Hamdan’s falcon wins championship
dubai — The falcon of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, kicked off the finals of the ‘Fakhr Al Ajyal’ Championship for Falconry, organised by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre (HHC) in Dubai on Friday with another majestic performance.
The falcon, Ghaith, led by F3 falconer Suhail Al Kindi clocked a winning time of 21.372 seconds in the final of the Hurr Wahish Farkh event in the Sheikhs category in the championship held in Ruwayyah off Emirates Road.
Taking part only for the second time, ‘Ghaith’ was the fastest qualifier and lived up to his phenomenal prowess by winning the event.
Suad Ibrahim Darwish, director of championships at the HHC, congratulated Sheikh Hamdan for winning for the second time in the championship.
“This season, his participation in championships has given a lot of positive energy and made people happy to see this quality bird. It is actually dedicated for hunting only and within a short time, the bird was trained to enter and actually win the first place two times. “The level of the championship has changed now. Falconers, as a result, have to look for quality birds to compete raising the level of the sport of falconry in general,” she added.
For his part, F3 falconer Rashid Saeed Al Kindi, said the Crown Prince of Dubai, inspired them in the falconry tournaments and all heritage based events with his participation.
The official sponsors of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Center are Al Tayer Motors, Land Rover, Dubai Airports, AW Rostamani (Arabian Automobiles), Global Village and Al Oula Radio.