The 120km World Championship for Youth and Junior Knights will be held at 8:30 am this morning at the San Rossore Square in Pisa, Tuscany, under the auspices of Meedan and Azizi Real Estate Development. Equestrian, with 123 riders representing 35 countries, led by the UAE knights looking to preserve the title.

Tomorrow, the 120-kilometer Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Festival, held within the Tuscan Carnival of Ability in Italy, will be the focus of attention for those interested in endurance as one of the most important races in the world calendar. Tomorrow will host the 120km World Junior Horse Race.

The UAE team is represented by five riders at the youth and junior World Cup: Saeed Al Muhairi, the title holder of the last edition, Saif Al Mazroui, Saif Baljafla, Shaheen Al Mazroui, and Fares Al Mansouri.

The Knights of the UAE have a track record of achievements in the youth and junior championship, especially in the last edition held in Verona, Italy, where our knights won the individual singles and teams superior to the elite knights of the participating world, where the gold medal went to the knight Saeed Al Muhairi, who won the title on horseback Rabdan in a time of 4.58.41 hours, and seeks a new achievement in this version, and took the runner-up and silver medal rider Ghanim Al Owaisi, on horseback «severe» time of 5.03.13 hours, while the third place for the Spanish Mait Bardera Lido. Today's race is divided into four stages: the first phase for 40 km «orange flags», the second stage for 33 km «blue flags», the third stage for 27 km «gray flags», then the fourth and final stage for 20 km «yellow flags». A medical examination of the horses and weights for the riders in the San Rosors Village of Ability took place yesterday.

The official opening ceremony, which was held the day before yesterday, the activities of the festival, and included a variety of paragraphs, most notably the presentation of the Italian military cavalry, and the presentation of delegations of participating teams, and witnessed the opening ceremony of the events of the Dubai Equestrian Club, Mohammed Al Adhab, and a number of officials in the International Equestrian Federation , The Italian Equestrian Federation, along with the representatives of equestrian federations, heads of participating delegations, and a large number of enthusiasts and enthusiasts of ability races.

During the press conference, the Organizing Committee thanked His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for his unlimited support for equestrianism in general and for sport and endurance in particular. His Highness's Festival paved the way for a world championship of this size in Pisa, wishing success to all participants in the various activities of the festival. The organizing committee confirmed the completion of all preparations for the championship, in addition to «Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Festival of Ability», and the race for the world of small horses.

Al-Sabousi: The Knights of the Emirates are ready

Coach Mohammed Al Sabousi has confirmed the readiness of the Emirates Knights for the tournament, which required special preparations and horses possessing high quality, where a camp was launched last April in the United Kingdom.

And the absence of «Rabdan» champion of the last version, Al-Sabousi confirmed that the hero is not ready to compete, and was replaced by another group of horses from the «M7 stable» of three horses, in addition to two horses reserve, most notably «Hala», which is characterized by strong heartbeat, and has participation The most outstanding candidate, in addition to the star «star», who presented a distinguished level in the last period, praising the horses participating from the stables The others, most notably «Barzan» of «MRM Stables», «Mare» of «Stable F3», and Jamie This mews works in the spirit of one team under the banner of victory on behalf of the UAE, in order to add new achievements to the State Sports.

Al-Sabousi revealed that the competition will be the most intense between the UAE and Bahrain teams, and the vision will be clear about the rates of speed during the first three stages, stressing that the Emirates Knights are able to continue to shine and achieve new titles added to the record of achievements in the world of sport and endurance.

Al-Hadab: UAE champions are as challenging and ambitious as possible

Director General of the Dubai Equestrian Club, Mohammed Al Adhab, confirmed that the Emirates Knights are able to maintain the title and continue the global achievements, achieved thanks to the vision and unlimited support of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, affirming the readiness of the UAE knights for the global challenge in the tournament, in which our knights have a golden record full of titles, both at the level of teams and individual category, which made them This is a difficult number for all countries ARKA.

He added that the Meedan Foundation is proud to sponsor this international event, where «Meedan» has been a key partner in organizing the championship, which landed this year in the Italian city of Pisa, explaining that «Emirates Knights are always up to the challenge and ambition, in addition to the great experience they have in the sport The ability, which qualifies them to win the strongest global competitions ».

6 Arab countries in the World Cup

The UAE and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Algeria and Tunisia are the strongest candidates for the title, given the UAE riders' great racing experience and the quality of the horses from three stables: the M7 stable. MRM stable and F3 stable.

Al Hammadi represents the Arabs in arbitration

Ahmed Al Hammadi is the only Arab national to participate in the judging of the World Junior and Junior Horses World Cup. Al Hammadi also chairs the jury at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Festival. Al Hammadi confirmed that the presidency of the arbitration at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Ability Festival, which was held recently in Austin Park, along with previous festivals hosted by Italy, gave him the international confidence to run races that accommodate large numbers of participants, such as the festival of the day He pointed out that reaching this technical level is the fruit of the great support of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and thanked the Meydan Foundation, which is keen to highlight the UAE team and the technical side of the UAE nationals.

Al Hammadi is considered one of the most prominent Emirati and Arab competencies in this field, where he has 18 years of technical experience and has participated in the judging of many international championships and races, most notably the ability championship World Cup equestrian games in Normandy, France 2014, and the World Championship ability in Slovakia 2016, Youth and junior World Cup in Chile 2017, in Verona, Italy 2017, the last European Championship held in Austin Park, England, and the first edition of the Asian Nations Championship, the Arab Championship and other international races.

Al-Raisi: Proud of what reached «UAE ability»

A delegation from the UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation headed by the General Secretary of the Federation, Dr. Ghanem Mohammed Al-Hajri, has traveled to Italy to follow the World Cup for youth and juniors.

For his part, the President of the Emirates Equestrian Federation, Major General Dr. Ahmed Al Raisi, praised the equipment that was made to win the UAE team for all the top positions in the three races, and expressed pride in the emergence of more young knights of the nation emerging during the races, which enriches the ability of the UAE sport A bright future for her.

He added: «Such a precedent would not have reached this advanced stage outside and inside the country, without the full and continued support of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and HH Sheikhs of the UAE ».

Al-Raisi also expressed his pride and happiness on the organization and the high-end equipment of this sporting event, which reflects the progress achieved by the UAE sports, especially with regard to the ability races.