![]() She managed to seal the historic win during her first season in the competition. Akeel along with her new Uruguayan co-driver Sergio Lafonte will also reveal the car that she will be driving during the rally at a press conference due to be held in the presence of her sponsors and representatives of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation.Īkeel won the world cup after competing against the biggest names in motor racing and was crowned by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile in the presence of the head of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation Prince Khalid bin Sultan. The other triumphant young Saudis were Abdul Rahman Hajjrassi, who won a bronze in the Kumite -76kg Omar Al-Bakhit, who won bronze in the Kumite +76kg and Ali Makri, who completed the team’s trio of bronze medals in the Kumite competitions in the -61kg category.ĭUBAI: The world champion in the Cross Country Bajas World Cup in the T3 class Dania Akeel will be announcing her participation in the 2022 Dakar Rally soon. The three silver medals were claimed by Yasser Al-Bargi in the -55kg, Fahad Al-Khathami in the -67kg and Sultan Al-Zahrani in the -75kg.Įarlier in the week at the in the junior categories, Sultan Al-Qahtani led the way for Saudi with gold in the Kumite +55kg competition. Hamdi, who came agonizingly close to winning gold in the +74kg category against Sajag Ganzjadeh of Iran at the Tokyo Olympics in the summer, this time completed the job by defeating another Iranian opponent - Saleh Abazari - 4-0 in the final. Saudi athletes also claimed three silver medals on the last day of the 17th edition of the championship for under-21s and adults - and 19th edition for juniors - which took place in Almaty. The 23-year-old won his medal in the Men’s Kumite +84kg category. Saudi Arabia’s Olympic silver medalist Tarek Hamdi revived memories of his Tokyo 2020 heroics by winning a gold medal at the Asian Karate Championship in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. “The confidence is very high and we want to take this momentum in our next matches as the first target is to reach the semifinals.” “Malik took the game to the final overs and that shows how much experience he has and with him anchoring the innings we were sure that we will cross the target. Shadab said Malik’s experience was “invaluable.” “We needed these two wins for a head start in the Twenty20 World Cup and through some good bowling and fielding we have achieved that,” said Shadab. Pakistan, who now have four points in Group 2 of the Super 12 Stages, next play Afghanistan in Dubai on Friday. “Big Bash and Pakistan Super League were the first platforms from where I have learnt a lot.” “It is a learning process for me,” said Rauf who took 20 wickets for Melbourne Stars. Rauf said he has been learning the trade of taking wickets, having featured in the 2019 Big Bash in Australia. Pakistan romped home in the 18.4 overs after early hiccups with veteran Shoaib Malik (26) and Asif Ali (26) saw them off during an unbroken 48 run stand in 3.5 overs. ![]() “I was given a plan and I am happy that I executed that well and got four wickets,” said Rauf whose effort restricted New Zealand to 134-8 in 20 overs. Rauf, who took 4-22, said he bowled to a plan. Make testing less random and more periodic (2x monthly) to prevent the ability to use banned substances.Ĭlearly, some athletes will lie for years about doping and have all sorts of claims of being "clean".SHARJAH, UAE: Vice captain Shadab Khan and fast bowler Haris Rauf said Pakistan’s two wins in as many matches as “much needed” at the start of the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.įast bowler Rauf anchored Pakistan’s five-wicket win against New Zealand in Sharjah on Tuesday, as the 2009 champions followed Sunday’s impressive victory over arch-rivals India. Make it hurt for violations and their country. No don't-call-them-Russian-State athletes allowed, like a few months ago. If the doping is found to be systematic, as Russia has been discovered, the entire Russian team needs to be banned 2 Olympic cycles. Anyone doping should be banned 2 Olympic cycles. One guy who I saw a few times a week was extremely fit and I though he was around 50 yrs old - said he was 77 at the time. I've met hikers in their late 70s that were handling some tough mountain climbs. When you are 30, somehow old has shifted to 70, as you know more and more active people in their 60s able to accomplish all sorts of things. That is expected, but when you are 20, "old" is 50. Most haven't lived enough life to truly understand about death. ![]() College age and younger athletes aren't mentally ready to accept this. Professionals know the risks of doping and accept that their lives may be reduced 40% by doing it. There are league which allow that - they are called "professional sports".
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