Today (Tuesday) began the registration process for the seasonal Hail Falcon Cup, which starts on Thursday and continues until next Saturday, near the Prince Abdulaziz bin Musaed Sports City.
The organization of the Hail Season Cup and the Falcon Museum is carried out in cooperation and partnership with the Ministry of Sports and the Saudi Falconry Club. With the aim of introducing the ancient heritage of falconers and encouraging falconers to practice and preserve their heritage and pass it on to future generations, the Hail Season awarded $6 million in prizes to the winners of the Al Melwa Cup competition. rials.
The Registration Committee saw a large number of falconers join the professional and owner rounds as those wishing to participate can register their falconers on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Prince Abdulaziz bin Musaed Sports City in Ha’il, from 9 am to 6 am. in the evening, and competitors are welcomed Thursday and Friday at the Falcon Hail Season Cup site in front of the Millennium Hotel from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, where participants register prior to the day before each race, with races beginning at 7:00 am.
Falconers praised the smoothness of the registration process as it only takes a few minutes and falcons register in 6 categories: (Peregrine Falcon, Freestyle, Clear Lime, Harmonica Lime, Peregrine Falcon and Tabaa Lime). of which are for owners and the other half for professionals, with eight runs per day.
The organizing committee of the cup announced the dates of the cup draw, and Thursday was allocated for group races (Shahin Farkh, Shahin Karnas, Khur Farkh, Khur Kirnas), and on Friday the cup organizes group races (Jer Pure Farkh, Jerr Pure Qarnas, Qarmousha, Jerr Farkh, Qarmousha Jere Qirnas) and the last eight rounds will be on Saturday and they are for the categories (Geer Shaheen Farkh, Jere Shaheen Qarnas, then Jere Farkh, and then Jere Qurnas).
The Grad Season Cup stipulated that the maximum number of falcons competing was per owner of two falcons per run, and 24 falcons per run, with professionals allowed to register three falcons per run, and 36 falcons. for all runs, and that the total number of falcons participating in one run does not exceed 75 falcons and not less than 0 seven falcons.
It is noteworthy that the goblet is accompanied by a museum of falcons, which introduces visitors to the history of this bird on the Arabian Peninsula, introduces its species and breeds, characteristics of falcons and their role in relations with parents, grandparents, introduces the cultural heritage of falcons, as part of the hail season 2022, which will last until December 23.