The Camel Racing Organizing Committee announced the calendar for the next season (2023-2024), which will start on the second of next September with the first local race, to be concluded on the first of April 2024 with the eighth local race.
The committee said, in a statement today, that the new season will witness eight local races and three festivals: the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani Festival for purebred Arabian camels, the annual festival for purebred Arabian camels on the sword of His Highness the Emir, the Father Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and the annual festival The purebred Arabian camel on the sword of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar.
She added that the new season is expected to be one of the strongest and most important seasons of camel racing in Al Sheehaniya Square, especially in light of the great development of the sport of parents and grandparents, and the unprecedented demand for participation from local owners and those coming from the GCC countries, as well as the unlimited support from the leadership. rational. The new Qatari camel racing season will start with the first local race on the second of next September for 10 consecutive days, then the second local race will be held on the 16th of the same month for ten consecutive days as well, and after that the third local race will be held on the 30th of the same month for ten days. Days also, noting that the three races are held during the morning period only.
The season’s competitions continue with the fourth local race, which takes place during the morning and evening periods and in two stages, the first from 18 to 21 October next, and the second from 26 to 28 of the same month, after which the fifth local race begins during the morning and evening periods and in two stages as well, the first from 1 to 4 November and the second from 9 to 11 of the same month.
After the fifth race, the first festivals of the season will start, with the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani Festival for Purebred Arabian Camels, which will be held from November 25 to December 6 for 12 consecutive days, after which the sixth local race will be held, which will be held during the morning and evening periods and on Two phases, the first from December 20 to 24, and the second from December 30 to January 1, 2024.
The second of the season’s festivals, the annual festival of purebred Arabian camels, will be held on the sword of His Highness the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, during the period from January 13 to January 19 next year, for seven consecutive days, and then the seventh local race that will be held during the two morning periods begins. and evening sessions, in two phases, the first from January 24 to 27, and the second from February 7 to 10.
The last of the season’s festivals, the annual festival of purebred Arabian camels on the sword of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, begins on February 24, and ends on March 7, for 13 consecutive days, and then the eighth local race is held at the end of the season. The season, which takes place from March 23 to April 1, 2024, for ten consecutive days, during the morning period only.
