His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, Captain of the Royal Endurance Team, participated in the international qualifying race for the World Endurance Championship, which was held at Dubai International Endurance City in the United Arab Emirates.

Present were, His Highness Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Deputy Chairman of the High Committee of the Rashid Equestrian and Horseracing Club, and Member of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, His Highness Shaikh Hamad bin Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Arab Emirates.

His Highness finished first place in the 160-kilometre race after delivering impressive performances throughout the five stages of the internationally classified 3-star race, with the participation of Royal Endurance Team riders Mohammed Al Hashmi and Mohammed Abdul Samad.

At the end of the race, His Highness received a commemorative gift from Shaikh Rashid bin Dalmook Al Maktoum, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Racing Club, in recognition of his outstanding participation at Dubai International Endurance City.

His Highness expressed his appreciation for the United Arab Emirates’s efforts in continuing to develop endurance racing.

His Highness affirmed that participating in international endurance qualifying races is part of the preparation programme for the upcoming World Endurance Championship to be held in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, noting the importance of these participations in discovering horses with high technical readiness.

His Highness added: "By participating with team members in such international races, we are keen to assess their level of readiness and identify various technical aspects, which contributes to the early selection of the team representing the Kingdom of Bahrain in various international championships."

A number of the Royal Team’s riders also participated in the 120-km and 100-km races.