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UAE Show Jumping Team Announces Participation in International Competitions

Abu Dhabi, October 10 / WAM / The Emirates Equestrian and Racing Federation announced that the UAE show jumping team will participate in 7 international competitions in the country during the coming period, the most important of which are the qualifiers for the 2024 World Cup.
The team will begin these participations with the Abu Dhabi Championships – the four-star category in the second week of next December. It will also participate in the Al Ain International Championships – the three-star category at the end of the same month, then the International Sailing Championships and the Nations Cup in January 2024, and another two-star category championship in February 2024. It will also participate in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah tournaments during the same month.
Hossam Zamit, Head of the Show Jumping and Dressage Department at the Emirates Equestrian and Racing Federation, said: “Most of these championships are of great importance because they qualify for the 2024 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, and they also raise the level of preparedness of riders and horses, before the 2024 Paris Olympics.”
The team will launch its camp in London next Friday as part of its preparations for the Olympics, and its knight, Omar Al Marzouqi, 20 years old, who won individual silver in the Asian Games in China, confirmed that the camp represents an important stage in the preparation program.
Al Marzouqi said: “I am proud to have obtained the silver medal at the ASIAD, as the youngest knight among the participants in the tournament, thanks to the support and interest of Sheikha Fatima bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Fatima Bint Mubarak Women’s Sports Academy, President of the Abu Dhabi Ladies Club and Al Ain Ladies Club, Malik.” And the founder of Al Shiraa Stables.
He added: “We competed hard for first place in the teams, but we were not successful. We continued trying in the singles and got a silver and a bronze. Our ambitions will not stop, and the 2024 Olympics represents a major goal for all the world’s equestrians.”

Sami Abdel Azim / Ibrahim Nuseirat

2023-10-10 13:26:20

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