Dubai-Sana
Syrian rider Massa Adnan on horseback (Niz Jamila) was crowned with the title of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Endurance Festival for a distance of 101 km, which took place today in Dubai, with the participation of 120 female riders from the Emirates and countries of the world, and organized by the Dubai Equestrian Club in cooperation and coordination with the Equestrian Federation. Emirati.
The champion, Massa, covered the distance with a time of 3:27:51 and an average speed of 29.16 km/h, after a great challenge with the competitions and a high tactic, as she finished ninth in the first stage, then fell to 18th place in the second stage, and returned strongly to jump ten places. At once, she finished eighth in the third stage, then continued her rise to jump to the top in the fourth stage and crowned the title, while Melina Mendez came in second place on horseback (Jamal Beauty), recording a time of 3:27:52.
At the end of the race, Major General Dr. Muhammad Issa Al-Azab, Board Member and Director General of the Dubai Equestrian Club, and Maurice Azizi, Chairman of Azizi Real Estate Development, crowned the cup winners.
The jockey, Massa, is considered one of the illustrious names in the field of horse endurance and endurance racing, in which she has recently achieved first positions, as she was able to achieve second place in the 160-kilometre race of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, for endurance before Days, she also culminated in the Sheikha Fatima bint Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Cup for women's ability for a distance of 100 km, which took place in the fields of the Emirates International Village for Endurance, with the participation of 110 female riders from various equestrian stables in the Emirates.
This was preceded by Masa winning the Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Festival Championship for a distance of 101 km, with the participation of 116 knights, and she was also crowned the champion of the Al Yamama Race for horses for a distance of 119 kilometers, with the participation of 119 male and female riders.
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