Dubai, December 19 (QNA) – Qatar’s Al Gannas Association took second place at the International Falconry and Horse Racing Federation Cup 2024, which was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Thursday and featured 22 teams from 20 countries. Ranked.
The Qatar Al Ghannas Association team participating in the tournament will be headed by Mr. Meteb Al Qahtani, Director of the Qatar Al Ghannas Association Championship and Marmi Festival, as the head of the delegation, and Abdul Wahab bin Omail, as the vice president. It consisted of Mr. Al Nuaimi and the falconers who were members. Members of the team including Mohammed Ali Al Asiri, Mubarak Abdul Hadi bin Naifa, Mohammed Mahdi Al Hajri, and Hamad Abdullah Al Al-Jani.
Meteb Al Qahtani expressed his joy at achieving this result, explaining that it was based on the rule of collecting points in every four rounds of the race.
Director of the Qatar Association of Al Gannas Championship and Marmi Festival said the falconry team participated in four rounds and took second place in the Pure Gir Falcon category with 18 points and first place in the Shaheen Gir Falcon category with 25 points. He said he had earned it. 4th place in the Karmusya Gil Falcon Division with 12 points, 3rd place in the Taba Gil Falcon Division with 15 points, 70 points out of a total of 100 points. Team rankings are determined by calculating the total points of participating teams in each round as follows: First place earns the winner 25 points, second place 18 points and third place 15 points. Points: 4th place 12 points, 5th place 10 points, 6th place 8 points, 7th place 6 points, 8th place 4 points, 9th place 2 points, 10th place 1 point.
The Al Gannas team was formed from the top four falcons that qualified in four categories from last year’s Ras Laffan Falconry Championship and Katara Falconry and Hunting Championship.
First place went to a team from the UAE’s Emirates Falconry Federation, and third place went to Bahrain’s Popular Heritage Sports Committee.
The International Falconry and Horse Racing Federation’s Board of Directors met yesterday (Wednesday) and approved an extension to its current term beyond the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
The federation’s opinion was also approved to grant member states the right to host the 3rd International Falconry and Horse Racing Federation Cup, scheduled to be held next year in December 2025, subject to standards and requirements to be determined later. .
The Al Gannas Association of Qatar has a long history worldwide in organizing international championships and festivals related to peregrine falcons, the most important of which is the Qatar International Falconry and Hunting Festival (Marmi). It is also a pioneer in enacting laws regulating this. Type of race. (QNA)
