Brilliant performance by Syrian equestrians at Al-Fursan International Show Jumping Championship in Abu Dhabi
Competing hard to reach the podium, the Syrian equestrians participated in the Al-Forsan International Three-Star Show Jumping Championship held in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi over three days, presented a brilliant performance as they competed with 286 show jumpers from different part of the world..
On the first day of the tournament, Syrian equestrian Laith Ghareeb won third and fifth place for the hurdles competition, and Osama Al-Zabibi ranked second at the One Round Against the Clock one, with the participation of more than 92 male and female riders.
Furthermore, Al-Zabibi came first in the round whose hurdles reached a height of 145 cm, recording a time of 56.79 seconds, which is the fastest and best among racers.
On the second day, Ghareeb also ranked second, and Hisham Ghareeb won third and fourth place amid competition including more than 80 riders.
As for the third day, at the One Round Against the Clock competition and among 91 equestrians competed, Laith Gharib again came second. In addition, athlete Hadi Nizam won second place, and Sham al-Assad ranked fourth at the eighth round, where the competition was held on hurdles that reached a height of 135 cm, with the participation of more than 80 equestrians.
Hamda Mustafa