Falconry championship attracts hundreds

Following the directives of HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and

President of Bahrain Olympic Committee, the third edition of the Bahrain Falconry Championship will kickoff on January 7 and continue to February 6 in the Al Sabkha area near Bahrain International Endurance Village. 

The championship is organised in cooperation with Nasser Bin Hamad Foundation.
Chairman of the Supreme Committee of the Bahrain Falconry Championship Khalifa Al Gaoud announced that registration for the championship began on Sunday and will close today.

He affirmed that contesters’ personal attendance is required to complete the registration forms at Bahrain International Endurance Village betweeen 2pm and 6pm, adding that those who didn’t complete the registration procedures will not be allowed to compete in the championship.

Al Gaoud said the committee adopted a new registration method this year which is the electronic registration that was announced earlier this month between December 1 to 25 and stated that 1,500 had registered for the championship, including 600 from Bahrain and 900 others from GCC countries.

He also added that the championship comes to continue the efforts of Shaikh Nasser to implement the visions and directives of His Majesty
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to preserve the long-standing national heritage of the Kingdom of Bahrain and fostering it among youngsters, and at the same time to promote the protection of wildlife.