In step with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Courtroom; and the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, President of the Worldwide Federation for Falconry Sports activities and Racing, and the UAE Falcons Federation, the UAE Falcons Federation approves organising the Emirates Falcons Worldwide Cup, a world falconry championship to be held yearly throughout numerous continents, ranging from the 2025–2026 season.
The championship goals to raise falconry and related sports activities on the worldwide sporting scene whereas upholding the best requirements of the game and consolidating the UAE’s place as a number one vacation spot for falconry. It additionally seeks to advertise and protect falconry’s wealthy heritage by modern methods.
These aims are to be achieved by organising worldwide occasions that foster the spirit of sportsmanship and wholesome competitors whereas advancing sustainability and rising the recognition of the game in international locations and communities worldwide by that includes it prominently of their respective sporting calendars. The fixed follow-up of Sheikh Zayed bin Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, Vice President of the Worldwide Federation for Falconry Sports activities and Racing, and the UAE Falcons Federation, has additionally been instrumental in offering the initiative needed impetus.
The championship would be the first of its variety to sport the UAE’s title and be held outdoors its borders, with internet hosting rights to be awarded to the nation that demonstrates the best readiness and compliance with the championship’s standards and situations among the many members of the Worldwide Federation for Falconry Sports activities and Racing. Finer particulars shall be introduced later throughout a press convention to be held by the UAE Falcons Federation.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum affirmed that the management’s unstinting assist for falconry sports activities denotes the good significance accorded to preserving various facets of genuine Emirati heritage, particularly since falconry represents a distinguished image of cultural legacy not solely nationally but additionally globally. His Highness emphasised that the management’s assist for falconry presents a singular up to date mannequin to be emulated globally from a cultural and historic perspective, with world-class sporting occasions additional consolidating the impression thereof.
New benchmarks
His Highness famous that the UAE has set new benchmarks globally in advancing falconry and rising its attraction as a aggressive sport, drawing upon its wealth of expertise in popularising the game impressed by the pioneering initiatives and programmes launched many years in the past by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who devoted nice consideration and energy to selling falconry and different heritage sports activities, the fruits of that are obvious at present.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed added that, due to the eager assist of its management, the UAE has emerged as a worldwide falconry hub and a pioneer in taking the game international by actively devising methods and modern concepts to boost its attain and sustainability.
For his half, Sheikh Zayed bin Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, Vice President of the Worldwide Federation for Falconry Sports activities and Racing, and Vice President of the UAE Falcons Federation, welcomed the announcement of the brand new competitors, confirming that it comes at a time when the UAE has secured a number one place for falconry amongst heritage sports activities which have generated immense curiosity globally. The nation has helped set up a strong base of falconry purveyors and contributed to the creation of a world entity geared toward selling and organising the game globally based on aggressive guidelines, ideas, and impeccable sporting values within the type of the Worldwide Federation for Falconry Sports activities and Racing.
Sheikh Zayed bin Hamad famous that associating the UAE’s title with main falconry sporting occasions lends such championships a particular character and motivates individuals to ship their finest performances and obtain spectacular outcomes, given the status connected to sporting occasions named after the homeland.
In the meantime, His Excellency Rashid bin Markhan, Secretary Basic of the Worldwide Federation for Falconry Sports activities and Racing, and the UAE Falcons Federation, affirmed that the UAE’s distinctive method in selling falconry sports activities has earned it international acclaim. This success has been achieved by well-studied steps which have enabled this historic sport to as soon as extra take centre stage on the worldwide sporting scene, with falconry’s historic position and shut hyperlink to the nationwide identification informing all such initiatives, he added.
Unwavering assist
His Excellency Bin Markhan expressed his delight within the management’s unwavering assist for the game and his gratitude to His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed for his patronage of the Emirates Falcons Worldwide Cup. He famous that numerous entities and establishments involved with the game within the UAE work in good concord to popularise it far and vast whereas celebrating its superb heritage.
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