MUSCAT: The fifth race of the 22nd edition of the annual camel races for 2024-2025 season concluded on Sunday. The races were held over three days with 89 rounds in Barka and Adam fields. The event was supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth (MoCSY) and organised by the Oman Camel Racing Federation (OCRF) in cooperation with the Royal Camel Corps (RCC).
Recently, the Royal Camel Corps announced regarding purchasing the best camel that won in the fourth race with the best time and bought 10 camels from different categories. The RCC also announced to buy the best camel in the seventh race which will be held in January 2025.
The fifth race included 46 rounds at the RCC field in Al Felaj in the Wilayat of Barka and 43 rounds at the Al Bashayer race track in the Wilayat of Adam.
On Friday, the first day, witnessed 36 rounds dedicated to the ‘Hagayeg’ category (for two-year-old camels over a distance of 3 km).
On the second day of competition, 27 rounds were held on Saturday, with 12 rounds in Adam and 12 rounds in Barka for the ‘Laqaya’ category (three-year-old camels over a distance of 4 km). Additionally, three rounds for human riders were held over 2 km.
On Sunday, the third day witnessed 26 rounds, equally divided between Barka and Adam, with 12 rounds for the ‘Al Ythaa’ category (four-year-old camels over 5 km), six rounds for the ‘Al Thanaya’ category (five-year-old camels over 6 km), and eight rounds for the ‘Al Hawl’ category (camels above six years of age over 6 km).
The first day result read as round, camel's name, owner, time 'minutes/second',
1 Rahyah Maktoum bin Saad al Mehri 4:42
2 Ghand Rashid bin Obeid al Wahibi 4:42
3 Hamloul Abdullah bin Sulaiman al Rashidi 4:43
4 Daghasha Nasser bin Salim al Mubahsi 4:44
5 Lahooma Sultan bin Zayed al Jahafi 4:46
6 Meshghal Masoud bin Nasser al Yahmedi 4:44
7 Al Dhabi Hamad bin Salim al Ghafili 4:49
8 Taabeer Said bin Mohammed al Harthy 4:50
9 Al Tayer Said bin Amer al Mugheiri 4:46
10 Al Shaybah Saif bin Abdullah al Shafi 4:51
11 Hudua Said bin Amer al Mugheiri 4:50
12 Musharraf Nasser bin Salim al Masoudi 4:45
13 Al Taylah Jassim bin Mohammed al Daree 4:50
14 Jalmoudah Mohammed al Muhaibi 4:49
15 Laafi Mohammed bin Ahmed al Wahibi 4:44
16 Ajayb Hassan bin Jameel al Mubahsi 4:45
17 Moaddah Said bin Ahmed al Wahibi 4:48
18 Al Shamikh Said bin Amer al Mugheiri 4:37
Second day for Al Laqaya for 5 km
1 Salam Ali bin Rashid al ِAmari 6:23
2 Jibalia Hamad bin Mohammed al Wahibi 6:27
3 Oshaq Ahmed bin Said al Hajri 6:23
4 Al Dana Hamad bin Mohammed al Wahibi 6:27
5 Yamamah Salem bin Suhail al Amri 6:27
6 Shaheen Salem bin Salim al Jahafi 6:25
7 Jabbara Hamid bin Salim al Sayfi 6:32
8 Rasmiya Hamood bin Sultan al Maliki 6:26
9 Raddad Hamad bin Mohammed al Wahibi 6:25
10 Bayan Ali bin Abdullah al Hashmi 6:29
11 Ezwa Salim bin Said al Muqbali 6:33
12 Shumeimi Mohammed al Butini 6:23
Human Rider - 2 km
13 Al Shamkha Amer bin Salim al Zarie 3:14
14 Al Saylah Amer bin Salim al Zarie 3:11
15 Thameen Salem bin Said al Zarie 3:09
Third day rounds
1 Amjad Royal Camel Corps 8:06
2 Dima Abdullah bin Twairsh al Wahibi 8:08
3 Shumeimi Hamad bin Mohammed al Wahibi 8:02
4 Katara Abdullah bin Twairsh al Wahibi 8:13
5 Shaybah Amer bin Said al Aamri 8:20
6 Sport Rakan bin Mohammed al Aamri 8:15
7 Mardhiyah Abdullah bin Twairsh al Wahibi 10:05
8 Al Dhabi Abdullah bin Twairsh al Wahibi 10:06
9 Mukhtabar Salem bin Dagmal al Madhooshi 9:59
10 Tasreeh Royal Camel Corps 10:03
11 Huthoor Awadh bin Obeid al Wahibi 10:04
12 Mashaakel Said bin Hadoob al Wahibi 10:24
Oman Camel Racing Federation already announced the next race will be on December 20 over three days with 89 rounds in Barka and Adam fields.
Photos by Mohammed al Buaji
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