Dubai's Al Ruwaya Square turned into a great excitement and a breathtaking race with the first rounds of the Senate category in the Fawza Championship for falconry, “The Main Talwah” for the 2019-2020 season, which is organized by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Center for the Revival of Heritage. The course of five runs, and the most prominent competition in the first and fourth periods devoted to symbols, amid a large participation of falconers, who lit the field with strong competitions and challenges.

The results in the first half of the elders in the gear category followed a chick of symbols that led the "Ellis" to the first place through the bird "T24", which was led by the falconer Obaid Khalifa Al Muhairi, achieving a time of 17.740 seconds, and came in second place "F3" through the bird "T" 002 »The falconer, Khalifa Ahmed bin Muhammad Al-Murar, scored a time of 17,809 seconds, and he ranked third," Al-Dhafra ", by the bird" T54 ", and the falconer Yehrah Obaid Salem Al-Ketbi, and he recorded a time of 17.942 seconds.

Al Dhafra team, "Falcon 1", ranked first in the second half, the head of the elders in the gear category, followed by Farrak, through the bird "T 151" of the falcon, Yehid Obaid Salem Al Ketbi, scored a time of 17.905 seconds, and came second in the "Ellis" through the bird "T 49" The falconer was Ubaid Khalifa Al Muhairi, and he recorded a time of 17,925 seconds. In the third place came the “Al Dhafra Falcon 1”, through the bird «T 87» and the falconer goes to Ubaid Salem Al Ketbi, and he recorded a time of 18,070 seconds.

And Al-Dhafra continued to lead, after succeeding in leading the third half of the Sheikh "Naqdi" in the category of gear, followed by a chick, through the bird "T46", and recorded a time of 18.400 seconds, and came in second place "F3" through the bird "TH 303 He recorded a time of 18,413 seconds, the third was F3K across the bird (347), and he recorded a time of 18,550 seconds.

The strong competition came back again in the fourth period in the gear category, followed the Gernas of the symbols, as the scene was led by the "F3" team, after it won the first place through the bird "Mazyoun", and it recorded a time of 17.445 seconds, and came in the second place "F3R" through The bird «15», and recorded a time of 17.514 seconds, and the third «F3» through the bird «dangerous», which recorded a time of 17.8066 seconds.

The strong competitions concluded with the fifth run, the main gear category followed Gernas, and it ranked first "F3" through the "Arion" bird, and it recorded a time of 17.191 seconds, and the second came "Al Dhafra" through the bird "T67", achieving a time of 17.504 seconds. The third place goes to "Al Dhafra" through the bird "T 164", which recorded a time of 17,545 seconds.

Suad Ibrahim Darwish, Director of Championships Department in the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Center for the Revival of Heritage, stressed that the first rounds of the Senate category came strong and competition appeared between the two falconers, and everyone seeks to achieve the first goal, especially since there are big names in the race, especially the «F3» and « The Illysis and Al Dhafra, and a large group of falconers, who have long experience in the fields of falconry, and we felt that there was a tension of intense competition.

She added that «all things are going in the right direction, and there are no obstacles in front of the participants, and everyone lives in the atmosphere of the championship, and the Center was keen that the tent be a mini exhibition with everything related to heritage and what Hamdan Bin Mohammed Center for Heritage offers, and panels that tell long stories of the center, Also, the foreign media who found in the field provide them with all the information and books they need, and everything related to tournaments and events, and thus the center provides community services for everyone. ”

Senate Championships

For his part, the Director of the Institutional Support Department at the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Center for Heritage Revival, Mohammed Abdullah bin Dalmouk, confirmed that the first championships of the sheikhs have a special status, in light of the fact that the bird participates in the first races of the season and there is a great challenge between all falconers, and revealed that the preparation of birds varies From one person to another, each falcon has a nature and a way to deal with a bird, and for this we have witnessed strong competitions whose purpose exceeds the means, and proves the craftsmanship of the falcon and the strength of the bird.

Bin Dalmouk added: “The bird that enters the runs of symbols is the elite and the falcon does not push the bird unless it is confident that it will score one of the first three positions, if not the first, because after the third it will not qualify to the elite runs, which is the great challenge and difficult run, and the secret in the presence A few are in the runs of symbols, and some falconers prefer not to participate in the run of the symbol and to enter another run in search of the lead, but this risk represents real excitement. ”

He continued: «We are satisfied with the level of organization and everything related to logistical matters, as well as the numbers of participants in the competitions, and we have a team that has a great experience in technical aspects that provide a distinct level, through the use of technology, from the smart link to the (Photovich) and speed measurement The bird, and this experience came after many years ».

Sponsors and teams

The Director of the Institutional Support Department at the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Center for Heritage Revival, Mohammed Abdullah bin Dalmook, acknowledged that the level of falconers is now higher than that of parents and grandparents, by providing everything related to training, hunting and shooting, noting that the Emirates Falcon Hunting League will unite efforts and raise the level of Falconers, as will happen a great qualitative shift, and participation will be through the merging of teams and falconers, and we expect in the coming years that there will be owners of teams who are not falconers, which means that people sponsor a team that includes a group of falconers and enter the competition in his name.

• Strong competitions .. the goal exceeds the means and proves the craftsmanship of the falcon and the strength of the bird.