Qatari Society of Al Gannas unveils 2024-2025 championships, festivals

Doha: The Qatari Society of Al Gannas (AGQS) has unveiled its contests and championships for the season 2024 2025 which carries latest updates for fal...

Doha: The Qatari Society of Al Gannas (AGQS) has unveiled its contests and championships for the season 2024-2025 which carries latest updates for falconers and competitors.

Director of AGQS's championships and chairman of the Marmi Festival Committees, Miteb Mubarak Al Qahtani, affirmed today that AGQS has been committed to announcing its championships and events to inform falconers and competitors in advance about good preparations for the upcoming events. He emphasized that AGQS stands ready for serving Qatari falconers and always listens to their perspectives and takes them into account accordingly.

He said the first championship Ras Laffan Falconry Championship will commence next November. The event is sponsored by Ras Laffan social media program, alongside companies that support the program, highlighting that the registration timeline and the starting date will be announced later.

The championship features the contests in Al-Da'wa, Al-Tala, young falconers, then promising falconers. Al Qahtani indicated that Al-Da'wa will be held in six heats, culminating in the first edition of Katara Falconry and Hunting Championship 2024. In addition, the event features separate categories for all types of falcons in the lure competitions, with each category having its own special heat. 

Moreover, there are two heats dedicated to local production, and a special heat for the Gyrfalcon category, making a total of 15 heats, he continued.