Building on a successful Thursday, the second day of Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy\u2019s (FBMA) International Show Jumping Cup 8th edition, held on the beautiful outdoor sand arena of Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club welcomed 121 riders and a supportive group of fans via the live stream services available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beginning early in the morning and throughout the full day, riders vying for titles performed in the 5 below categories: -Category 1 \u2013 CSICH-A with the prize money AED10,000 and sponsored by Al Shira\u2019aa Stables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Category 2 \u2013 CSIU25-A with the prize money AED20,000 and sponsored by Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Category 3 \u2013 NATIONALS with the prize money AED30,000 and sponsored by Abu Dhabi Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Category 4 \u2013 CSIL2* with the prize money AED30,000 AED and sponsored by Abu Dhabi Sports Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Category 5 \u2013 CSIL2* (Special Two Phase) with the prize money AED60,000 and sponsored by Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In yesterday night\u2019s (National) category, Victoria Jade Laing representing Dubai Polo and Equestrian Club took home gold while Maryam Ahmed Abdul Malik and Aisha Mohamed Al Maazmi representing Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club, took Silver and Bronze respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first class of the day CSI Children\u2019s class (CSICH-A) with the prize money of AED10,000, presented by Al Shira\u2019aa Stables saw Mabkhout Owaida AlKirbi from UAE soar to victory with an assertive performance, claiming 1st place with a time of 56.37 seconds and 2nd place with a time of 60.35 seconds on “Zandocan C” and “Al Mazyouna” respectively. Not far away, Shamsa Almheiri finished 3rd on “Brazoria De Semilly” with a time of 60.49 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second category, CSIU25-A with the prize money AED20,000 and sponsored by Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club included 38 riders. Omar Abdul Aziz Al Marzooqi from the UAE came in first place with a time of 53.56 seconds, Hamza Mahmoud Al Kiswani from Jordan came second with a time of 54.44 seconds, and Ali Hamad Alkirbi from the UAE won third place with a time of 56.52.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commenting on his win, Omar Abdul Aziz Al Marzooqi the first-place winner of CSIU25-A category, said: “I\u2019m very happy to have the opportunity to show and compete again. It\u2019s also a special win for me on \u2018Coral Beach Z\u2019 this horse has been great and sweet and I feel lucky to ride and have this journey with it. We have a special synergy, and with my disciplined training, we have won 3 championships together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We\u2019re half way through the competition, all eyes are on tomorrow\u2019s big cup and who will win it. Good luck to all participants.” Al Marzooqi added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Competition continued with 65 riders contending in (NATIONALS) with prize money of AED30,200 and sponsored by Abu Dhabi Media. Consistency was key for Maryam Ahmed Abdulmalik also today, winning first place and representing Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club, with a time of 58.81 seconds. In second place, Alina Fayzulina (63.75 sec) representing Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club and in third Wassayef abdul aziz Al Marzooqi (68.39 sec) representing Al Bahiya Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The day is yet to see international riders compete for honors in 2 more categories, targeting female riders. The fourth category (CSIL2) with prize money of 30,000 AED presented by Abu Dhabi Media and the fifth category (CSIL2<\/em>) with a prize money of 60,000 AED presented by Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, President of UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation, thanked the wise leadership for their continuous support and development of Equestrian Sports, which has empowered and encouraged women\u2019s participation. He added: “The increased number of female participants was a clear indication of success along with the significant progress in the level of competition, which has attracted riders from all over the world to follow their passion of Show Jumping in UAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He continued: “This season will be full of local and international events and championships, despite the COVID-19 challenges we are facing. “<\/p>\n\n\n\n Today\u2019s schedule also featured a special learning opportunity at the \u2018Sports Photography Workshop\u2019 by Khaled Alkendi which allowed participants to experience equestrian photography, taking professional photos from the cup and developing their photography skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For those who are keen to watch Saturday\u2019s live and exciting action, FBMA International Show Jumping Cup will continue to be livestreamed from the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club every day on FBMA YouTube channel. You can also follow #FBMASJ21 on all social media handles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The eighth FBMA International Show Jumping Cup relishes great support from the strategic partners; Abu Dhabi Sports Council, UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation, International Federation for Equestrian Sports, Longines, Al Shira\u2019aa Stables, Abu Dhabi Media Company, YAS TV, Zahrat Al Khaleej, in addition to Emirates Arabian Horse Society, Burjeel Hospital and Abu Dhabi Civil Defense Authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Building on a successful Thursday, the second day of Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy\u2019s (FBMA) International Show Jumping Cup 8th edition, held on the beautiful outdoor sand arena of Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club welcomed 121 riders and a supportive group of fans via the live stream services available. Beginning early in the morning and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31120,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31118\/revisions\/31120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}