Crown Prince Endurance championship flagged off.CROWN Prince and Supreme Council for Youth and Sports president Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday evening flagged off the second Crown Prince Endurance Endurance See also Longevity. Atalanta feminine name denotes power of endurance. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 148] Boston marathon famous 26-mile race held annually for long-distance runners. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc. Horseride Championship. The event took place throughout the night at the Bahrain International Endurance Village in Sakhir, and will conclude early this morning. More than 40 riders, headlined by Royal Endurance Team captain and Bahrain Royal Equestrian equestrian a rider of horses. and Endurance Federation (Breef) president Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa Shaikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa (Arabic: الشيخ ناصر بن حمد آل خليفة) is the president of the Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation. , began the endurance season's first night race, which has been sponsored by Durrat Al Bahrain Durrat Al Bahrain is an artificial island project in Bahrain. It is similar to the Palm Islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Image Gallery Durrat Al Bahrain model Durrat Al Bahrain model External links
Also among the participants are Breef first vice-president and Al Khaldiya Stable captain Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and top riders Layla Al Reda, Rachel Lula, Jaffer Mirza, Noor Alddin, Shereen Fayez, Nezar Hassan, Mohammed Al Thawadi, Raed Mahmood, Abdul Samad Abdul Samad is a citizen of Afghanistan held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba.[1] His Guantanamo detainee ID number is 911. , Ahmed Al Qaud, Fahad Ismail and Mohammed Nasser. Stages The 120-km championship features races for senior and junior riders, held over five stages. The first two stages are over 30km each, followed by 25km and 20km legs. The final stage will be over 15km. Two qualifying races also took place yesterday prior to the main event start after the mandatory veterinary veterinary /vet·er·i·nary/ (vet´er-i-nar?e) 1. pertaining to domestic animals and their diseases. 2. veterinarian. vet·er·i·nar·y adj. examinations took place conducted by Breef officials. The warm-up warm-up pre-race exercise by a horse. events were over 85km and 60km, with the first featuring three stages of 30km, 30km, and 25km distances; and the second comprising two 30km legs. Also prior to the race flagging off, Shaikh Nasser and the Crown Prince held brief discussions, during which the Breef chief thanked the Crown Prince for patronising the event and backing Bahraini riders in different competitions. The Breef chief also expressed appreciation to Durrat Al Bahrain for their generous support. Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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