Dubai (Union)
Tomorrow, “Friday”, the competitions for the general owners category will conclude with the establishment of the Al-Qarmousha runs, with the intensification of excitement and strong competition in the main Fazza Falconry Championship “Al-Talwah”, which is organized by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center, in Al Ruwayyah area in Dubai, and witnesses the participation of elite falconers. Those looking for excellence in the event, which has become one of the most important destinations for fans of this ancient heritage sport annually.
Today, Thursday, December 30, the General Owner competitions continued, with runs of the Pure Gear category, whose competitions continued amid strength and rivalry, while the gear runs followed by the public owners, and in the Gear race followed by the symbolic chick, Rashid Saeed Al Mansouri outperformed the “chivalrous” bird with a time of 17,655 seconds, He also won the second place with the bird “My Youth” with a time of 17,700 seconds, and the third place was Ahmed Ateeq Al-Muhairi with the bird “T17” with a time of 17,706 seconds.
In the gear run, followed by Gernas Al Ramz, Ahmed Ateeq Al Muhairi won the first place with the bird “T03” with a time of 17.173 seconds, followed by Sultan Rashid Al Mansouri with the bird “Goutros” with a time of 17.334 seconds, and in third place Obaid Salem Al Ketbi with the bird “T126” with a time of 17,346 seconds.
In the gear run, followed by the main chick, Saeed Khalifa Al Rumaithi won the first place with the bird “Bahlouk” with a time of 18,597 seconds, followed by the second Abdullah Al Falasi with the bird “Hamran” with a time of 18,800 seconds, and thirdly Sultan Muhammad Al Hamli with the bird “Kahilan” with a time of 18,865 seconds.
In a gear run that followed the main Gernas, Fahd Muhammad Al-Mansoori won the first place with the bird “Joker Red” with a time of 18,482 seconds, followed by Obaid Khalifa Al Khaili with the bird “Kevin” with a time of 18,587 seconds.
In the gear run followed by the cash chick, Salem Ghanem Al-Zahmi won first place with the bird “Lahob” with a time of 19.173 seconds, followed by Matar Khalaf Al-Mansoori with the bird “Wi-Fi” with a time of 19.471 seconds, and thirdly Rashid Abdullah Al-Kuwaiti with the bird “Passat” with a time of 19.647 seconds, and the championship stops for one day simultaneously With the official holiday scheduled for Saturday, January 1, and competitions will resume from next Monday, January 2, with the start of the open public competitions, which will last for four consecutive days, and include the categories: Gear Shaheen, Ji Tabaa, Pure Gear and Qarmoosha.
The participants expressed their enthusiasm for the atmosphere of the competition, praising the organizational role that the tournament is witnessing to guarantee them freedom of movement and movement with their birds in accordance with the precautionary and preventive measures to contain the Corona virus. With the organizational efforts provided by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Center for the Revival of Heritage in encouraging young people to practice and continue this sport as an inherent part of the essence of the Emirati heritage, noting that it was expected that his bird would win outstanding results due to its good levels of performance during training.
Butti added: “I am seeking to participate in the Cup of Pride of Generations for Falconry, with my eye on first place, expressing his optimism in taking the title due to his experience in training birds for more than 20 years, as he owns 6 birds ready for competitions in various categories.
Mubarak Salem Ahmed Al Marar, winner of the first place in one of the championship runs, was not aspiring to achieve any title in this competition, as his winning bird was suffering due to infection with fungi, which prompted him to take him to specialized medical centers to take about 3 months to treat, Mubarak added. :» I was skeptical about the quality of her performance through training, as a result of her deteriorating condition, so I decided not to give up and participate in the tournament not for the sake of winning, but out of a passion for the spirit of participation, stressing his association and continuity with this hobby that is inherited from generation to generation as it is part of the originality, identity and values rooted from The spirit of Emirati culture. He continued, “Despite the financial costs incurred in her treatment, she was able in the end to astonish everyone with her performance, and I am happy with this achievement.
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