The world record was a new Saudi achievement that came in the lead up to 88th National Day celebrations on Sunday
The event’s closing ceremony saw a total of SAR53 million awarded in the various events
TAIF, Saudi Arabia - Guinness World Records has announced that it has confirmed that the Crown Prince Camel Festival is the largest camel sports festival in the world. This year’s festival enjoyed the participation of a record 11,186 camels, which competed in 787 rounds of competition over more than 40 days from August 11 to September 22, 2018.
The world record announcement was a new Saudi achievement that came on the weekend leading up to Saudi Arabia’s 88th National Day on Sunday, September 23.
Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed, president of the Saudi Arabian Camel Federation, accepted the official certificate confirming the festival’s accomplishment from Guinness representative, Mr. Ahmad Jamal al-Din. Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Faisal Al Saud, Deputy President of the General Sports Authority, also attended the event at the camel racing grounds in Taif.
The festival’s key aims is to showcase and boost the camel racing heritage of the Kingdom and the Gulf Arab countries.
The festival unfolded in four phases, with key races taking place on weekends. There were warm-up rounds, racing rounds, marathon rounds, production rounds and closing-in rounds. Also featured were sports, cultural and entertainment activities alongside educational workshops for camel owners and visitors interested in camel sports.
The global recognition of the festival’s record-breaking size coincides with Saudi Arabia’s National Day, celebrated on September 23 every year. The presentation of the Guinness certificate took place just a few hours before the Crown Prince Camel Festival awards ceremony that was attended by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. In line with the new citation from Guinness, the event’s closing ceremony saw a total of SAR53 million awarded to top finishers in the various events. This year’s event enjoyed unprecedented participation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Gulf and Arab countries.
The festival reflects the new attention given the camel racing industry by the Crown Prince. Plans call for developing camel racing in such a way that it corresponds with the Kingdom’s status and fulfils the aspirations of its citizens, camel owners and fans of the sport Kingdom-wide.
With its record numbers, this year’s event, held under the patronage of the Crown Prince, was hugely successful. The Crown Prince attended the festival’s closing ceremony, which was held on Saturday, September 22.
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