Taylor Dees wins Crown Prince Camel Festival’s 1st open international marathon for women

RIYADH: US camel racer Taylor Dees was crowned the winner of the sixth stage of the rider marathon at the opening of the final stage of the Crown Prince Camel Festival by Adwa Al-Araifi, assistant minister of sports for sports affairs.

Dees won the title of the open international stage (2 km), held for the first time in the history of the festival, with a time of 3 minutes, 57.44 seconds, while Iranian camel racer Azatollah Farmoush came second with a time of 4 minutes, 9.46 seconds.

The organizing committee of the festival, in cooperation with the International Camel Racing Federation, introduced the open international marathon stage dedicated to women, with cash prizes reaching up to SR155,000 riyals ($44,000), as part of efforts develop women’s sport.

Yesterday, six stages of the rider marathon were held, with five stages for men covering a distance of 4 km each, and one stage for women covering 2 km.

Manif Al-Aradi won first place in the rider marathon on “Al-Shard,” owned by Beshra Hammad, with a time of 7 minutes, 27.42 seconds.

In the second stage, Abdullah Al-Rubaie won first place riding “Baraqah,” owned by Mushabbab Al-Qahtani, with a time of 7 minutes, 37.47 seconds.

In the third stage, Naif Al-Juhani, riding “Hamalul,” owned by Safar Al-Asimi, recorded a time of 7 minutes, 49.04 seconds. The fourth stage was won by Salem Al-Huwiti, riding “Harbah,” owned by Atef Al-Qurashi, with a time of 7 minutes, 40.97 seconds. In the fifth stage, Suleiman Al-Huwiti won riding “Al-Doktor,” owned by Salman Ubaid Al-Dosari, with a time of 7 minutes, 32.45 seconds.