Second Katara Falconry and Hunting Championship to begin on Wednesday

Doha, Qatar: The second edition of the Katara Falconry and Hunting Championship is set to begin on Wednesday, November 26, at the Marmi Sabkha in Seal...

Doha, Qatar: The second edition of the Katara Falconry and Hunting Championship is set to begin on Wednesday, November 26, at the Marmi Sabkha in Sealine. In a statement yesterday, Director of Championships for the Qatar Falconry Association and Head of the Marmi Festival, Mutaib Al-Qahtani, announced the schedule for the various events taking place within the championship. He indicated that once the registration process was completed, the number of participants in each competition was confirmed, a draw was conducted among the competitors, and the timing for each competition was established individually.

Mutaib Al-Qahtani disclosed that the championship will kick off on Wednesday morning, November 26, 2025, with the qualifying rounds for the falconry competition for groups 1 through 7.

Participants are required to arrive by 5:30am, and the competitions will begin as soon as visibility conditions improve. He also mentioned that, simultaneously with the initiation of the falconry competition, the qualifying rounds for the falconry competition in the “Gyrfalcon chick” and “Gyrfalcon-Peregrine hybrid” categories will commence, with participants expected to arrive by 7:30am.

The Director of the Al-Qannas Association Championships and Head of the Marmi Festival elaborated that the following day will feature the qualifying rounds for the falconry competition for groups 8 through 14, along with the qualifying rounds for the “Gyrfalcon chick” and “Gyrfalcon-Peregrine hybrid” falconry competitions.

On Friday, November 28, the qualifying rounds for the falconry competition for groups 15 through 20 will occur, in addition to the finals for the “Gyrfalcon-Peregrine hybrid” falconry competition and the qualifying rounds for the “Gyrfalcon-Peregrine hybrid” category.