Fazza
Championship for Falconry Finals sees spectacular action and competition
The finals of the Fazza Championship for Falconry organised by the Hamdan
Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre saw some spectacular action and a great day of
falconry. Competitors worked hard to make it into the top ten in this final
round.
With 11 categories (for Sheikhs) being
held over the day, the top three winners in the finals of each category had the
opportunity to win luxury cars, while the runners up (between fourth and tenth
place) received cash prizes.
Dumaithan bin Swaidian, Head of the Fazza
Championship for Falconry Committee, said: “This year the Fazza Championship
for Falconry has seen the highest level of competition and the highest number
of competitors to date from the UAE and across the GCC region. Every competitor
has been a star in his own right and demonstrated their passion for the
Emirate’s heritage and this traditional sport of falconry.
The noble sport of falconry has been upheld
to the highest degree by everyone who took part in the competition and helped
to manage and organise such a successful event.”
The winners of the first day of
finals were delighted with their success in such a challenging environment.
Suad Darwish, Director of the Fazza
Championships said: “While the weather was extremely overcast and the wind was
strong today, we experienced some really great competition from the falcons and
were able to run 11 different categories. This year, we have expanded the
competition to include 25 categories for the falcons at the request of His
Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of
Dubai. This is twenty more categories than in the past and it has made the
competition a lot more interesting for the falconers and supporters.”
The winners of the first day of
finals were delighted with their success in such a challenging environment.
Rashid Ahmed Bin Megren, the 1st
place winner of the Garmousha Farkh category (older falcons) and part of the
NAS R Falconry Group said: “Since the competition started, I have been taking
part and put a lot of work into getting my falcons up to scratch when it comes
to this championship.”
“I have a lot of family and friends
who are both supportive of my falconry and are competing in the championship. There
are a lot of great falconers taking part but that makes it all the more
satisfying knowing that I have done so well.”
Fellow falconer Mohammed Khalifa
added: “I have been competing with four falcons today and this is the 8th
time I have competed in this championship. Since I was a little boy my father
and grandfather taught me the basics of falconry. I learnt how to care for them,
how to feed them, and hunt with them. This championship is unique for me as it
is in the name of our Sheikh.
This is the only time in the year
that there is a real gathering of all those who love falconry, so this is a
special championship for me. It is even better when the competitors are really
good and want to win as much as me.”
The
annual Fazza Championships for Falconry are being held in the Ruwayyah area of
Dubai and have attracted hundreds of falconers from the Emirates and across the
region to compete in a wide range of different categories and are already set
to become the most successful championships to date.
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