Dirham gallops to victory

DT News Network

Manama

Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa of the Bahrain Royal Endurance

Team riding his horse Dirham clinched victory in a French Endurance

Race held in France on Saturday featuring top riders from around the

world.

This was Shaikh Mohammed's ninth endurance win, whose horse Dirham is

trained by Shaikh Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa and assisted and by Faris

Abdul Rahman Al Saad, which confirmed his status as one of the elite

riders in the world today.

Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Chairman, Bahrain Olympic

Committee President and Bahrain Royal Endurance team leader Shaikh

Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa stressed that Shaikh Mohammed's

achievement proves the successful development programmes for Bahrain's

endurance sport.

He also pointed out that Shaikh Mohammed showed great technical

ability, speed and skill as he faced top international riders and

showed his class as he clinched first place.

Shaikh Nasser praised the excellent organisation of the event and

expressed his satisfaction on the Royal Team's participation in the

race and other's during the European season stressing that it gave the

riders an opportunity to compete against the world's best and gain

more experience.

The Royal Team's manager, Dr Khalid Ahmed Hassan, hailed the victory

of Shaikh Mohammed and the team under the guidance of Shaikh Nasser.

Team riders thanked Shaikh Nasser for his continued support and

opportunity to compete in such races and improve their performance

levels and gain more experience.