Nahyan bin Mubarak crowned the Austrian Knights in the Show Jumping Nations Cup

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, the activities of the twelfth edition of the five-star show jumping championship of His Highness the President of the State and the Longines Nations Cup in the capital, Abu Dhabi, were concluded yesterday, Sunday. Emirates Equestrian and Racing, from January 18 to 22, at Al-Forsan International Sports Resort in Abu Dhabi, under the supervision of the International Equestrian Federation.

The conclusion of the second activities of the first Abu Dhabi Equestrian Festival was witnessed, and the knights of the winning teams in the Nations Cup were crowned, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, in the presence of Jabr Ghanem Al Suwaidi, Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, and Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, President of the Emirates Equestrian and Racing Federation Honorary President of the Championship, Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the State, Honorary Vice President of the International Equestrian Federation, Naima Al Mansouri, Member of the Federal National Council, Member of the Board of Directors of the Fatima Bint Mubarak Women’s Sports Academy, and Dr. Ghanim Al Hajri, Secretary General For the Emirates Equestrian Federation, Patrick Aoun, Regional Director of Longines Company, sponsor of the cup, Sami Al-Dahami, President of the Seventh Regional Group in the International Equestrian Federation, Sultan Muhammad Khalifa Al Yahyai, ​​Director General of Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club, Khaled Ali Al Junaibi, Director of the Tournament, and senior officials and sponsors of the tournament runs The guests of the event and a large audience of show jumping enthusiasts enjoyed a beautiful and exciting show by elite riders around the world.

Six teams participated in the Nations Cup competition in two rounds, on hurdles (160) cm, and each team consisted of four riders, and the best results were approved by three riders from each team, and its results resulted in the victory of the Austrian team for the first time in Abu Dhabi, with a total of 8 penalty points, with a round A clean distinction, and in second place was the British team after completing the second round tied with a total of 8 penalty points, and losing the tie distinction against Austria with 4 penalty points, and the Ireland team that won the 2022 cup title came in third place with 16 penalty points, and the Saudi team came in fourth place. With 22 penalty points, the UAE team with 40 penalty points, then the Syria team with 94 penalty points, and with this result, the Saudi team and the UAE team have qualified for the final of the Barcelona Nations Cup, at the end of September and early next October, and the Emirates show jumping team has its experiences and positive results that it achieved in Barcelona since 2017.

The Emirates team consisted of the riders Sheikh Ali Jamal Al-Nuaimi, the horse “Caspar AJ” (14 years old), Muhammad Ghanem Al-Hajri and the horse “GS Fabian” (13 years old), the rider Abdullah Hamid Al-Muhairi and the horse “Shakolo” (14 years old) and the rider Movi Awaida Al-Karbi with the mare “Balosanta” (18 years old), which is the first experience for the participation of our young knights, Sheikh Ali Jamal Al-Nuaimi, and Movi Awida Al-Karbi in the Nations Cup, and then in the final of the cup in Barcelona.