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PARIS, 5 August (BelTa — Emirates News Agency) — The UAE National Show
Jumping Team will compete on Monday in the individual event at the
Palace of Versailles as part of the 33rd edition of the Olympic Games
hosted by the French capital, Paris, from 26th July to 11th August, with
the participation of 10,500 athletes. The UAE is represented by 14
athletes competing in five different sports: equestrian, judo,
athletics, cycling, and swimming.
The individual competition will
see the participation of 75 riders, with the top 30 advancing to the
final stage based on the number of faults and recorded times. The UAE’s
showjumping riders completed the training round in preparation for the
competition, with each rider having 90 seconds to complete eight
obstacles, and the horses successfully passed the veterinary inspection.
Sultan
Mohammed Al Yahyai, Board Member of the Emirates Equestrian and Racing
Federation, Head of the Show Jumping Committee, and President of the
Seventh Regional Group in the International Equestrian Federation, said
that the UAE riders’ participation in the 33rd Summer Olympics in Paris
represents a milestone in the UAE’s equestrian and showjumping journey,
with the unprecedented presence of a UAE team in this Olympic event
marking a paradigm shift for the team after the remarkable successes
achieved at all levels.
Al Yahyai underscored the Board of
Directors’ commitment, under the leadership of Major General Dr. Ahmed
Nasser Al Raisi, to adopt numerous ambitious prorgrammes to enhance the
capabilities of Emiratis and qualify them to raise the UAE flag in
international events. This includes widening the base of participants in
showjumping through training prorgrammes and collaboration with clubs
in all initiatives supporting the sport’s development.
Regarding
the preparation of female riders for international show jumping
competitions, Al Yahyai said, “Emirati women receive top attention
within the Federation’s developmental prorgrammes, providing
opportunities to develop their capabilities in show jumping and other
sports, driven by our strong belief in their high skills and ambitions
that have led them to face many challenges in various equestrian sports.
We hope to see generations of [female] champions in showjumping.”
