DOHA: The three-day Amir’s Golden Sword Championship will kick off at Qatar Equestrian Federation (QEF) Outdoor Arena from today.
The traditional Vet Check was carried out yesterday, QEF said,
Today the three-day show jumping championships will start at 4:00pm with competitions in the Small Tour (110/120cm).
The overall prize bag is QR5,000 in the Small Tour.
Also today, the Medium Tour - with an overall prize bag of QR10,000 - will see riders starting competition at 6:30pm in the 125/125cm category, QEF announced yesterday.
The last event on the opening day of Amir’s Sword Championships will see the battle for top honours in the Big Tour competition set to begin at 8.30pm.
The overall prize money for Competition three is QR 15,000.Tomorrow young entries will feature in two Future Riders competitions at QEF’s Indoor Arena.
The first competition for the juniors will start at 1:30 whereas the second will kick off at 2:00pm.
Also tomorrow, senior riders will jostle for top finish in the Small Tour (110/120cm, one round against the clock) that will carry prizes worth QR 10,000.
The Medium Tour (125/125cm one round against the clock) will be worth QR 20,000.
The Big Tour, the last event of the day, (140/150cm, one round against the clock) will start at 8:00pm. The Big Tour will be worth QR30,000.
On Saturday, the final day of the championships, A couple of dressage competitions will be held followed by the Big Tour (140/150cm, one round against the clock) worth QR 50,000 and brand new car for the winner. The Big Tour event will start at 2:30pm.
The Small Tour (110/120cm, one round against the clock, QR20,000) will start at 4:00pm while the Medium Tour (125/135cm, one round against the clock, QR35,000) will kick off at 6:00pm. According to championships rules, each rider can compete in only one category with number of horses allowed per athlete is two.
QEF President Hamad bin Abdulrahman Al Attiyah said yesterday: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors for their support and contribution towards making this championship a success. We see this championship growing over the years.”
He added: “Qatar National Bank has been in partnership with the QEF for several years now. We value their support and hope this sponsorship of this immensely popular championship grows further.”
Source: thepeninsulaqatar.com