The Great Camel Race
Friday, April 20, 2007
After trekking up and down a mountain in Petra a few years back on a camel, a scene described in WALKING THE BIBLE, I concluded that eight hours on a camel is like eight hours on a camel, and nothing else. You can imagine, then, how shocking it is to read that the Great Camel Race of Qatar has begun, and contestants ride for TEN DAYS for the chance to win the sword of the emir.
THE annual race of thoroughbred Arabian camels for the sword of HH the Emir will kick off today at Shahaniyah race track.
The race is to continue until April 25 with big numbers of thoroughbred Arabian and GCC camels contesting for the sword.
The Camel Race Organising Committee led by Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Faisal al-Thani has completed all arrangements for the race. The camels from the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) member states have already arrived in Doha to contest for the race.
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Posted by B Feiler at 8:00 AM
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