoao lle draw at halftime. Muntari Concacaf, PFF chiefs playedd 70 internationalinternational mentioned the halftime adjustmentsadjjustments made by Qatar coach Felix matcheshes and scoredscored 3030 SanchezSaanchez were among the factors that ledle to their three goals. Despite THE PENINSULA – HOUSTON goals for Qatar team,team, is splittingsplitting thethe points, thethe AFC Asian Cup champions felt their opening scoringng duringduring a CopaCopa matchmaatch was a goodgood litmuslitmus test forfor whatwha to expect in the rest of the Qatar Football Association (QFA) President Sheikh Hamad Americaca match againstagainst tournament.tournament. Now, theythey are focusefocused on building and gaining bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani met with presidents of Paraguayuay inin momentum.moomentum. Concacaf and Panama Football Federation on the sidelines 2019. “Sometimes you win, some you llose, but we are fortunate to of the Gold Cup in Houston, Texas, USA. Qatar’satar’s comecome up with with thethe points,points, we go backback tot work on it and come back During talks with Manuel Arias, President of Panama maidenen strongstrong for the next game,” said Muntari.Munta Football Federation (PFF), and Victor Montagliani, Chief of partici-i- Qatar willwill meet GrenadaGrenada in theirtheir seconds match on Sunday. Concacaf, QFA President discussed wide ranging topics related pationn Almoez Ali “We’re“We’re alwaysalways confident. We are the Asian champions, so we to football, 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and matters if inn celebrates comecome here with a lot of confidence andand we are glad that we showed mutual interest. Goldd after scoring todaytoday and hopefullyhopefully we can share moremo in the next games.” The meeting was aslo attended by Ali Daoud, Executive Cup is a goal against Muntari entered Tuesday’s matcmatchh in the 85th minute, subbed Director of the QFA President Office and Mushtaq Al Waili, anotherh e r Panama inin forfor AlmoezAlmoez Ali.Ali. Executive Director of the Strategic and Institutional Planning step in the team’s preparationspreparations during Qatar's He is eagereager to joinjoin his fellow forwardsforw among the goal scorers Office QFA. for thee FIFA WorWorldld Cup QatarQatara opening forfor his countrycountry after Ali, Akram Afif andand Hassan Al Haydos all picked The officials agreed in principle to extend cooperation in 2022, wwherehere tthehe AAsiansian ccham-hamm- match of the upp their first GoldGold Cup goalgoal againstagainst PPanama.a the field of football in particular and sports in general. pions continuecontinue to faceface compet-compet- Concacaf Off the field, the Qatar national tteame is not only enjoying the QFA President also apprised visiting officials of Qatar’s itors fromrom allall overover thethe worldworld Gold Cup on experienceperience of playingplaying in the biennial tournament,toto but also the prox- rise in Asian football during the break of Qatar’s match against after featuringeaturing in thethe Copa Tuesday. imity it gives them to play in front of theirth fans in the United States. Panama at the 2021 Gold Cup on Tuesday. Americaca in its previousprevious “It“It means everything,” said MuntariMunta about the Qatari public in After the meeting, the officials exchanged mementos and edition,o n, bbeforee foo re attendanceattendance for the match. “To have themth here is really motivating posed for pictures. appearingaring in thethe andannd wewe appreciateapppprer ciciatate itit andandnd hopefullyhoppeffulllly theyth can come to the next one Asian champions Qatar are participating in Gold Cup for Europeanean qualifiersqualifiers alaalso,”so,” MMuntariunu tatariri ssaid.aia dd. the first time. for thee World Cup.Cup. TheThe matchmatch againstagainst GrenadaGrenadda willwill kickki off at 2.30am Qatar time. They face Honduras and Grenada in the coming days. 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