The arrival of the Knights of the Emirates mission to the Netherlands in preparation for the World Cup of Endurance has been completed
The delegation of the Emirates Knights team arrived in the Netherlands in preparation for participating in the World Endurance Championship for youth and juniors, which will be hosted by the Ermelo region next Thursday, for a distance of 120 km. Tomorrow, the veterinary examination procedures for horses and weight measurements for the participating riders are scheduled to take place 24 hours before the start of the event, during which our participating riders, sponsored by Emirates Airlines, are looking forward to adding the third achievement in a row after their well-deserved victory in the last two editions in Italy “Verona 2017” and “. Pisa 2019".
The arrival of the UAE horses has been completed, as the names of the candidates to participate will be decided on tomorrow, based on the horses’ readiness, while the names of the five jockeys who will represent the country in the World Cup under the supervision of coaches Mohammed Al Sabousi and Khalifa Ghanem Al Marri have been determined, and they are: Saeed Salem Atiq Al Muhairi, Faris Ahmed Saeed Al Mansouri, Khalfan Juma Baljafila, Abdullah Ali Muhammad Al-Amri and Hamdan Ahmad Muhammad Al-Marri.
The Emirates Knights team is considered the strongest candidate for the championship, in sympathy with the busy march and distinguished participations, whether at the level of world championships for youth and juniors or at the level of championships for adults. Major General Expert Mohamed Issa Al-Adb, Managing Director of the Emirates Team Mission, confirmed in a press statement that despite the circumstances that the whole world has gone through due to the Corona virus pandemic, "our knights have demonstrated their great readiness to face challenges in all circumstances, and this is what the people of the Emirates have proven in their previous and last participation." In the Italian city of Pisa, when they snatched the title and runner-up in the last international sporting event at the level of endurance racing, "noting that"Emirati equestrian in general, and endurance sports in particular, will remain fine and will continue to write history in light of the unlimited support it enjoys from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and the permanent follow-up by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate.
Al-Adb explained that "the Knights of the Emirates team is ready to compete after a stage of preparation and qualification, in which our riders proved that they are highly prepared, as the team includes a group of promising young people who are able to present the best offers and achieve the desired results, whether in the individual or team category." Victory will be an ally for our knights in the tournament and to paint the joy of achievement before returning to their homeland while they are adorned with gold.
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