QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Alexander QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune Zverev wins his second Madrid title PAGE 14 MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 READY STEADY TOKYO MEETING Barshim shares victory with Japan’s Tobe Inspired track performances by Kurokawa and Miura WORLD ATHLETICS TOKYO Qatar’s twice world record high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim and Japan’s Naoto Tobe took their perfor- mances to season’s new high as they tied for victory at the Twice world champion and Olympic medallist Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar flies high over the bar in the Ready Steady Tokyo meeting, high jump event at the Ready Steady Tokyo Meeting at the National Stadium in Japan on Sunday. (AFP) part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series, Japanese 10,000m and half on Sunday. marathon record-holder Hitomi Competing in the stadium Niiya finshed fifth in 15:18.21. which will host Olympic ath- Returning to steeplechase letics action this summer, action for the first time in al- Kazuki Kurokawa and Ryuji Kazuya Shiojiri of Japan competes during the 3000m steeple-chase test event for the Tokyo Olympics at most three years, Kenya’s 2014 Miura were among the other the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday. (AFP) Commonwealth bronze medal- athletes to rise to the occasion. list Joan Chepkemoi claimed A battle between Barshim women’s 3000m steeplechase and Japan’s top three athletes Sprint hurdles success for victory in 9:39.29 ahead of Yuno had been expected in the men’s Terada and Kanai Yamanaka with a 9:46.72 PB. high jump, but a jump off be- Fresh from his Japanese 110m No-one could respond to tween Qatar’s two-time Olym- hurdles record of 13.16 set at Takashi Ichida’s last lap burst in pic medallist and the Japanese the end of April, a time which the men’s 5000m as he moved indoor record-holder Tobe moved him to second on the to the front with 300m remain- took things up another notch. Asian all-time list, Taio Kanai ing and couldn’t be caught, With both athletes clearing claimed another win but was crossing the finish line in a PB of heights from 2.15m to 2.30m pushed all the way. 13:27.73 for a clear win. on their first attempts and then Dipping for the line, this The men’s 200m saw Olym- failing their three goes at 2.33m, time he clocked 13.38 (-0.8m/ pic 4x100m silver medallist they then took it in turns to at- Mutaz Essa Barshim shared this s) to hold off national indoor Shota Iizuka continue his un- tempt 2.33m, 2.31m and 2.29m pic of him with Naoto Tobe after record-holder Shunsuke beaten season so far, winning to decide the winner. their event in Tokyo on Sunday. Izumiya (13.43) and Shunya his 14th race (including heats) Since retaining his world “11 year competing together Takayama (13.45). in a season’s best of 20.48 title on home soil in 2019, Bar- and still putting up some show ! There was another sub- (1.4m/s). Akira Matsumoto was shim had competed just once, Ryuji Miura of Japan celebrates after setting a national record in the men’s 3000m steeple-chase during FireOpen hands See you soon my 13-second performance for second in a PB of 20.57. also in Doha, where he man- the Ready Steady Tokyo Meeting for the 2020 Olympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday. (AFP) friend @naotobe”, he tweeted. Asuka Terada in the 100m The men’s long jump saw aged 2.25m in March this year. hurdles as she followed her Japan’s world U20 champion In Tokyo both athletes 48.90. The 19-year-old, who is 12.96 Japanese record set last Yuki Hashioka open with 8.07m were clearly feeling the strain coached by 1997 world indoor month in Hiroshima with a (1.8m/s) and while he was un- after a long competition and 400m bronze medallist Shunji time of 12.99 (-0.8m/s) to win able to emulate that in the fol- therefore decided to share Karube, led from start to fin- ahead of her compatriot Ma- lowing rounds, with a series of victory ahead of Takashi Eto, ish and although tiring in the sumi Aoki with 13.06. four fouls and then 7.98m on who also cleared 2.30m but closing stages he held on to Back in the stadium where his last attempt, it was more had required two attempts at improve on his previous best she set her Japanese 1500m re- than enough for him to win the that height as well as three of 49.19 set last year. cord of 4:05.27 last year, world competition. Tenju Togawa was at 2.27m. Behind him, Hiromu U20 3000m champion Nozo- second with a leap of 7.82m The event welcomed some Yamauchi improved his PB by mi Tanaka clocked 4:09.10 for (1.4m/s), while the women’s international names as well as more than a second to finish a clear victory, picking up the event was won by Sumire Hata many Japanese stars for the of- as runner-up in 48.84, while pace in the second half of the with a 6.48m (0.6m/s) jump. ficial Olympic Games test event 2015 world U18 bronze medal- race and running a 63.84 last Japan’s Takuto Komi- at Tokyo’s National Stadium. list Masaki Toyoda also dipped lap. Ran Urabe came through nami followed his recent PB of But on the track, it was under 49 seconds for the first for second in 4:12.38. 82.52m in Hiroshima with a Kurokawa and Miura who time with 48.87 in third. There was also a fast finish best throw of 80.98m to win the had the races of their lives in For Miura, there was a na- Justin Gatlin of the US (2nd L) competes in a heat of the men’s 100m at the Ready Steady Tokyo Meeting in the women’s 5000m as teen- men’s javelin, while the wom- the 400m hurdles and 3000m tional record-breaking perfor- for the 2020 Olympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sunday. (AFP) ager Teresia Muthoni Gateri en’s contest saw his compatriot steeplechase respectively. mance. followed up her PB of 15:06.76 Momone Ueda throw 58.93m. For Kurokawa, that re- Running 8:17.46, he took been set by Yoshitaka Iwamizu mon Kiplagat Ruto (8:21.10). 1:01:41 for the half marathon set in Hiroshima last month Japan’s Asian Games win- sulted in a PB of 48.68 to lead more than a second off the at the 2003 World Champion- That time is an Olym- in October, and it improves with 15:10.91 to win ahead of ner Seito Yamamoto won the the top three all under the Japanese 3000m steeplechase ships in Paris for a dominant pic qualifying mark for the on his previous best of 8:19.37 her fellow Kenyan teenager men’s pole vault with a clear- Olympic qualifying mark of record of 8:18.93 which had win ahead of Kenya’s Phile- 19-year-old Miura, who ran achieved last year. Judy Jepngetich with 15:11.52. ance of 5.55m. AMIR CUP 2021: AL SADD STORM INTO FINAL; AL DUHAIL TO PLAY AL RAYYAN TONIGHT Al Sadd captain Hassan Al Haydos (left) celebrates with teammates following their Amir Cup 2021 semi-final win against Al Arabi at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Sunday. Al Sadd won 3-0, with Nam Tae-hee (10’), Baghdad Bounedjah (56) and Santi Cazorla (80-via penalty), Al Duhail players during a training session on Saturday. Al Duhail will play Al Rayyan in the second semi-final scoring the goals. of the Amir Cup 2021 at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium at 10pm on Monday. Sports Monday, May 10, 2021 13 Hamilton wins Mercedes’ British Spanish GP after driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates after crossing the finish line during the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix race at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo on the out- intense pitstop skirts of Barcelona on strategy battle Sunday. (AFP) DPA strategy and Hamilton dropped to third, Conceding defeat, Verstappen made a BARCELONA behind Bottas. But he managed to over- final pitstop for fresh tyres and secured Driver & Contructors take the Finn and then reach Verstappen, the point for the fastest lap. Standings LEWIS Hamilton of Mercedes secured using DRS to slot past the Dutchman. “When they went for another stop, I victory at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sun- “I was hunting, I was so close so I knew it was over - I was already strug- Driver Standings day after an intense pitstop strategy bat- wasn’t sure I could make the tyres last gling with the tyres,” Verstappen said. 1. Lewis Hamilton, Great Britain, tle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. so it was a gamble but a great strategy “They had more pace in their car, Mercedes, 69 points. This was Hamilton’s third win this by the team,” Hamilton even if we’d gone for that second stop, 2. Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Red Bull Racing, 61. season and 98th of his career, and he also analysed. I’m not sure ... I did everything I could,” 3. Lando Norris, Great Britain, McLaren, 37. matched Michael Schu- he added. 4. Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Mercedes, 32. macher’s record of Ferrari led the midfield pack with a 5.