Rakan Al-Hassawi, Nora Al-Qaoud came third and received a bronze and Ali Al-Kharafi ranked first and received the gold medal

DOHA: Kuwaiti jockeys have offered distinct performance at the QATAR International Show Jumping Championship 2016, Doha 22-24 December. Up to 170 horsemen from 12 countries took part in the three-day tournament that wrapped up competition Saturday night. Kuwaiti Ali Al-Kharafi ranked first and received the gold medal of the 145cm, in faultless round, recording 44.95 seconds. His countryman Rakan Al-Hassawi came fourth with 49.22 seconds.

A Russian rider was third and had the bronze medal with 48.64 second, while the Saudi Abdullah Al- Rajhi ranked fifth with 52.86 second. In the 135cm event, Kuwait’s Nora Al- Qaoud came third and received a bronze in 61.70 seconds.

Qatari horsemen Said Al- Qadhi and Rashdi Al-Marri ranked first and second with 59.891 seconds, and 61.08 respectively. Derin Demirsoy of Turkey snatched the feature event at the Qatar international show yesterday. The 22-year-old Demirsoy put in a clinical run to win the Table A, Two Rounds 140-160cm, with 44.55 seconds. Saudi Arabia’s Ramzy Hamad Al-Duhami came second with 47.05 second. — KUNA