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Camel race concludes
THAMRAIT — The 7th annual
camel racing festival of Dhofar thoroughbreds al Mizaynah and Mihlabah
concluded here yesterday. The closing ceremony was presided over by
Shaikh Amir bin Salim Kashoub, Wali of Thamrait. The six-day event, which
began on Saturday, was organised by the Royal Court Affairs, represented by
the Royal Cavalry.
The 12th stage of the race was held in the Wilayat of Thamrait in the Dhofar
Governorate. About 100 she-camels from ‘Al Hizami and non-Al Hizami’
category took part in the contest. The ceremony was attended by Shaikh Ali
bin Mubarak al Mukhaini, Director-General of the Royal Cavalry and chairman
of the festival organising committee, members of the Majlis Addawla and
Majlis Ash’shura and local dignitaries and citizens.
On Sunday, about 1,050 camels took part in the Al Mizaynah pageant. The
competing camels were put in seven groups, which were ‘Al Mafarid’, ‘Banat
Al Laboon’, ‘Al Madharib’, ‘Al Yad’a’, ‘Al Thanaya’, ‘Al Kibar’ and ‘Al
Jumlah’ groups. First place in ‘Al Mafarid’ event was won by a camel named ‘Fazah’,
owned by Musalam bin Ahmed Masan from the Wilayat of Thamrait. In ‘Banat Al
Laboon’ category, ‘Suwaidah’ she-camel, owned by Shaikh Musalam bin Mohammed
Masan from the Wilayat of Thamrait took first place.
In ‘Al Madharib’ category, a camel named ‘Biraiq’h’, owned by Ahmed bin Said
Masan from the Wilayat of Maqhshan, came first. In ‘Al Yad’a’, a
she-camel named ‘Al Haeilah’, owned by Shaikh Mubarak bin Musalam Jidad Al
Katheri from the Wilayat of Thamrait came first. In ‘Al Thanaya’ category, a
she-camel named ‘Mujmalah’, owned by Shaikh Saad bin Manif Khawar, from the
Wilayat of Thamrait won first place, while the top title in ‘Al Kibar’
category went to ‘Al Sheikha’ she-camel, owned by Mubarak bin Said al
Sha’sha’ie from the Wilayat of Thamrait.
The camel pageant event was won by a she-camel owned by Shaikh Saad bin
Manif Khawar from the Wilayat of Thamrait. In non-racing events, special
competitions were organised for three-age groups — ‘Bikar, Thanu, and Kibar’
— were allocated for ‘Al Hizami and non-Al Hizami’ she-camels. — ONA |
