Saudi camels topped the list of most winners in the races of the 2026 Saudi Camel Olympic Cup Championship, currently organized on the historic grounds of the Janadriyah Field in Riyadh. This came after the conclusion of the third day of the sixth edition of the championship, dedicated to the 'Jadhaa' category, which is the third camel category approved for participation in the tournament.
Saudi camels secured 46.6 percent of the podium finishes, ranking first with 48 wins. The UAE camels came in second place with 30 wins, and Qatari camels in third place with 20 wins. Kuwaiti and Bahraini camels each won two races, while Omani camels recorded one win.
The third day of the championship saw the organization of 22 races involving 597 camels, including 14 morning races with 465 camels and 8 evening races with 132 camels. Among them were 4 races for the Saudi Olympic Cups, and Mohammed Al-Balawi, Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Camel Federation, crowned the champions of the evening sessions.
The title of the first race and the Saudi Olympic Cup 'Bakar - Open' went to the camel 'Mutarafa' owned by Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Jasim Al Thani from Qatar. The second race and the Saudi Olympic Cup 'Qada'an - Open' went to the camel 'Dustour' owned by Umm Al Zubar from Qatar. The camel 'Aynuna' owned by Qatari Nasser Al-Misned won the third race and the Saudi Olympic Cup 'Bakar - General', while the camel 'Al-Doubl' owned by UAE citizen Atiq Al-Qubaisi won the fourth race and the Saudi Olympic Cup 'Qada'an - General'.
Source: Arriyadiyah newspaper
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