Showjumping: Ali Esa triumphs

Manama : Athlete Ali Esa triumphed in the grand prize of the second round of the Bahrain Equestrian and Endurance Federation (BREEF) Showjumping Championship, held under the patronage of HH Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Vice President of the Supreme Council for Environment, President of the Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation, at the Military Military Federation arena.

Ali Esa outclassed his participants during the round which featured obstacles of 125m in height, clocking 53.93 seconds. Finishing second was Ahmed Mansour, who completed the main event in less time (47.47 seconds), but after committing four faults.

Ahmed Akbar came third in 53.45 seconds as fourth place went to Basil Al Dosari who was almost one second behind Akbar.

Meanwhile, Eiad Ahmed bagged the title of the fourth competition for advanced athletes, picking up 44 points at a time of 42.55 seconds. Nidal Abdulnabi came second in 43.13 seconds with an equal number of points with the winner, while Ahmed Esa rounded out the podium placers with 44 points also, but at 48.55 seconds.