Wales begin with bonus-point win over Georgia at Rugby World Cup PAGE 14 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 Digital floodlights, the midnight Members of IAAF Council Meeting in Doha on Monday. marathons, mixed relays, cooling (Pic: Matthew Quine for IAAF) technology…. Everything is different. This is really good thing for our sport and Qatar has been given this opportunity for that: Coe RAAJIV TRIPATHI will take place against a stun- DOHA ning Corniche backdrop on a floodlight course with modern IAAF President Sebastian Coe amenities to beat the heat, if is upbeat about Qatar putting it is there at all. While talking up a very innovative and fans’ about things never before seen friendly IAAF World Athletics in the WCHs, Coe commented, Championships Doha 2019 at “Very pleasing. I think there are the majestic Khalifa Interna- lots of things we are going to do tional Stadium at Aspire Zone. for the first time. The evening The 10-day championships, only sessions with the specific to be hosted in the Middle East focus on field events. We have region for a first time, will begin some of the biggest names in on September 27 and come to the combined events are all an end on October 6. competing on the same day. Jaw-dropping experience After an IAAF Council brief, “The digital floodlights, the Coe said, “Doha looks well pre- midnight marathons, mixed pared to host the IAAF World relays, cooling technology…. Athletics Championships. I Everything is different. This is spoke to Dahlan al Hamad to- really good thing for our sport day, my colleague from the Lo- and Qatar has been given this cal Organising Committee. My opportunity for that,” he said. awaits fans: IAAF chief competition team is here and Qatar has been organising everything is in place. international athletics events “Now we are relying on ath- for 21 years. It has the pride second biggest single sport innovations and the technolo- tainly raise the bar when you letes to do what they do really of launching the popular Dia- event in the world. gy. Some of the new broadcast reflect on the 2019 WCH after IAAF maintains Russia ban over doping well. I hope that it will be spec- mond League season in Doha “There will be plenty of technology would be applied it is over. “Every champion- tacular and excite many more every year. Besides, it held the digital innovations during the on these championships as ship wants to look back and THE IAAF said on Monday it would maintain a ban on the Russian young people, particularly in World Indoor Championships championships. One of the at- well,” he said. say it did something different athletics federation pending analysis of data from the Russian Qatar, to be athletes,” he added. in 2010 and now the IAAF’s tractiveness to our council of The IAAF chief was opti- and I hope Qatar would not anti-doping laboratory covering the 2011-2015 period when state- “The Doha 2019 team has flagship championships – the choosing Qatar was the digital mistic that Qatar would cer- be different.” sponsored doping was prevalent. planned to incorporate many “The council endorsed the strongest recommendation we’ve firsts in a bid to make it one of probably had from the taskforce that Russia remains suspended,” the most memorable experi- International Association of Athletics Federations president Se- ences for both athletes and fans bastian Coe said following a meeting of the body’s council in Doha around the globe. Right from ahead of the World Championships. Though the Russian federation the split evening sessions to the remains banned, athletes from Russia have been competing for midnight marathons and the years as neutrals with 118 due to participate in the World Athlet- mixed relays. From the green ics Championships which get underway in Doha Friday. Russia was cooling technology to the LED barred from international competition in 2015 over a vast state-run lights. From the digital flood- doping conspiracy. The IAAF announcement came as the World Anti- lights to delightful telecast mo- Doping Agency (WADA) Monday gave Russia three weeks to explain ments. Everything is going to “inconsistencies” in a cache of laboratory data handed over to have you drop your jaws!” investigators. Russia stands to be declared non-compliant by WADA The women’s marathon is if it fails to explain why evidence of some positive tests handed over slated for the opening day, while International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe (centre), head of communications for the worldwide athletics by a whistleblower doesn’t show up in data provided by Moscow’s the men’s marathon would be federation Jackie Brock-Doyle and the head of IAAF Inspection Team, Rune Andersen, attend a media conference following a meeting of the anti-doping laboratory in January. (AFP) held on October 5. Both races body’s council in Doha ahead of the 2019 World Championships on Monday. (AFP) IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 Timetable and Statistics imetable of finals at the September DC: Ines Henriques, Portugal DC: Yang Jiayu, China WR: 1:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvilova, Czechoslovakia, July WR: 12.80 Aries Merritt, United States, September 7, Women’s 400m hurdles at 18:30hrs OC: United States 27-October 6 IAAF World Athletics OC: NA OC: Liu Hong, China 26, 1983, 2012, Brussels WR: 52.20 Dalilah Muhammad, United States, July 28, Men’s 4x100m relay at 19:15hrs T Munich YB: 12.98 Grant Holloway, United States 2019, Des Moines WR: 36.84 Jamaica, August 11, 2012, London Championships Doha 2019 (in GMT), with Sunday, September 29 (5 finals): Monday, September 30 (6 finals): YB: 1:54.98 Caster Semenya, South Africa DC: Omar McLeod, Jamaica YB: 52.20 Dalilah Muhammad, United States YB: 37.60 Britain world records (WR), 2019 world best Women’s pole vault at 17:40hrs Women’s high jump at 17:30hrs DC: Caster Semenya, South Africa OC: Omar McLeod, Jamaica DC: Kori Carter, United States DC: Britain results (YB - as of September 22), defend- WR: 5.06 Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia, August 28, 2009, WR: 2.09 Stefka Kostadinowa, Bulgaria, August 30, OC: Caster Semenya, South Africa OC: Dalilah Muhammad, United States OC: Jamaica ing world champions from 2017 (DC) and Zurich 1987, Rome Men’s 400m hurdles at 19:40hrs Thursday, October 3 (4 finals): Men’s 3,000m steeplechase at 18:45hrs Men’s marathon at 20:59hrs YB: 4.91 Jenn Suhr, United States YB: 2.06 Mariya Lasitskene, neutral athlete WR: 46.78 Kevin Young, United States, August 6, 1992, Women’s shot put at 19:35hrs WR: 7:53.63 Saif Saeed Shaheen, Qatar, September 3, WR: 2:01:39 Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, September 16, 2016 Olympic champions (OC) for each DC: Ekaterini Stefanidi, Greece DC: Mariya Lasitskene, neutral athlete Barcelona WR: 22.63 Natalya Lisovskaya, Soviet Union, June 7, 2004, Brussels 2018, Berlin event, where applicable. (Doha is three OC: Ekaterini Stefanidi, Greece OC: Ruth Beitia, Spain YB: 46.92 Karsten Warholm, Norway 1989, Moscow YB: 8:04.82 Soufiane el Bakkali, Morocco YB: 2:02:37 Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya hours ahead of GMT) Men’s triple jump at 18:45hrs Men’s 5,000m at 18:20hrs DC: Karsten Warholm, Norway YB: 20.31 Gong Lijao, China DC: Conseslus Kipruto, Kenya DC: Geoffrey Kirui, Kenya WR: 18.29 Jonathan Edwards, Britain, August 27, 1995, WR: 12:37.35 Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia, April 31, OC: Kerron Kement, United States DC: Gong Lijao, China OC: Conseslus Kipruto, Kenya OC: Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya Friday, September 27 (1 final): OC: Michzelle Carter, United States Men’s 400m at 19:20hrs Women’s marathon at 20:59hrs Tuesday, October 1 (4 finals): Women’s 400m at 20:50hrs WR: 43.03 Wayde van Niekerk, South Africa, August 14, Sunday, October 6 (7 finals): WR: 2:15:25 Paula Radcliffe, Britain, April 13, 2003, Men’s pole vault at 17:05hrs WR: 47.60 Marita Koch, East Germany, October 6, 1985, 2016, Rio Women’s long jump at 16:15hrs London WR: 6.16 Renaud Lavillenie, France, February 15, 2014, Canberra YB: 43.45 Michael Norman, United States WR: 7.52 Galina Chistyakova, Soviet Union, June 11, YB: 2:17:08 Ruth Chepngetich, Kenya Donetsk YB: 49.05 Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Bahamas DC: Wayde van Niekerk, South Africa 1988, Leningrad DC: Rose Chelimo, Bahrain YB: 6.06 Sam Kendricks, United States DC: Phyllis Francis OC: Wayde van Niekerk, South Africa YB: 7.16 Malaika Mihambo, Germany OC: Jemima Sumgong, Kenya DC: Sam Kendricks, United States OC: Shaunae Miller, Bahamas Men’s 20km walk at 20:30hrs DC: Brittney Reese, United States OC: Thiago Braz, Brazil Women’s heptathlon (800m) at 21:05hrs WR: 1:16:36 Yusuke Suzuki, Japan, March 15, 2015, OC: Tianna Bartoletta, United States Saturday, September 28 (6 finals): Women’s javelin at 18:20hrs WR: 7,291 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, United States, Nomi Men’s 1,500m at 16:40hrs Women’s hammer throw at 16:25hrs WR: 72.28 Barbora Spotakova, Czech Republic, September 23-24, Seoul YB: 1:17:15 Toshikazu Yamanishi, Japan WR: 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco, July 14, WR: 82.98 Anita Wlodarczyk, August 28, 2016, Warsaw September 13, 2008, YB: 6,819 Nafissatou Thiam, Belgium DC: Eider Arevalo, Colombia 1998, Rome YB: 78.24 DeAnna Price, United States Stuttgart DC: Nafissatou Thiam, Belgium OC: Wang Zhen, China YB: 3:28:77 Timothy Cheruiyot, Kenya DC: Anita Wlodarczyk, Poland YB: 67.98 Lu Huihui, China OC: Nafissatou Thiam, Belgium DC: Elijah Manangoi, Kenya OC: Anita Wlodarczyk, Poland DC: Barbora Spotakova, Czech Republic Men’s decathlon (1,500m) at 21:15hrs Saturday, October 5 (7 finals): OC: Matthew Centrowitz, United States Men’s long jump at 17:40hrs OC: Sara Kolak, Croatia WR: 9,126 Kevin Mayer, France, September 15/16,