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Al -Salam Bicycle Championship honors the winners of the photography competition for the ninth session

In cooperation with the Hamdan Bin Mohammed International Photography Prize
Dubai, May 5/ WAM/ The Supreme Committee for the Peace Championship for Bicycle, which was held under the auspices and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God bless him, organized the Special Office of His Highness the Ruler of Dubai, today (Monday), a ceremony honoring the winners of the first photo competition of its kind that was organized in cooperation with the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Award Al -Dhawi, was held during the activities of the ninth session of the largest championship of its kind for societal racing in the world.
The winners honored during a ceremony held at the Dubai Police Officers Club, members of the Supreme Organizing Committee for the Championship, Majid Al -Bastaki, Muhammad Al -Mousa and Rami Al -Nabulsi, and Jassem Al Hammadi, representative of the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award, in the presence of members of the jury of the competition.
He won the first place in filming the race of the Diwan of His Highness, the Ruler of Dubai, the Elite of Men, Salem Al -Sawafi from the UAE, and the second place Abdul Shakour Parothikaliel from India, and Youssef Moussa from Sudan won the third place award.
In the filming of the Saif Al -Sharaf race for Emirati amateurs, men, Charlie Vegrasia of the Philippines, ranked first, and Nub Bashir from India, and second place, and won the third place Abdulaziz Al -Saeari from the UAE.
As for the filming of the desert race, Abd al -Shakur Barothikalayel from India came in the second place, and Sherwenflore of the Philippines came second, and won the third place, Salem Al -Sawafi from the UAE.
In the women’s race photography category, Charry Fellagasia of the Philippines ranked first, and Renny Matthew came second from India, and won third place Mark Friedrich from the Philippines.
He received a special praise for their exceptional creations: Salem Al -Sawafi from the UAE, Mark Anthony from the Philippines, Mohamed Nofal from India, Cristiusioprnabi from the Philippines, Danuka Lunuala from Sri Lanka, Ashraf Zaina from Syria, and Ronil Tenge from the Philippines, and Cristian Caspilo from the Philippines.
His Excellency Omair bin Jumaa Al Falasi, Director General of the Special Office of His Highness the Ruler of Dubai, Chairman of the Supreme Committee of the Championship, honored the parties and success partners for the event, including: the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Award for Photography, Badel Cafe, Wolfi and a number of workers in the support teams of the Organizing Supreme Committee.
His Excellency honored the referees from the Emirates Cycling Union, and they are: Ali Al -Yarbi, Sheikh Saif bin Surur Al Sharqi, Abdullah Al -Hosani, Walid Al Shamsi and Aisha Abdullah, as he honored his happiness Emirati photographers: Khaled Al Shafar, Ahmed Al -Badawi, Issa Al Balushi, Nasser Al Falasi, Yaqoub Al Hammadi, Abdullah Al Hammadi, Omar Al Jasmi, Fayez Mansour.
The teams that participated in the competitions were also honored, namely: Sheikh Ahmed bin Humaid Al -Nuaimi team, the Abu Dhabi Bicycle Club team, the Aerubak Resing team, the Al Wathba team, the General Administration of Residence and Foreigners Affairs, the Dubai State Security Agency team, the May Wush team, the Rabban team, the Sulta Factory team, the youth teams team, the Turk team, the Al -Ahly youth team, the Dubai Police team, the Dubai Police team, the team Yassi.
An exceptional event.
His Excellency Omair bin Jumaa Al Falasi congratulated the winners of the photography award, which is an initiative to motivate creators to participate in documenting this extraordinary event of its kind of societal racing in the world, with distinctive pictures of the strongest sports competitions, which reflected the unique diversity that combines the advanced urban renaissance in various regions of Dubai, and the picturesque nature of the Al -Marmum Natural Reserve.
His Excellency said: “A translation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God preserve him, was keen to be the peace bicycle championship inspiring for talents and creativity, whether at the sporting level, or all areas accompanying them, including photography that documents the creators of the strength of competitions and the beauty of nature, and reflected the size of large participation and distinguished levels of the participants, to enhance identity Visual and enriching clips documented the beauty and development of Dubai in the city and the desert, and the consolidation of its position as a global destination to practice sports activity and encourage society to adopt it as a way of life.
Distinctive efforts.
His Excellency Ali Khalifa bin III, Secretary -General of the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Prize for Photography, said: “We are happy with our partnership with the Special Office of His Highness the Ruler of Dubai in the activities of the ninth session of the Peace Cycling Championship, and the participation of an elite group of photographers to document this global event to highlight the splendor of this ancient sport and its aesthetics, through the lenses that reflected the audience with its physical value and the great effort that exerts it The heroes to reach the end point, while the pictures increased the diversity of the surrounding areas and terrain, giving the photographers a wider space for creativity. “
He added: “We congratulate the championship winners, value their efforts, and distinguish them in choosing the shots that led them to win, and we hope that the upcoming courses will witness strong competitions between the photographers to document the event, leading to crowning the best shots.”
Majid Abdul Rahman Al -Bastaki, a member of the Organizing Supreme Committee and Chairman of the Media Committee, valued the success of this initiative, which was held in partnership with the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award, and said, “This initiative had a great impact on motivating photographers of different nationalities and ages, to participate and document races with their talent in choosing the footage and their abilities in using cameras to document a moment of time full of strength and enthusiasm, which made us We have an opportunity to document the beauty and splendor of Dubai as it celebrates sports and athletes, and to form a rich record that brings together the names of heroes and pictures of creative photographers.
The Supreme Organizing Committee had invited all photographers wishing to participate in taking the best pictures during the four races of the ninth session of the Bicycle Peace Championship, and three awards were allocated to the most beautiful image in each race.

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