Crown Prince Al Hussein of Jordan attended the World Camel Endurance Championships.
The closing ceremony of the championships took place yesterday in Wadi Rum. It was Jordan’s first time hosting the event. At the same time, the sixth Jordan Camel Racing and Nabataean Poetry Festival took place.
Photo: Royal Hashemite Court
Crown Prince Al Hussein watched the final event of the World Camel Endurance Championships and a performance by the Public Security Directorate Royal Desert Forces’ camel patrols unit.
The Crown Prince also presented prizes to the winners, with Prince Fahd bin Jalawi, president of the Saudi, Arab and International Camel Racing Federations, present. The Jordanian team won first place in the men’s category, while the team from Saudi Arabia won first place in the women’s category. Saudi Arabia also grabbed the overall championship after gaining the highest number of points.
In a speech, the Jordanian Camel Sports Committee Chairman, Ali Al-Masamrah, said that Crown Prince Al Hussein continued support and interest in camel racing had contributed to its development, transforming it from an activity associated primarily with heritage and tradition into an organised sport with a growing presence and status that attracts participants from Jordan, the region and around the world.
Competitors from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Yemen, Egypt, Algeria, Chad, Mali, Poland, and Denmark took part in the second edition of the World Camel Endurance Championships.
Several senior officials and officers attended the ceremony.
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