MUSCAT: The third race of the 22nd edition of the annual camel races for the 2024-2025 season was concluded on Sunday, which was held over three days with 89 rounds in Barka and Adam fields.
The event was supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth (MoCSY) and organised by the Oman Camel Racing Federation (OCRF) in cooperation with the Royal Camel Corps (RCC).
The race included 46 rounds at the RCC field in Al Felaj in the Wilayat of Barka and 43 rounds at the Al Bashayer race track in the Wilayat of Adam.
The first day on Friday witnessed 36 rounds dedicated to the ‘Hagayeg’ category (for two-year-old camels over a distance of 3 km).
On the second day of competition, 27 rounds were held on Saturday, with 12 rounds in Adam and 12 rounds in Barka for the ‘Laqaya’ category (three-year-old camels over a distance of 4 km). Additionally, three rounds for human riders were held over 2 km.
The third day on Sunday witnessed 26 rounds, equally divided between Barka and Adam, with 12 rounds for the ‘Al Ythaa’ category (four-year-old camels over 5 km), six rounds for the ‘Al Thanaya’ category (five-year-old camels over 6 km), and eight rounds for the ‘Al Hawl’ category (camels above six years of age over 6 km).
Second day results
Read as round, camel, name, owner, time
'Jabaliya', Hamad bin Mohammed al Wahibi, 6m:23s
'Al Noud', Shteit bin Salim bin Shteit al Maliki, 6:25
'Al Hurr', Hamad bin Ali bin Hamad al Wahibi, 6:19
'Munhaf', Ali bin Rashid bin Muslim al Amri, 6:27
'Al Saylah', Said bin Amer bin Salim al Mughairi, 6:30
'Mouj', Ali bin Amer bin Said al Ghafili, 6:24
'Mansourah', Ali bin Jameel bin Sabah al Wahibi, 6:28
'Jameela', Ali bin Mohammed bin Hamad al Wahibi, 6:32
'Haddaj', Salim bin Mubarak bin Hdeib al Hishami, 6:30
'Al Dana', Hamad bin Mohammed bin Salim al Wahibi, 6:31
'Intisar', Al Saghir bin Fayil bin Said al Zarai, 6:32
'Marouh', Salim bin Suleiman al Wahibi, 6:32
'Zafaranah', Amer bin Salim bin Said al Zarai, 3:17
'Shuroot', Amer bin Salim bin Said al Zarai, 3:17
'Thameen', Amer bin Salim bin Said al Zarai, 3:19
Third day results
Read as round, camel, name, owner, time
'Al Shaibah', Saif bin Salim bin Hamood al Shibi, 8:06
'Tahdheer', Hamad bin Salim bin Mohammed al Madhoushi, 8:12
'Nasi', Badr bin Ali bin Khalfan al Shamsi, 8:13
'Al Aasifah', Saad bin Hamad bin Ali al Janibi, 8:15
'Raha', Said bin Mohammed bin Salim al Wahibi, 8:15
'Nasi', Waleed bin Sulaiman bin Nasser al Rashidi, 8:19
'Nahb', Royal Camel Corps, trainer: Rashid bin Salim bin Ali al Ghailani, 10:06
'Mihnah', Salih bin Al Ghafeeq bin Al Saghir al Maliki, 10:04
'Al Rawy', Jumaa bin Said bin Ali al Zarai, 10:01
'Zahia', Ali bin Mohammed bin Hamad al Wahibi, 10:14
'Awaid', Shtait bin Salim bin Shtait al Maliki, 10:04
'Al Muheet', Saad bin Ali bin Hamad al Janibi, 10:24
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