Ahmed bin Mohammed: We take advantage of opportunities to introduce our heritage and national identity

Expo 2020 Dubai sponsors falconry championships

  • Reem Al Hashimi: "Using (Expo) to introduce the world to the culture of parents and grandparents, which is a pillar of the Emirati national identity."

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His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Emirates Falcon Federation, stressed the importance of investing in major global opportunities and events, which are organized and hosted by Dubai and the UAE throughout the year, to express the extent of pride in the country's achievements and successes in various fields, and to introduce what it possesses. It is a cultural and heritage heritage that distinguishes it from other nations, as well as a reminder of the immortal role of the founding fathers in preserving national identity, in conjunction with the country’s celebrations of the “Fiftieth Year” and the golden jubilee of the UAE.

His Highness expressed his pride in the fruitful partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai, and its sponsorship of the falconry championships, which include the “Expo 2020 Dubai Falconry Cup”, in order to celebrate the owners of the first places and advanced results in a sport that everyone is proud of, with its great value to the people of the country. , especially as it is closely related to the Emirati cultural heritage, pointing to the importance of informing the country's guests from different countries of the world about the Emirati heritage and originality that is reflected in each of its chapters.

His Highness stressed that the Emirates Falconry Federation places at the forefront of its priorities when organizing and holding all events and competitions, several mechanisms to promote the heritage aspect, and to benefit from these events in spreading and strengthening the culture of grandparents and parents, and transmitting and circulating them in a distinctive way, which enhances the role of the Federation in carrying out its goals aimed at preserving and preserving heritage. Continuous promotion of its gains and achievements.

This came on the occasion of Expo 2020 Dubai's sponsorship of the tournaments supervised by the Emirates Falconry Federation, in cooperation with the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Revival Center, which is the "Expo 2020 Dubai Falconry Cup", with a total prize of 3.840 million dirhams, which will be organized during the period from The seventh to the 15th of next December, divided into three diverse categories: the category of elders, the general category - open, and the category of owners - open with a total of 15 runs, provided that the winners of the first three places for all runs will be crowned, in conjunction with the state’s celebrations of “the fiftieth year” and the Jubilee Gold for the UAE.

Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimi, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General of Expo 2020 Dubai, stressed that "the global event, which brings together cultures and civilizations from all over the world, represents a unique opportunity to shed light on Emirati culture and its authentic values, in order to achieve the slogan (Contact). Minds and making the future), especially since it is the first time that the (International Expo) is organized in an Arab country.”

She pointed out the importance of employing the global platform offered by the exhibition, to introduce the world to the culture of parents and grandparents, which is a pillar of the Emirati national identity, and to highlight their connection to their past and their originality in their aspiration towards the future.

The “Expo 2020 Dubai Shield” championship for the national production of falcon racing, under the auspices of “Expo 2020 Dubai”, will be launched next February 17 for the two categories (Sheikhs - General) at a rate of one run for each category, with a total prizes of 490,000 dirhams for the winners of the first 10 places, in addition to allocating a prize worth 50 thousand dirhams for the best production of falcons inside the country for individuals, and another of the same value for the best production of falcons within the country for breeding centers, where all the details and conditions for the initiatives will be announced on the website of the Emirates Falcon Federation and the union’s accounts on social media platforms.These benefits are held to highlight the most prominent features of the Emirati heritage and its gains, by investing the opportunity of millions of visitors to the World Exhibition, and to contribute to spreading the culture of the Emirates and introducing its honorable history, with the sponsorship of “Expo 2020 Dubai” for falcon championships, celebrating the winners of the first places, and providing financial prizes. A value to encourage them for their efforts to preserve the sport of parents and grandparents.

Ahmed bin Mohammed:

• «Informing the state's guests about the Emirati heritage and originality that is reflected in each of its chapters».