Reem Salem, a Yemeni expat, has won the fourth release of the Camel Trip Long Distance Race, winning a monetary reward of Dh100,000.
Coordinated by Hamdan Container Mohammed Legacy Center (HHC), 24 camel riders from 18 nations, including the UK, US, Russia, Czech Republic, Yemen, Luxembourg, China, France, Jordan, Brazil, the Philippines, Estonia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Italy, Germany, Iran, and Pakistan, participated in the yearly race.
She finished the two-kilometer race in a short time of 10.5 seconds.
“I might want to say thanks to HHC for arranging this yearly race and for preparing us to become superb camel riders. The UAE is extremely near me, and winning this legacy sport offers me huge pride and honor. “The race was extremely extraordinary from beginning to end, and I’m so glad to finish on top,” she added.
The Chinese public’s Alexis (Xiaozhe Huo) came next and finished the race in a short time and 11.5 seconds, winning a Dh70,000 monetary reward. Huo was the champ of last year’s version.
French expat Aude Derflinger guaranteed third place, took three minutes and 14.5 seconds to complete the race, and got a Dh50,000 prize.
Sheik Mohammed canister Maktoum container Rashid receptacle Saeed Al Maktoum awarded the winners in front of HHC President Abdullah Hamdan Canister Dalmook.Canister Dalmook praised the large number of members and the variety of ethnicities in the yearly camel race for expats.
The yearly race is coordinated to advance the country’s social legacy as well as its resilience.
The Middle East sent two camel guards to Expo 2020 Dubai likewise last year as a feature of special exercises to showcase the UAE’s unmistakable legacy around the world.
In a meeting with Wam last year, Receptacle Dalmook said the UAE has allotted camel farms and pony pens to rehearse other related sports, like falconry, to assist with defending the UAE’s social legacy.
