HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, Minister of Sports, President of the Saudi Arabian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and President of the Diriyah Season, today crowned British jockey Ben Mayer at the Longines Show Jumping Championships after the end of his tours in 15 cities around the world. An outstanding and magnificent global sequel to a sporting event in historic Diriyeh. His Highness Prince Abdullah bin Fahd bin Abdullah, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation, crowned the BERLIN EAGLES team with the World Champions League title, while the ST Tropez PIRATES team was recognized as the champion of the Riyadh final team. tour.
The tournament was attended by 50 jockeys representing 19 countries, after which it was held in 14 cities from around the world, and the competition between the teams in the overall standings of the championship flared up between jockey Ben Mayer, jockey Peter Devos. , German Christian Ahlmann, Malin Baryard Johnson, Allen Bertra and Conner Max to win the competition to buy time and avoid mistakes.
And jockeys from the Kingdom, including Abdullah Al-Sharbatli, Abdul Rahman Al-Raji, Meshari Al-Harbi, Khaled Al-Mabti, Saad Al-Ajmi, and more than 65 male and female riders participated in the accompanying heats, which were added by Saudi equestrian federation.
At the end of the third day of the championship, the jockeys competed in the ninth round, referred to as the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation heat, in which jockey Abdullah Al-Sharbatly took first place with a time of 50:00 seconds in a clear round without error. , while he won the tenth run, called the Equestrian Company’s event run, with a time of 38:59 seconds clean round with no errors.
Notably, the Longines Show Jumping Championships are part of the events of the Diria season, which has become one of the most important tourist, cultural and entertainment destinations in the region, as the administration of Diria aims to attract more than 25 million visitors annually. home to many museums, hotels, shops and restaurants, this region will become a global hub for cultural, marketing and hospitality.
