The Europeans control the grand prize in the International Show Jumping Championship

SME-Coverage/ Abdullah Al-Harazi
The competition continued in the Three Rounds International Show Jumping Championship in Jeddah for the second day in a row, as the riders participated in four rounds and presented excellent levels that demonstrated the strong preparations for the championship, which is being held for the first time on the land of Trio Sports Field, which began in Hillat Qushaibah, where European experience was demonstrated in the major battle. For the competitions of the second day of the rounds of the International Show Jumping Championship * CSI2 * with a height of 140 cm, sponsored by the Saudi Airlines Company for Air Transport, the Spanish horsewoman made her mark by seizing the lead with her horse Venentura Mille from the Italian Giano Craccio, who ranked second, the Frenchman Charles Henry, who fell to third place, and the Norwegian in fourth place. Cecily Hatland, and the Saudi rider, Abdul Rahman Al-Biladi, with his horse Campari, succeeded in occupying fifth place and climbing to the podium, where Faisal bin Ghazi Al-Muallem, Director of Revenue and Aircraft Network, was present, who crowned the winners, praising the wonderful technical level presented by the riders in the race, and said: We lived beautiful minutes with the equestrian team. And the skill of the riders who gave their best in this round. He added: Saudi Arabia, which is the national carrier, always seeks to be present at all national sporting events, including equestrian events, with which we have very long relations in transporting horses to and from the Kingdom, which has now become a destination for fans of equestrian sports in general.
Ministry of Defense Cup
The Ministry of Defense Cup * CSI2 *, with a height of 130 cm, was in the hands of the veteran Lebanese rider Tony Assaf, who presented excellent levels in the first two days of the international championship and succeeded with his horse Big Star in seizing the lead from the French rider Charles Henry and his horse Cainen Le Landes by a difference of half a second. Approximately 37.03 seconds, the young Saudi rider Faisal Jarut and his horse Evers came in third place, as the Commander of the Western Region, Major General Pilot Staff/ Ahmed bin Ali Al-Dubais, crowned the winners of the race prizes.
Other runs
The jockey Muhammad Al-Asaker was the first winner on the second day of the tournament, collecting the largest number of points, 1,450 points, in a record time of 88.84 seconds for the ambassadorial round with his 100-cm hurdles, where he used his intelligence and speed to shorten the distances. In second place was the jockey Abdul Majeed Khammash, with Jawah Safwan, collecting 1,320 points, equal to the points. With the rider Abdul Rahman Al-Biladi and ahead of him by time difference, the race was held under the sponsorship of ASYAD Company, where Mrs. Zeina Osama Al-Sayed crowned the first five winners.
As for the second round, which is internationally classified * CSI2 * sponsored by the National Transport Company, the riders in both rounds were in a challenge against time to obtain the award, and the Bulgarian rider Christof Hegedus succeeded in winning first place on his horse Hope of Iris with a time of 32.74 seconds for the distinction round, with a slight difference from the second place holder. The rider, Abdul Rahman Al-Biladi, with his horse Wissam, while the rider, Muhammad Aqili, and his horse, Gypsy King, came in third place. The prizes were handed over to the riders by Dr. Khaled Al-Mutabqani, Vice President of the Mutabqani Group, who praised the levels of the participating riders and the success of the organization, and said, “We are very happy with what we see of the levels of the riders in general, and the young Saudis in particular, who showed A remarkable development that demonstrates the work being done to raise the level of this sport, which is considered part of our Saudi and Islamic history, emphasizing the Al-Maqtabani Group’s sponsorship of the tournament activities stemming from the group’s belief in the importance of sport and the results achieved by Saudi riders at the continental, international and Olympic levels during the past years.
Art and entertainment
Entertainment was present on the evening of the second day of the tournament, with singing and singing performances by the popular arts group – Accent Show – which surrounded the audience with various singing and folk arts performances between the rounds, while families and their children spent times of happiness and fun in various locations, and the audience stopped frequently at The various exhibits presented by the participating parties presented the promising singing voice of Asmaa Wasla, who demonstrated that she is a fine vocal material that will make its way in the world of singing.