Annual camel race competitions to kick off on Sunday

Muscat: Oman Camel Racing Federation held a press conference in Muscat on Tuesday on the annual race, the competitions of which will begin next Sunday and last for four days at the Al Falaj racetrack.

Sheikh Said Saud Al Ghufaili, Chairman of Oman Camel Racing Federation, confirmed that this race comes within the Federation’s annual programs aimed at developing camel sports and preserving this authentic heritage.

He indicated that the organizing committee has completed all its technical and organizational preparations to receive participants from inside and outside the Sultanate of Oman. He clarified that the modifications to the schedule were made to provide the best conditions for competition among various breeds and age categories.

He added that the race, which will be held in morning and evening rounds, will witness significant competition among institutional camels representing Gulf camels, the Royal Camel Corps camels, and Al Bashair camels, in addition to private camels owned by citizens from the Sultanate of Oman and the GCC countries.

The race organising committee has allocated valuable prizes for all first-place winners.