(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Shaikh Mohammed praised Shaikh Hamdan for good planning which enabled him to gain high skill and competence to win the race successfully.His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai on Thursday attended the crowning ceremony of Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai as champion of the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Normandy France. Shaikh Hamdan clinched the gold medal in the individual championship in the world’s biggest equestrian event which drew 173 finest riders from 47 countries.
Commenting on the UAE’s victory in the WEG for the second year running Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid said:”Ascending to the peak can only be achieved by diligence and good planning and staying at the helm requires determination and persistence for success.”
“UAE riders have become a hard figure in international competitions given their long experience and high ability which enable them to compete in toughest challenges and win professionally and this is what we experience in the Emiratis who recognised that the first place is only reserved for hard workers and loyal achievers” Shaikh Mohammed added.
Shaikh Mohammed praised Shaikh Hamdan for good planning which enabled him to gain high skill and competence to win the race successfully.
By this win the UAE kept the gold title which was earned by Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship at Euston Park UK and will retain the title until 2016 thus adding a new feather in the UAE’s endurance cap.
Shaikh Hamdan finished first with a time of 08:80.20 hours competing with other international riders though he was facing tough time after withdrawal of four UAE knights.
Meydan Chairman and CEO Saeed Humaid Al Tayer congratulated the Crown Prince of Dubai for a well-earned victory.
Also attending the race were Director of Dubai Ruler’s Office Lt General Musabbah Rashid Al Fattan; Dubai Director of Protocol and Hospitality Khalifa Saeed Suleiman; Meydan Chairman and CEO Saeed Humaid Al Tayer; and a number of officials and endurance race enthusiasts.
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