Saudi Camel owners succeeded in obtaining the first Cup of the Saudi Camel Federation 2024, after securing four “Fact” category cups on the opening day of the fourth edition, which was held under the patronage of His Highness the Amir of the Najran Region. Where Mohammed bin Hammad Al-Balawi, Vice President of the Saudi Camel Federation, was crowned the Saudi owners of the land of Najran Camel Square.
The horse “Awtad”, owned by Saad Mohammed Al-Marri, succeeded in taking the first half title and the Saudi Federation Cup title for Camel (Bakkar – Open) with a time of 4:25.245 minutes, and the horse “Majestic” Owned by Riyadh Thamer Al-Sadoun, succeeded in securing the second half and Saudi Federation Cup title for Camel (Qadan – Open) with a time of 4:31.018 minutes, and the mount “Tarab” by its owner Muhammad Saleh to be done. Al-Karbi secured the third round title and the Saudi Federation Cup title for Camel (Bakar – General) with a time of 4:30.440 minutes, and its owner Ayad Raffan Al-Qahtani secured the mount “Al-Muhandis” . Fourth round title and title of Saudi Camel Federation Cup (Qadaan – General) with a time of 4:22.682 minutes, and the mount “Al-Muhandis” also captured the best time in Al-Haqaiq category, first category approval Gave to participate in the championship.
36 races were held in the “Al-Haqayq” category, in which 1,194 mounts took part, 883 mounts in the morning period and 311 mounts in the evening period, in which they covered a distance of 108 km, each race with a distance of 3 Km.
Competitions for the “Al-Laqaiya” category, the second category accepted to participate in the tournament, will begin tomorrow, consisting of 30 rounds and the distance of each round will be (4 km).
The Saudi Camel Federation has allocated financial prizes totaling more than 10 million riyals, which are given to camel owners who win various races. These great efforts come within the framework of the efforts of the Saudi Camel Federation, headed by His Highness Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaid, to preserve and advance this great cultural heritage, in addition to the governance and management of camel racing, To design and provide services to sports grounds and owners that meet international standards in line with Saudi Vision 2030. With the ideal environment to practice this authentic sport.