More than 150 women compete in Seashore Phoenix Games

Doha: The sixth edition of the Seashore Phoenix Games 2026 is witnessing strong participation in its women’s competitions, which began today and continue until tomorrow at Aspire Ladies Hall.

More than 150 female athletes are taking part in the competitions according to the media relations specialist at Aspire Zone Foundation Tahani Al-Suwaidi, which feature three categories, Advanced Arab Women (RX), Women’s Doubles and Women’s Beginner Doubles. sportbet.rodeo

The competitions includes athletes from Qatar and abroad, with challenges focused on strength, endurance, speed and performance under pressure.

Around 80 percent of the total women’s participation are Qatari athletes, according to organisers, highlighting the growing interest in fitness competitions among women in Qatar.

The Advanced Arab Women category features 19 athletes, while the two doubles categories provide competition at advanced and beginner levels.

The judging panel includes around 30 female judges from Qatar, Russia, Egypt, the UAE and Jordan, overseeing the women’s competitions.

The women’s competitions are being held exclusively for female participants and attendees, with the programme running over two days.

A new live results system has also been introduced, allowing athletes and spectators to follow competition results as the events progress.

The Seashore Phoenix Games 2026 began on September 10 and runs until September 17, with the women’s competitions forming part of the wider championship programme.

The women’s competitions and the closing ceremony will conclude tomorrow, September 14, 2026.

Madrid: Kimi Antonelli extended his lead in the world championship with his eighth victory of the season at the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix at the Madring on Sunday.

The 20-year-old Mercedes driver finished clear of Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Lando Norris (McLaren) and is now 81 points ahead of nearest rival, his Mercedes teammate George Russell, in the title race.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) finished fourth ahead of fellow Briton Russell and Liam Lawson in the second Red Bull.

Franco Colapinto (Alpine), Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) and Niko Hulkenberg (Audi) rounded out the top 10.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who had scored points in every race this season, missed out completely, retiring his Ferrari on lap seven because of brake failure.

George Russell was another big loser, with the Mercedes driver suffering badly from his team's decision to put him on two-stop strategy - the only one of the main runners to have this - which blew his chances of podium and left him even further behind his teammate in the title race.

Norris will also rue his team's poor strategy.

The reigning world champion drove a blistering lap on Saturday to claim pole position and was leading comfortably until the intervention of the virtual safety car (VSC) on lap 15.

While Antonelli and Verstappen immediately dived into the pits to change their tyres McLaren kept Norris out for an extra lap.

As he prepared to come in, the VSC finished meaning he lost time against his rivals, and the Briton wasn't helped by a slow pitstop of seven seconds.

By the time he came out Norris was down in fifth with Leclerc, who hadn't boxed, and George Russell also ahead of him.

He clawed his way past Russell and moved into third when Leclerc finally boxed on lap 48 of the 57, at which point the lead was handed to Antonelli who cruised home to take the chequered flag.

Brazil’s Alison dos Santos celebrates after winning ahead of Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba and Germany’s Emil Agyekum in the men’s 400m hurdles semi-final heat 1 during the World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre, in Budapest, yesterday. Samba qualified for the final after clocking 47.83 seconds to finish fourth.

Olympic champion Santos won the race in 47.25, ahead of USA’s former Olympic champion Rai Benjamin.

Samba's compatriot Bassem Hemeida, however, missed out on qualification after finishing fifth in the second semi-final, won by Norway’s world-record holder Karsten Warholm. The final takes place today.