Yesterday evening, the fourteenth and final round of Qatar Equestrian rounds “Longin – Head” concluded in its eighth edition, which was organized by the Qatar Equestrian Federation and the modern five in partnership with Al -Shaqab over 14 rounds, where the final round competitions were held over the course of 3 consecutive days in the internal field of Longyin in Al -Khaqab – Member of the Qatar Foundation. The owners of the first positions in the championship categories, and in turn, Mr. Rashid bin Nasser Al-Kaabi, member of the Board of Directors of Al-Shaqab, and Mr. Ahmed Jaber Al-Mulla, member of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Federation, honored the sponsors for the 2024-2025 season, namely: the Fund for Sports and Social Activities, Luninin, the Sports Cup channels, Al-Shaqab, Doha Bank, Al-Salam Group, Zebreen Jewelery Company, and Sahil Media Production Company.
The knight, Sirine Sharif, crowned the title of the championship for the 2024-2025 season, and in the middle round of the individual and team category, the knight Rashid Toyem Al-Marri finished first with 248 points, while Al-Fardan team came first with 264 points. In the small round, the knight, Fahd bin Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, topped the table with 232 points. In the amateur category, the knight Mohamed Faisal Al -Marri topped the overall ranking schedule with 251 points.
As for the Future Knights category for the first level, the knight Nasser Hamad Al Thani topped the table with 250 points, and the knight Hassan Ali Al -Marhoun issued the second level knights with 245 points.
In the dressing competitions for the first level, the knight Jassim Al-Jaham Al-Kuwari topped the overall ranking schedule with 207 points, while Abdullah Khaled Al-Jalandani issued the overall ranking schedule for the second level with 207 points, while the knight, Moza Hamza Al-Kuwari, topped the overall arrangement schedule for the category of taming- the preliminary test with a score of 159 points.
Badr Darwish: The championship is exceptional by all standards
Badr bin Muhammad Al -Darwish, President of the Qatar Equestrian Federation, stressed that the eighth edition of the tournament was exceptional by all standards, especially since the results of the knights reflected positively on their participation in the international championships in which they represented the State of Qatar, especially those hosted by the state, led by Doha International Equestrian Tours 2024 and the Saif Emir International Equestrian Festival 2024, along with other international championships, stressing that Qatar Equestrian round “Head” has become one of the strongest equestrian championships in the region, and the evidence for this is the participation of distinguished knights from neighboring countries such as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
He added: «We are witnessing a remarkable development in each version of the championship at the technical and organizational levels,
Organizing «3» Local Shaqab League rounds
Al -Shaqab announced the organization of three rounds of the Local Shaqab League Championship to jump barriers during the month of May on the Longgin Square in Al -Shaqab. Al -Shaqab said in a statement yesterday, the resumption of the Local Shaqab League for jumping barriers by organizing three consecutive rounds over a period of three weeks, combining a group of knights and knights from experienced experience and emerging talents, and that is the days of (16 and 17) this May, (23 and 24), and (30 and 31) of the same month.
Local tournaments include multiple categories, including training groups, and includes the first introductory category at an altitude of 40 cm, the second category, at a height of 60 cm, and the third introductory category at an altitude of 80 cm.
The main rounds include the amateur tour at an altitude of 90 cm, the future champions category at an altitude of 105 cm, the emerging heroes category at an altitude of 115 cm, the young heroes category at an altitude of 125 cm, and the category of Al -Shuqab heroes at an altitude of 130 cm.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Noah: The levels enhance the leading position of the State of Qatar
Sheikh Ahmed bin Noah Al Thani, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Championship, explained that the work teams have begun early in the preparations for Qatar Equestrian rounds, whose competitions start next December, where the rounds are the culmination of the series of distinguished successes achieved by the Qatari equestrian at various levels during the past years, and this leading position occupied by the State of Qatar in hosting major global sporting events. He added: «These tours contribute to enriching the international equestrian calendar, and enhances Qatar’s position as the capital of sports and an ideal destination to embrace the most important equestrian championships in the world. It also represents a cultural forum inclusive of horse lovers and equestrian sports from all over the world.
Faisal Al -Kahle: A noticeable development
Faisal Al -Kahleh, the championship director, confirmed that the eighth season of Hadat witnessed a remarkable development in the artistic level of the knights, as we touched a gradual and sustainable increase in performance, reflecting the volume of the effort made by the knights and the artistic and sports staff alike. We also recorded the entry of a large number of new knights in various categories, which reflects the breadth of the sport of jumping barriers and taming in the country, and confirms interest in these sports.
He added: «One of the most prominent of this season is the inclusion of four additional runs in the dressing competitions, which strengthened the diversity of competitions and giving the knights a greater opportunity to hone their skills in this vital sector of equestrian sports, in which our knights wrote achievements at the external level.
Interesting competitions on the closing day
The competitions of the last day of the tournament witnessed the coronation of the knight Badr Al -Fard in the first place in the open round, followed by the second place, Al -Faris Abdullah Al -Sharbatly, while the third of the knight Khaled Al -Hadi came. He crown the winners, Abdullah Al -Marri, Director of the Qatar Equestrian teams. The Grand round competitions witnessed an altitude of 150 cm, an intense competition by setting up a differentiation round, where the knight Khaled Al -Eid starred in obtaining the first and second positions, and the third came the knight Abdullah Al -Sharbatly. At the end of the tour, Ahmed Jaber Al -Mulla, a member of the Qatar Equestrian Federation, honored the winners of the differentiation round.