The competitions for the "His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cup" will start on Monday

3000 falcons are preparing to fly in the expensive tournament in Dubai

The tournament is one of the most important and largest falconry tournaments.

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The Championships Department at the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Center for the Revival of Heritage announced that the competitions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Falcon Races Cup (formerly the Pride of Generations Championship) will start at the Center Square in Al Ruwayyah, next Monday, and will continue until February 15.

The tournament is one of the most important and largest falconry tournaments, due to the high level of participants, in addition to the value of its prizes amounting to 23 million dirhams.

The cup is organized with the participation of more than 3,000 birds and more than 700 falcons, with a total of 100 rounds.

Rashid Al Khasouni, Director of Championships Department at the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Center for Heritage Revival, said: “We are fully prepared for the launch of the largest Fazza Falconry Championships and dearest to everyone’s hearts, especially as it bears its new name (His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Falcon Races Cup).” From this point of view, the center is making double efforts to produce the tournament in a manner befitting its name and status.

He added, "Our message and our goal is to preserve our authentic heritage, and the sport of falconry is one of the symbols of our heritage."

For his part, the head of the tournament's organizing committee, Demithan bin Suwaidan, said, "The field is fully prepared for the tournament, which everyone seeks the honor of participating in, because of the great value it holds for the falconers, who will write their names in golden letters in the record of this precious cup."

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