Prince Moulay Rachid presides over Hassan II Trophy final

Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco presided over the final of the Hassan II Trophy.

The trophy for the traditional equestrian arts “Tbourida” was held at the Royal Equestrian Sports and Tbourida Complex Dar Es Salam in Rabat. The competition took place from 15 June to 21 June under the patronage of King Mohammed VI.

The Prince was greeted by Moulay Abdellah Alaoui, President of the Royal Moroccan Equestrian Federation, before he received an honour guard from a detachment of the Auxiliary Forces. He was then greeted by the Minister of National Education, Early Childhood Education, and Sports, Mohamed Saad Barada; the Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, Water, and Forests, Ahmed Bouari; the Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication, Mohamed El Mehdi Bensaid; and the Secretary of State in charge of Handicrafts, Social Economy, and Solidarity, Lahcen Saadi.

He was joined by the President of the Moroccan National Olympic Committee, Faisal Al-Araishi; the Wali of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region and Governor of Rabat Prefecture, Mohamed Al-Yaakoubi; the President of the Regional Council, Rachid Al-Abdi; the President of the Rabat City Council, Fatiha Al-Moudni; the President of the Rabat Prefectural Council, Abdelaziz Al-Darwish; the President of the Souissi District Council, Adil Al-Atrasi; sponsors; and members of the Royal Moroccan Equestrian Federation.

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Inside the royal tent, Prince Moulay Rachid watched the finale of the 25th Hassan II Trophy for Traditional Equestrian Arts.

Afterwards, he presented the gold medal in the “Youth” category to the troupe led by Mouqaddam Zeriz Badr from Mediouna (Casablanca-Settat region), the silver medal to the troupe led by Mouqaddam El Khadi Badr Eddine from Youssoufia (Marrakech-Safi region), and the bronze medal to the troupe led by Mouqaddam El Kazoumi Houssam from Guelmim (Guelmim-Oued Noun region).

He presented the gold medal in the “Seniors” category to the troupe led by Mouqaddam Talhouni Mohamed Amine from Settat (Casablanca-Settat region), the silver medal to the troupe led by Mouqaddam El Halwa Abdelhadi from Skhirat-Temara (Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region), and the bronze medal to the troupe led by Mouqaddam Anjar El Mahdi from Marrakech-Menara (Marrakech-Safi region).