God willing, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, will patronize today, Saturday, the closing ceremony of the Crown Prince’s Camel Festival 2022, which is organized by the Saudi Arabian Camel Federation through the organizer of the festival. camel racing committee in the province of Taif.
Financial prizes totaling over 56 million rials were awarded to local and international camel owners who won various horse races.
On this occasion, His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, Minister of Sports, President of the Olympic and Paralympic Committee of Saudi Arabia, President of the International Camel Federation, expressed his deepest gratitude to His Highness the Crown Prince for this generous care, which confirms his desire – yes keep his God is for the promotion and prosperity of the sports movement in the Kingdom in general and the sports of parents and grandparents in particular, pointing out that this generous sponsorship is the culmination of all athletes and camel sports enthusiasts with the completion of the fourth edition of the festival, which is the largest in the world.
The current His Highness the Crown Prince’s Camel Festival, which kicked off on July 23 last year, received extensive local, Arab and international participation from owners and giant camel establishments, while the preliminary stage race was held in several categories: namely, the Al-Mafarid, Al-Hakkaiq, Al-Lakaya, Al-Jazza, folds, tricks, zamul and marathon running. The final round took place in the categories Al-Haqiq, Al-Lakaya, Al-Jazz, Al-Tanaya, Al-Khil, Al-Zamoul, Rumo Al-Khil and Al-Zamul, with a total of approximately 591 runs. mileage distributed by race day.
His Highness the Crown Prince’s Camel Festival generates economic returns by organizing a variety of activities that support heritage heritage and enhance patriotism, reflecting the Kingdom’s cultural depth, while activities in all versions of the festival focus on rooting camel heritage in Saudi Arabia, Arab and Islamic culture.