Strong Competition for Laqaya on Seventh Day of Fourth Local Camel Race

Competition in the fourth local race for purebred Arabian camels for the 2026-2027 season continued for a seventh day. Organised by the Camel Racing Committee, the event runs until November 12 amid strong participation from enthusiasts of the heritage sport.

The local race is held over 10 consecutive days in morning and evening sessions, with five days allocated to the camels of Their Highnesses and Excellencies the Sheikhs, followed by five days for the camels of tribal members.

Today's strong and exciting competitions featured 32 heats in the general Laqaya category over four kilometres, comprising 17 morning heats and 15 evening heats.

In the morning session, "Nashra", owned by Mubarak Saeed Al Khayarin, won the main Laqaya Bakar Production heat after delivering a strong performance and taking control of the lead, recording a time of 6:00.36 minutes. "Ghalia", owned by Faisal bin Shafee Al Fuhaida, finished second in 6:00.62 minutes, while "Amjad", owned by Jhuwail bin Saad Al Marri, placed third in 6:01.14 minutes.

Meanwhile, "Marfooq", owned by Hamad bin Ghanem Al Dhaheri, won the main Laqaya Qa'dan Production heat and recorded the fastest time of the morning session at 5:55.61 minutes. "Al Yousifi", owned by Fahad bin Salem Fuhaid, finished second in 5:57.03 minutes, while "Al Faris", owned by Saleh bin Hamad Abu Sal'a, placed third in 5:58.64 minutes.

In the main Laqaya Bakar Production (Qatar) heat, "Najah", owned by Taleb bin Faraj Al Ghufran, claimed the title in 6:05.49 minutes. "Labseer", owned by Abdulhadi bin Khalil Al Shahwani, won the main Laqaya Qa'dan Production (Qatar) heat in 5:59.53 minutes.

In the evening session, "Asila", owned by Salem bin Hamad Al Marri, won the main Open Laqaya Bakar heat in 5:58.29 minutes. "Al Daayen", owned by Abdulhadi Mohammed Al Marri, finished second in 5:59.76 minutes, while "Mugheedha", owned by Ali Faran Al Marri, placed third in 6:00.55 minutes.

Meanwhile, "Shahin", owned by Mohammed bin Nabet Al Ameri, won the main Open Laqaya Qa'dan heat after finishing in 5:53.70 minutes. "Nishan", owned by Hamad Mohammed Al Zaabi, came second in 5:54.55 minutes, while "Al Qayed", owned by Rashed Salem Al Marri, took third place in 5:55.36 minutes.

In the Omaniyat heats, "Talila", owned by Abdulhadi bin Khalil Al Shahwani, won the third heat for Laqaya Bakar Omaniyat after finishing in 6:09.55 minutes. "Barzan", owned by Hamad Ibrahim Al Maadadi, won the main Qa'dan Omaniyat heat after crossing the finish line first in 5:56.33 minutes.

The fourth local camel race continues on Tuesday for an eighth day, with 20 Jatha'a heats scheduled across the morning and evening sessions over a distance of five kilometres.

Source: QNA

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