Saudi Female Camel Riders Claim Cups and Set Records at Crown Prince Camel Festival

Saudi female camel riders outperformed themselves in the seventh edition of the Crown Prince Camel Festival, setting record-breaking achievements for the first time in the camel race, in addition to winning the festival's cups for the first time in the event’s history.

 Camel rider Reema Al-Shuwaie won the title of the first main round with her camel Absher in a time of 3:14.585 minutes, while camel rider Hadeel Al-Sharif clinched the title of the second round with her camel Mubshir in a time of 3:17.950 minutes.

 Following the races, head of Competition and Regisrty Manager at Saudi Camel Race Federation Marwan Al-Johani said: "This is another aspect of the development witnessed in camel sports, and it is what we aspired to achieve by raising the performance levels of female camel jockeys in their races."

 Today, the great support provided by Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Camel Federation Prince Fahad bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz, particularly for Saudi female riders, has contributed to improving standards and intensifying the competition among them, and the records we witnessed today are proof of that, Al-Johani added.