Under the directives of the President of the State and under the patronage of Hazza bin Zayed/the second edition of "Al Ain Camel Racing Festival" It will be held in Rawda Square
Al Ain, June 12 / WAM / Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, “may God protect him,” and under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in the Al Ain region, the second edition of the Al Ain Camel Racing Festival will hold its activities during the period from July 3 to October 9, 2026, in Al Rawda Square in Al Ain region, organized by the Presidential Camel and Racing Affairs Center, and under the supervision of the Camel Racing Federation.
The festival includes three preliminary rounds that will be held during July, August and September 2026, and will conclude with the final competitions in early October, which will witness the crowning of the elite riders and distinguished participants in the festival.
The festival program also includes organizing 605 races distributed among the different age categories of camels, including the categories of weanlings, haqayeq, laqaya, irzaa’, thanaya, yearlings, and zumul, with various distances, all of which are held in the morning, which reflects the technical and competitive progression adopted in camel racing.
On this occasion, His Excellency Sheikh Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, Advisor to His Highness the President of the State and President of the Camel Racing Federation, expressed his pride in the launch of the second edition of the festival, praising the support of the wise leadership for this authentic national heritage, and the generous patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
His Excellency stressed that the festival has become a strategic station in the process of developing camel racing in the country, due to its contributions in enhancing the participation of owners, especially young people, in this vital heritage sector, which ensures the sustainability of the Emirati heritage and its transmission to future generations.
It is noteworthy that the first edition of the Al Ain Camel Racing Festival achieved great success in terms of the volume of local and regional participation and the level of organization, and contributed to enhancing the status of camel racing as an integral part of the cultural and sporting heritage of the UAE, as well as consolidating the values of preserving this important component of the national heritage, and enabling the emerging generations to learn about it and participate in its competitions and events.
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