Al Harithi leads the singles knights in the Saih Al Salam Championship to capture the pegs
Dubai, April 22 / WAM / The Saih Al Salam Pegging Championship concluded yesterday evening at the Dubai International Endurance City in the eighth leg of the current season, which was organized by the Emirates Equestrian and Racing Federation with the participation of 50 male and female riders, representing 12 teams.
The team competitions resulted in the “BTK” team winning first place and the gold medal, achieving 304 points. The Sahara team came second and won the silver with 302:5 points, and the “Boutayeb 1” team came third with 299 points.
Jockey Saif Mubarak Al Harithi from the Boudheib 1 team won gold in the individual competition, scoring 88 points. Second place went to the jockey Hamad Saif Al Raisi from the BTK team with 87:5 points, and third place went to the jockey Mohammed Saleh Al Hammadi from the Boudheib 1 team with 84 points.
The winners were crowned by Rashid Humaid Al Mazrouei, Head of the Pegging Department at the Emirates Equestrian and Racing Federation, and Mohammed Ali Al Marzouqi, representative of the Dubai International Endurance City.
Al Mazrouei confirmed that the peg-picking tournaments achieved high rates of technical success, with the increasing number of participants, which enhances the quality of the promising elements of the knights in the national team, and raises its competitive capabilities in continental and international tournaments.
He pointed out that the competitions will continue to be organized by holding the ninth championship on April 25 and 26 in the village of Boudheib, leading to the final championship during the period from May 8 to 10 next in the Dubai International Endurance City.
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