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Abu Dhabi, June 10, 2023: The "Al Dhafra" loader, owned by His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Emirates Media Council, led by Noukhatha Marwan Abdullah Al Marzouqi, won the Abu Al Abyad Race for 60-foot sailing bearings, and he won the monetary prize of 240,000. Dirhams.

The second place was achieved by "Muhajir," owned by His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, led by Nokhatha Majed Ahmed Khadim Al Muhairi, and won 210 thousand dirhams. In contrast, the third place was won by "Shaheen," owned by Hamdan Saeed Al Harbi, led by Nokhatha Khalifa Abed Al Marri. And he won 200 thousand dirhams.

The race is the third round of this category, and it is the final race of the season, which the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club organized under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region.

The race started from "Abu Al Abyad" Island towards the headquarters of the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club on the Abu Dhabi Corniche, where the first places were crowned, and the race took place in an ideal environment for sailing.

One hundred leaders participated in the heritage epic, for a distance of 30 nautical miles, and the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club allocated 4 million and 238 thousand dirhams for the winners from first place to the 90th, along with three cars for first-place owners.

The winners were honored by His Excellency Salem Al Rumaithi, Director General of the Club, Majid Ateeq Al Muhairi, Director of the Marine Sports Department and Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the Races, and Youssef Al Zaabi, Director of the Support Services Department at the Club, Khalifa Al Rumaithi, Head of the Heritage Races Department, and Khalifa Al Suwaidi, President of the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Academy.

Salem Al-Rumaithi appreciated the wise leadership's unlimited support for heritage and marine sports, in particular. The Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club, for consolidating their deep meanings in the hearts of new generations, and thank His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's representative in the Al Dhafra region, for sponsoring the race.

He also congratulated the winners and expressed his happiness at the success achieved by the race through the extensive participation of the bearings, the intense competition, and the presence of followers on all the beaches of the regions he passed through, all the way to the Abu Dhabi Corniche.