Yemeni expat in UAE wins camel race

Yemeni expatriate Reem Salem has won the fourth edition of the Camel Trek with a cash prize of AED 100،000.

Coordinated by the Hamdan Container Mohammad Heritage Center (HHC)، participants from 18 countries including the UK، US، Russia، Czech Republic، Yemen، Luxembourg، China، France، Jordan، Brazil، Philippines، Estonia، Saudi Arabia and Nigeria، Italy 24 camel riders، Germany، Iran and Pakistan take part in the annual race.

She ran the two kilometers in a short 10.5 seconds.

“I might want to say thanks to HHC for arranging this yearly race and for preparing us to become superb camel riders. The UAE is extremely near me، and winning this legacy sport offers me huge pride and honor. “The race was extremely extraordinary from beginning to end، and I’m so glad to finish on top،” she added.

The Chinese public’s Alexis (Xiaozhe Huo) came next and finished the race in a short time and 11.5 seconds، winning a Dh70،000 monetary reward. Huo was the champ of last year’s version.

French expat Aude Derflinger guaranteed third place، took three minutes and 14.5 seconds to complete the race، and got a Dh50،000 prize.

Sheik Mohammed canister Maktoum container Rashid receptacle Saeed Al Maktoum awarded the winners in front of HHC President Abdullah Hamdan Canister Dalmook.Canister Dalmook praised the large number of members and the variety of ethnicities in the yearly camel race for expats.

The yearly race is coordinated to advance the country’s social legacy as well as its resilience.

The Middle East sent two camel guards to Expo 2020 Dubai likewise last year as a feature of special exercises to showcase the UAE’s unmistakable legacy around the world.

In a meeting with Wam last year، Receptacle Dalmook said the UAE has allotted camel farms and pony pens to rehearse other related sports، like falconry، to assist with defending the UAE’s social legacy.