SPORT 16 FRIDAY 11 AUGUST 2017 Kenya’s Sum Luan surprise pulls out of Qatar’s ‘Iron Arm’ Budair inclusion in world 800m Brazil squad London Reuters storms into London final Rio De Janeiro Reuters ormer world 800 metres champion Eunice Sum Fawad Hussain remio midfielder Qatar’s has withdrawn from the The Peninsula Luan (pictured F Ahmed Budair World Athletics Champion- below) was a sur- competes in G ships due to illness, Kenyan atar’s Ahmed Budair, prise inclusion in the officials said yesterday. famous as the ‘Iron men’s javelin Brazil squad announced Sum, who won gold in Arm’ yesterday throw at yesterday for upcoming Moscow in 2013 and bronze excelled in the pre- London Olympic World Cup qualifiers in Beijing two years ago, was Qliminary round to Stadium against Ecuador and scheduled to race in the qualify for the men’s javelin final in London, Colombia. 800m heats on Thursday and at the World Athletics Champi- yesterday. A reported target of though she said on Wednes- onships at London Olympic Arsenal and Liverpool, day she was pulling out, Stadium in London. the 24-year’s only previ- officials initially said there Budair, , who won the World ous appearance was as a was still a chance she could Champion for Youth last year, substitute in the January run. displayed one of his best per- friendly against Colom- However, they issued a formances to reach a distance bia, when coach Tite statement on Thursday con- of 83.83, finishing third in Group picked only home-based firming her withdrawal. A. According to details made players. “A decision has been available, German Johannes Vet- “He is a player that made by Team Kenya in con- ter (91.20) and Tero Pitkaemaeki had a great Olympics and sultation with the athlete and he was always on our Kenyan and IAAF medical JAVELIN THROW GROUP A radar,” Tite said of Luan, staff for her to withdraw on whose midfield prompt- 1. Johannes Vetter (Germany) 91.20 Q medical grounds,” the state- ings helped Brazil win ment said. 2. Tero Pitkaemaeki (Finland) 85.97 Q the Olympic soccer gold “She has not been feeling 3. Ahmed Bader (Qatar) 83.83 Q of Finland (85.97) secured the leading the high jump competi- Cuba Legend Javier Sotomayor last year for the first well since arriving on August 4. Julius Yego (Kenya) 83.57 Q first two spots in the group tion in the Diamond League 30 years ago (2,45 m). time. 6 and the cold weather of the 5. Marcin Krukowski (Poland) 83.49 Q respectively. 2017. The star high jumper has “He is a principal link past two days has only made 6. Hamish Peacock (Australia) 82.46 Julius Yego (Kenya) and He achieved the best record determination to break the up player and deserves her case worse.” 7. Neeraj Chopra (India) 82.26 Marcin Krukowski (Poland) also for the current season with a world record as he has achieved to be called up.” 8. Jaroslav Jilek (Czech Republic) 80.97 advanced from Group B. The jump at a height of (38.3 m). He a jump, the highest in the world Corinthians goal- 9. Adrian Mardari (Moldova) 80.18 final of the event is scheduled finished on top in Oslo round, so far (2.43m) in the US Nike keeper Cassio was the 10. Rolands Strobinders (Latvia) 79.68 tomorrow. the fifth round of the Diamond tour, a big clash is expected other surprise ‘Pinch me’, says 11. Cheng Chao-Tsun (Taiwan) 77.87 Meanwhile, Qatar’s Olympic League last July. between the world champions, inclusion. 12. Ryohei Arai (Japan) 77.38 hero Mutaz Barshim will start his The Rio Games silver medal- led by Ukraine’s Bohdan Bond- The big keeper has Warholm after 13. Tanel Laanmaee (Estonia) 76.41 stint at the worlds, with the high ist also became the extraordinary arenko and Canadian Derek been outstanding in the 14. Vitezslav Vesely (Czech Republic) 75.50 jump event getting under way candidate to achieve the great- Drouin, in addition to Syria’s Corinthians’ rise to the triumph today. est dream of breaking the world Majd Eddin Ghazal and several top of the league and is 15. Pavel Mialeshka (Belarus) 75.33 Barshim, a double Olympic record in the high jump, winners who qualified for the well-known to Tite from London medalist is in top form as he is recorded under the name of 2017 World qualifiers. when he led the Sao Reuters Paulo side to the Copa Libertadores in 2012. t only dawned on young- Semenya of Top of the South ster Karsten Warholm that South Africa American table, Brazil Ihe had become world 400 react before Semenya enters semis; have already qualified metres hurdles champion on the heat, for Russia 2018 and have Wednesday when he made a yesterday. won all eight of their photographer an offer he Obiri on course for title qualifiers since Tite took could not refuse. over in the middle of last Still barely able to com- year. prehend what had happened London “That’s all I’m concen- withdrawal. Meanwhile, They play Ecuador at after becoming Norway’s first Agencies trating on.” Kenya’s Hellen Obiri home on Aug 31 before world track champion for 30 Defending world 800m remained on course to win flying to Colombia to years, Warholm was down on outh Africa’s Caster champion Maryna Arza- her first major 5,000 face the home side on his haunches having been Semenya advanced masova of Belarus could metres title after qualifying September 5. given a flag to parade when easily to the semi- only finish fourth in her fastest from the heats he looked straight at photog- Sfinals of the 800m heat, out of the automatic yesterday. rapher Phil Noble. after winning her first three qualifiers from each The 27-year-old won “What’s going on, is this round heat at the IAAF of the six heats. world bronze in 2013 and real?” the 21-year-old asked World Championships Kenya’s Margaret came back from a year off Noble. When assured it was, yesterday. Wambui, bronze medallist to claim silver at the Rio Warholm still wasn’t satis- Semenya, a bronze at both the world indoors 2016 Olympics. Obiri, the fied. “Pinch me,” he medallist in the 1500m in and Olympics last year, world leader this year, demanded. London as she attempted won that heat, but Arza- qualified for Sunday’s final A surprised Noble leant an audacious double, masova’s season’s best of in a time of 14:56.70. across and did as he was told, clocked 2min 01.33sec. 2:01.92 was not fast enough She will be challenged pinching the youngster’s “I just want to keep to see her bag one of the by defending champion wrist, at which point winning,” said the South faster loser places. Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia, Warholm concurred. African, dogged by gender Wambui’s team-mate who ran 14:57.06 in her first “Yes, it’s real” he said accusations since shooting Eunice Sum, world cham- 5,000m race of the season before disappearing for his to fame when she won pion in Moscow in 2013 and five days after her runaway lap of honour in a viking world gold in Berlin in bronze medallist in Beijing victory in the 10,000m in helmet. 2009. two years later, was a late London. Jennings axed as Stoneman gets England call London Crane included for Windies series starts at Birmingham’s Edg- look to recapture the form AFP baston ground on Thursday, that earned him selection in July 17. the first place. England Squad ark Stoneman is set to Meanwhile, Hampshire “I am sure he will find his become Alastair Alastair Cook (Essex), Mark Stoneman (Surrey), Tom Westley (Essex), Joe Root leg-spinner Mason Crane has confidence and look to score MCook’s latest England (Yorkshire, capt), Dawid Malan (Middlesex), Ben Stokes (Durham), Jonny Bairstow been called into a Test squad runs in the remaining matches opening partner after being (Yorkshire, wkt), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Toby Roland-Jones (Middlesex), for the first time having also of this season.” selected to make his debut in Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Chris Woakes impressed in England’s first- Fit again pace-bowling next week’s day/night first (Warwickshire), Mason Crane (Hampshire) class County Championship all-rounder Chris Woakes has Test against the West Indies Fixtures this season. replaced Steven Finn in the at Edgbaston. Aug 17-21: England v West Indies, 1st Test, Edgbaston “Selectors would like to squad for a match on his War- Surrey batsman Stoneman Aug 25-29: England v West Indies, 2nd Test, Headingley offer their congratulations to wickshire home ground that was included in a 13-man Sept 07-11: England v West Indies, 3rd Test, Lord’s Mark Stoneman and Mason will be the first day/night Test squad announced yesterday Crane who thoroughly ever staged in England. from which the struggling deserve their opportunity in Woakes has fully recovered Keaton Jennings was dropped. Stoneman, a former Durham first-class cricket this season, the squad,” said England from a side strain sustained The Durham opener only team-mate of Jennings, is in including a highest score of selector James Whitaker in an during the Champions Trophy averaged 15.87 in eight innings line to become Cook’s 12th 197, while averaging 58.82 England and Wales Cricket in June and has missed most during England’s recent 3-1 partner at the top of the order with three centuries.