The Noukhba (The Elite) Finals of the Fakhr Al Ajyal (Pride of the Generation) Championship for Falconry in the “Farakh” and “Jirnas” categories concluded yesterday, with Bin Mijren of Team "NAS" securing the title in a record time of 16.552 seconds for the "Jirnas" category and 16.427 seconds for the "Farakh" category.
Bin Mijren received a Bentley along with a cash prize of AED 500,000 for his win in each category in the Noukhba Finals of the championship, organized and supervised by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center.
The finals witnessed the participation of 100 of the most skilled falconers, who had secured the top five ranks in "Farakh" and "Jirnas" across various categories.
Souad Ibrahim Darwish, Director of Fazza Championships, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center, said: "This year’s tournament has been an outstanding success, with the number of participants having more than doubled from last year.
"The tournament brought together the best falconers and the strongest birds, which ensured the level of performance remained exceedingly high throughout the championship, with several new records set.
"I would like to extend my congratulations to the winners and thank everyone for their participation.
"I would also like to extend my best wishes to those participants who were not fortunate enough to achieve their desired results this time; I hope they come back stronger next year.”
Noukhba Results – ‘Jirnas’ Category
Team "NAS H" secured the second place in the “Jirnas” category with a time of 17.118 seconds, while Team "NAS K" came third with a time of 17.172 seconds, followed by Saeed Hamdan Jaber in the fourth and fifth places with times of 17.231 seconds and 17.300 seconds, respectively.
Noukhba Results – ‘Farakh’ Category
In the “Farakh” category, Sheikh Saeed Maktoum Mohammed Hasher Al Maktoum won the second rank with a time of 17.021 seconds, with Hamid Mohammed Al Tayer in third place with a time of 17.033 seconds.
Saeed Hamdan Jaber also secured the fourth and the fifth places with times of 17.058 seconds and 17.130 seconds, respectively.
Closing Ceremony
The tournament’s closing ceremony will be held on Thursday, 26 February 2015 at the Global Village – Al Meydan at 6:00 pm, in the presence of H.E. Abdullah Hamdan bin Dalmouk, CEO of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center, Souad Ibrahim Darwish, Director of Fazza Championships, Damithan bin Suwaidan, Head of the Organizing Committee, and several other dignitaries along with winners of previous editions of the championship.
