"To nod" You reap the cup and"Funny" Wins the gun in "The final jump" 2026
Abu Dhabi, May 12 / WAM / The activities of the 47th edition of the annual final festival of purebred Arabian camel races, “Al Wathba Finals” 2026, continued this evening, on the sword of His Highness the President of the State, in Al Wathba Square, with the participation of thousands of camel mounts from the UAE and Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
His Excellency Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Advisor to His Highness the President of the State and President of the Camel Racing Federation, witnessed the Sun Al Laqaya competitions and the four symbols races for a distance of 5 km, and “Lanoud” by Mohammed Sultan Matar bin Markhan Al Ketbi was crowned with the title and the Open Al Laqaya Cup in the first main race, achieving 7:17:1 minutes, to present its owner with the financial prize of one and a half million dirhams.
“Marhi” for the same logo won the second Al-Lakaya token after winning the open seat rifle in the second half with a time of 7:14:0 minutes, “the best time.” “Ratba” by Salem Amer Rashid Al-Madhoushi was crowned the local Al-Lakaya Cup in the third half, recording 7:17:2 minutes, and “Lazam” for Muhammad Salmeen Al-Amri concluded the token rounds, by winning Al-Shaddad in the fourth half, recording 7:16:0. Minute.
The morning period witnessed 12 rounds in the 5-km Al-Lakaya competition, and “Eyed” by Saeed Butti bin Saif Al-Sabousi won the first round for local bulls, recording 7:25:12 minutes, while “Al-Ghaliya” by Mohammed Bakhit bin Hamidi won the title of the second half for crossbred virgins, after beating her competitors with a time of 7:19:51 minutes.
The victory in the first round of the local Al-Qaadaan went to “Mahboob” by Mohammed bin Salmeen Al-Amri, recording 7:21:03 minutes, and “Raheeb” by Salem Mohammed bin Hazim Al-Falasi topped the fourth round of the Al-Jaadaan Al-Mahjanat, with a time of 7:17:71 minutes (the best time).
“Saba” by Salem Saeed bin Kasib Al-Musafri won first place in the fifth round, recording 7:30:46 minutes, and “Marmouga” by Obaid Salmeen bin Kardos Al-Amiri won the title of the sixth round, recording 7:22:43 minutes.
“Al-Ghazal” by Saif bin Rabi’ Al-Juza’i Al-Ketbi won the title of the seventh round, with a time of 7:25:50 minutes, and “Simran” by Bandar Muhammad bin Salim Al-Dahas Al-Otaibi won the title of the eighth round, with a time of 7:21:13 minutes.
“Hamael” by Hamad Rashid bin Ghadeer Al Ketbi won the title of the ninth round, recording 7:27:36 minutes, while the title of the tenth round went to “Al Nasiba” by Khalaf Sari bin Baloush Al Mazrouei, with a time of 7:25:37 minutes.
The title of the eleventh round went to “Al-Dhaiba” in favor of bin Saeed Al-Jarboui Al-Marri, with a time of 7:29:92 minutes, while “Al-Wariyah” by Mahir Ali Rashid bin Suwailem Al-Ketbi concluded the morning period by winning the title of the last half with a time of 7:24:28 minutes.
On the other hand, the broadcast age competitions for the group’s camels for virgins, local curly horses and hybrids will start tomorrow with 12 rounds in the morning for a distance of 6 km in Al Wathba Square on the third day of the “Al Wathba 2026 Finals”, while the competitions will continue the day after tomorrow with 14 rounds, including 4 rounds for symbols.
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