Omani rider, Sergeant Madin Saeed Al-Yousifi, led the second day of the 24th World Military Equestrian Championship – Show Jumping, currently being held at the Longines Indoor Arena in Al Shaqab, with the participation of 15 countries.
The tournament is organized by the Military Sports Federation under the umbrella of the International Council for Military Sports (CISM) under the slogan “Friendship through Sports” and in cooperation with Al Shaqab, a member of the Qatar Foundation.
Madin Saeed won first place in today’s competitions with a time of 45.66 seconds without errors on the horse “Harry Up” and collected 65 points. The Emirati rider, First Lieutenant Saeed Al Mazmi, on the horse “Baccarat d’Azur” came in second place with a time of 47.14 seconds, and the Italian came in third place. Primo Graduato Emanuel Ades achieved a time of 47.62 seconds without errors on the horse “Adez”.
As for the Qatari team’s riders, the rider, First Lieutenant Hamad Ali Al-Attiyah, came in seventh place, First Lieutenant Salman Mohammed Al-Emadi came in 12th place, and Major Sheikh Ali bin Khalid Al Thani came in 29th place.
It will stop today and resume on Saturday at the conclusion of the tournament with two rounds at an altitude of 120/125, after which the points of each team will be calculated to determine the first three places to be crowned champions for teams and individuals.
The tournament witnesses the participation of riders from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Syria, Oman, Egypt, Tunisia, the Emirates, Turkey, Italy, France, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Ecuador and Brazil, in addition to the riders of Qatar, the organizing country.
The Omani rider, Sergeant Madin Saeed, expressed his happiness at obtaining first place on the second day of the World Equestrian Championship and said in press statements after the coronation yesterday: Praise be to God, I am happy with the result that was achieved. I was lucky with a good horse and was able to achieve first place after a very fierce competition.
He added: The competition is strong with riders with great experience, and therefore the challenge is great in dealing with the horse and the track, and focusing on achieving the best results, and certainly the result achieved is a great moral motivation to achieve the best on the final day.
Dinner and exchange of shields
Yesterday, the tournament organizing committee held a dinner in honor of the heads of delegations participating in the World Military Championship
The dinner ceremony witnessed the presence of heads of delegations and leaders
The conclusion of the ceremony witnessed an exchange of shields and souvenirs in a distinguished fraternal atmosphere that emphasized the depth of the relationship between everyone.
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The Equestrian World Cup appeared
In a proud way
Our world champion, Moataz Barshim, confirmed that the World Military Equestrian Championship appeared in a manner that calls for pride in terms of organization and technical levels of the participants, pointing out that what we have currently witnessed is not new to our great country, but rather confirms the confidence of “SESM” in the capabilities of the State of Qatar in global organization, which is a habit. It is a Qatari phenomenon in any major sporting event, where the tournaments turn out well, making the participants praise the splendor and creativity they saw.
Barshim said: “By following the competitions on the second day of the tournament, I witnessed great participation and international levels, and I wish success to our champion participants who did well. We are watching our Qatari heroes excel in this global forum in which the best riders in the world participate.”
Barshim added: “I was keen to come and support our champions during the competitions, and I am very happy with what I saw during this global forum.”
Roberto Ricca – Secretary General: Great organisation
The Secretary-General of the International Council for Military Sports (CISM), Captain Roberto Rica, praised the World Military Equestrian Championship and the wonderful organization on the part of the State of Qatar and the Qatar Military Sports Federation, which confirms the confidence of CISM in the capabilities of the State of Qatar in making the tournament a success, stressing that this is not strange to the State of Qatar. Which organized the largest sports tournaments at the continental and global levels and presented them in a more than wonderful way.
He praised the technical level of the contestants and everyone praised it, which goes hand in hand with the organizational success, and we witnessed the wonderful start of the tournament and the strong competition from the first day.