KUWAIT: Kuwait Club rider Ali Al-Kharafi was crowned winner of the second round of the Kuwait Equestrian Federation League, which was held at the Messila Club track. Al-Kharafi succeeded in achieving the fastest time (36.30) seconds, in the differentiation round at a height of 140 cm, ahead of the riders, Nick Channing, Yara Al-Hunaidi, Fawaz Al-Rashed and Abdullah Al-Awadi, as the Federation’s Technical Director, Walid Al-Jassim, crowned the champions.
International judge Nadhar Al-Mustafa headed the judging committee, which included riders Raghad Al-Dabous and Ibtisam Al-Arouri, and the course was designed by Michel Esmalon, assisted by Muhammad Al-Saeed, and Dr Yahya Al-Hadban and Badr Al-Heifi, arena referees. It is noteworthy that the rider of the Kuwait Equestrian Club did not participate in the first round of the league because he was in Saudi Arabia to participate in the international tournament.
Bashar Abdullah said the Equestrian Federation is led by riders who love the sport . He emphasized that equestrian sports have attracted many fans who love equestrian sports in recent years, and every tournament I follow, I notice the attendance and numbers are increasing significantly, in all ages.
Bashar said dealing with the Equestrian Federation is always distinctive, smooth and comfortable, as they are young people who love sports and came to serve the sport and are mainly horsemen, such as Yousef Al-Sabah, Ghazi Al-Jariwi, Raghad Al-Dabous, Ali Al-Kharafi and Abdulrahman Al-Fuzai.”
Bashar Abdullah, Director General of the Public Authority for Sport, congratulated the Board of Directors of the Federation on their victory by acclamation and the confidence of the General Assembly in them to lead Kuwait equestrianism for the next four years.
He attended the second round of the Kuwait Equestrian Federation League Championship, and was welcomed by the Secretary General of the Equestrian Federation, Ghazi Faisal Al-Jariwi, Board of Directors member Abdulrahman Al-Fuzai, Abdullah Walid Al-Osaimi, and Technical Director of the Federation, Walid Khalaf Al-Jassim.