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Next up, Tokyo:

Track leaves Qatar

still looking for a star

By EDDIE PELLS and PAT Jamaica who established
GRAHAM herself as the woman to
AP Sports Writers beat, again, in the sprints;
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — If the and Noah Lyles , the Ameri-
goal of this year's track and can with the silver hair who
field world championships won the 200 and anchored
was to find a fresh face, a the U.S. to a long-awaited
vibrant personality, a one- victory in the 4x100 relay.
of-a-kind talent to replace There were also problems
the mile-wide void left by aplenty for the sport that
Usain Bolt's absence, then anchors the Olympic pro-
consider it still a work in gram over the final week of
progress. the games.
The 10-day run in the desert Doping reared its head, as
had its moments — a world usual.
record in the 400-meter It came in the form of the Noah Lyles of the United States celebrates a 4x100 men's relay gold at the World Athletics Cham-
hurdles , a hometown high latest developments in the pionships in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019.
jumper taking gold, female long-running Russian scan- Associated Press
sprinters and hurdlers strik- dal , leading to the ques-
ing a blow for new moms tion: Which athletes from One of Salazar's protégés, That wasn't Coe's only and into the medical tent.
everywhere. But the main the world's second-biggest Sifan Hassan, pulled a first- problem. But next year in Tokyo, the
message coming out of delegation will be allowed of-its-kind double, winning The debate about the wis- weather could be even
Doha very well might have to compete next year, and gold medals in the 1,500 dom of bringing the IAAF's hotter .
been "Wait 'til Next Year." under what conditions? and 10,000 meters. biggest competition to a So, consider this a warm-up
The Tokyo Olympics, the first And in the form of 100-me- She came under scrutiny, country that is admittedly for the main event.
that will take place without ter champion Christian not only for associating with still gearing up to host the Coe said that, going into
Bolt since 2000, start in less Coleman's confusing, Salazar but for her romp biggest in any sport — the the final day, 28% of med-
than 10 months, and the and ultimately dismissed , in the 1,500 meters — a 2022 World Cup — haunted alists in Qatar were aged
worlds provided some clues whereabouts case. wire-to-wire runaway that this event from the get-go. 24 or under.
as to what's ahead — and And then by the sudden re- makes her the favorite at It put Coe on the defensive "We have some metrics that
also about the problems moval of Alberto Salazar , any distance she tries next about the thin crowds that tell us our sport is in pretty
this sport still faces. the famed distance coach year. suddenly — magically? — good shape," he said.
There were a few athletes who received a four-year "Sadly, it is the world we got much bigger toward Here's a look at a few of
with the star power to doping ban based on evi- live in," IAAF president Se- the end, as the criticism the up-and-comers about
shine for at least a couple dence that he ran experi- bastian Coe said. "It is in- mounted; and also about whom Coe speaks:
of days, including a pair ments with supplements evitable that outstanding the road races run in the JAPANESE RELAY MEMBERS
of double gold medalists: and testosterone, all as performances, given the middle of the night in stifling Aug. 7, 2020, will be an
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a way of trying to build a broader nature of trust, is conditions that sent dozens electric day inside the
a vibrant new mom from stronger, better runner. permanently a question." of athletes off the course Olympic Stadium. q

Slavin scores in OT to lift

Hurricanes past Lightning

By The Associated Press the Hurricanes held the DETROIT (AP) — Anthony
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jac- Lightning to just two shots Mantha scored a career-
cob Slavin scored at 1:53 of in the final two periods. Petr high four goals, breaking a
overtime to give the Caro- Mrazek made 10 saves for tie with 53.3 seconds left to
lina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory Carolina. lift Detroit past Dallas in its
over the Tampa Bay Light- Tyler Johnson, Kevin Shat- home opener.
ning on Sunday night. tenkirk and Steven Stamkos Mantha scored twice in
The Hurricanes improved to scored in the first period second and put Detroit up
3-0, overcoming third-peri- for Tampa Bay, and former 3-2 early in the third. Roope Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Curtis McElhinney (35) lies on
od deficits and winning af- Hurricanes goalie Curtis Hintz pulled Dallas even 33 the ice after failing to stop the winning shot by Carolina Hur-
ricanes' Jaccob Slavin in overtime, next to Lightning's Victor
ter regulation in each. Car- McElhinney made 40 saves. seconds later with his sec- Hedman (77) and Hurricanes' Jordan Staal (11) in Raleigh, N.C.,
olina won its opener over Hamilton tied it on a pow- ond goal of the game. Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019.
Montreal in a shootout on er play with 7:12 left in the Jonathan Bernier stopped Associated Press
Thursday night, then beat third period. 19 shots to help the Red
Washington in overtime on Haula's power-play goal, Wings improve to 2-0. UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — saves in New York's victory
Saturday night. off Hamilton rebound, cut Tyler Seguin also scored for Josh Bailey, Brock Nelson over Winnipeg. Anthony
Dougie Hamilton, Brett it to 3-2 with 6:11 left in the Dallas, and Anton Khudo- and Anders Lee scored Beauvillier also scored
Pesce and Erik Haula also second. bin made 29 saves. second-period goals and for New York. Patrik Laine
scored for Carolina, and RED WINGS 4, STARS 3 ISLANDERS 4, JETS 1 Thomas Greiss made 35 scored for Winnipeg.q