Muscat: The eighth edition of the Al Bashayer Festival for Purebred Arabian Camel Racing 2025 will be held at Al Bashayer Square in the Wilayat of Adam from February 10 to 15. The annual festival is considered one of the most important sporting events held in the Sultanate of Oman, attracting a large number of camel owners and trainers from across the GCC countries.
The Al Bashayer annual event is supported by His Highness Sayyid Asaad bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs, Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan.
The Al Bashayer Camel Festival 2025 will take place over six days with Oman and GCC participants, and the Al Bashayer Square Committee for Arabian Camels will soon reveal the details of the eighth edition of the festival.
During the seventh edition of the festival, which continued for six days with Omani and GCC participants, competitors took part in 74 rounds across different categories to win valuable prizes, including 20 cars and 15 trophies, such as cups and golden and silver swords.
Twenty-five rounds were held for the ‘Hagayeg’ category (two years old, 4 km), with six cars for the winners. Twenty rounds were for the ‘Lagaya’ category (three years old, 5 km), with five cars for the winners. Fifteen rounds were for the ‘Yathaa’ category (four years old, 6 km), with four cars for top winners. Three races were for the ‘Thanaya’ category (five years old, 8 km). Four races were allocated for the ‘Al Hawl’ category (six years and above). Additionally, three races were held for human riders over a distance of 12 km. The concluding ceremony included four main races for the old category (8 km), two races for individuals with SUV cars and silver sword prizes for the winners, and two races for organisations with SUV cars and gold sword prizes.
In a challenging 12-km race with human riders, ‘Al Muheat,’ owned by Saad bin Hamed al Junaibi, was the champion for both 2023 and 2022.
‘Dorah’ and ‘Samha,’ coached by UAE's Mohammed bin Zaytoon al Mehairi, snatched the Al Bashayer Cup and the golden sword in the organisations category.
‘Eltemas,’ coached by Oman’s Hilal bin Abdullah al Shedi, claimed the second cup and an SUV in the individual category. ‘Al Dhabi,’ owned by UAE’s Mohammed bin Sultan al Katbi, bagged the silver sword and an SUV in the individual category.
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