Alkass Digital
The second local race of purebred Arabian camels for the season 2022-2023, organized by the Camel Racing Committee in Al Shahaniya, was concluded following 10 consecutive days of competition with a large participation of fans of this traditional sport.
The competitions on the 10th and final day of the race were full of action with 10 runs for Al Hail and Al Zamoul, 6 runs for Al Hail, and 4 runs for Al Zamoul with a distance of 5 kilometers.
Al Messila, the king of the Al Mirqab camel, managed to win the title of the first half of the main tricks, after taking the lead in the race with a time of 8 minutes, 14 seconds, leaving the runner-up to "Wa-laa" camel, of HE Sheikh Jassim bin Saud bin Fahad Al-Thani, who ran the race in 8 minutes, 16 seconds.
On the other hand, the organizing committee for the camel race announced that the registration for the first stage of the third local race will start next Saturday, and will continue for 3 days.
The competitions for the first stage of the third local race will start on Oct. 12, with open meet runs over a distance of 4 kilometers, while open races will be held in the evening of the same day.
The competitions will continue on Oct. 13, with general events running over a distance of 3 km, over the morning and evening periods.
On October 14, the general runs will be held at a distance of 4 km, and the competitions of the first stage will conclude on Oct. 16 with the holding of the jazz competitions for the open runs over a distance of 5 km during the morning period. The second stage of the third local race will start on Oct. 20 this year, and it continues until the 22nd of it.