Founder Festival achieved remarkable success, record participation: Vice-chairman of Organising Committee

Doha: Vice chairman of Camel Racing Organising Committee Abdullah Al Kuwari has affirmed to Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin...

Doha: Vice-chairman of Camel Racing Organising Committee Abdullah Al Kuwari has affirmed to Qatar News Agency (QNA) that the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani Festival for Purebred Arabian Camels is one of the preeminent festivals in the Arab Gulf region.

He noted the record and unprecedented participation and the outstanding success made despite being the first festivals in this season, alluding this milestone to the boundless support the prudent leadership has been providing to the sport of forebears.

The days-long festival featured a substantial amount of suspense, big surprises and new figures in the vast majority of categories and age groups without exception, whether in terms of camels of Their Highnesses and Excellencies the Sheikhs, as well as those of the tribal owners, competed vigorously, with the final day witnessing intense contests for the six golden and silver symbols.

The competition was particularly close, resulting in a diverse array of winners, a healthy phenomenon, without doubt, as the festival had made a meritorious success and record participation, characterised by vigor and spirited competitiveness across all categories and throughout every race, while producing numerous surprises in both the junior and senior divisions, Al Kuwari highlighted.

Al Kuwari further emphasised that this annual record participation is testament to how this kind of sport has been promoted and succeeded after the forefathers had rubbed it off on the people, highlighting the dedication of participating owners in breeding and acquiring the finest camel bloodlines.