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A strong start to the folds runs in the eighth local camel race

April 8, 2023

Today, the Sun Al-Thanaya races started as part of the activities of the eighth and final local race in the purebred Arabian camel season competitions (2022-2023), which is organized by the Camel Racing Committee for ten consecutive days on the fields of Al-Sheehaniya, until next Monday, with a large participation of fans of this heritage sport.

The competitions of the two-way runs during the seventh day of the race were strong during the morning period, as 15 rounds were held for the age of the first-born and the two-legged (public runs) for a distance of eight kilometers, including 8 runs for the first-born, and 7 runs for the two-legged ones.

Al-Timasah Malak Salem Anzan Al-Nuaimi managed to win the title of the first main round of the Al-Bakkar Open, after she ranked first with a time of 12.57.30 minutes, while Hamloula Malak Saad Saeed Al-Marri came in second place with a time of 12.58.58 minutes, while she finished / Dhi Qar / King Nasser Abdullah Al-Misnad in third place with a time of 13.02.12 minutes.

Makram Malak Al-Khazaa Muhammad Al-Amiri won the title of the first main round of the Al-Qadaan Open, after occupying the first place with a time of 12.53.94 minutes, while “Deception” Malak Abdul-Hadi Hamad Al-Hajri won the second place with a time of 12.54.32 minutes, while Al-Ghazal came King Ahmed Ali Al-Alayli came in third place, with a time of 12.59.30 minutes.

While / Shabab / Malak Khamis Muhammad Al-Muraikhi topped the list of the best times during the day’s runs, after he won the title of the sixth round dedicated to the two-legged open, after recording a time of 12.47.64 minutes. Tomorrow, Saturday, the competitions of the eighth day of the eighth local race will be completed, as the runs of the first-born and the two-legged ones (open runs) continue, with 14 runs during the morning period, including 7 runs for the virgin two-legged and 4 runs for the two-legged ones.

Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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