Shaikh Nasser lauds HM King's support to Windsor endurance championship

11 : 01 PM - 13/05/2016 London, May 13 (BNA): HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee, Captain of the Royal Endurance Team expressed his profound pride and honour in HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s attendance of the Royal Windsor Endurance Ride Championship. This endurance event was founded by the Kingdom of Bahrain and turned into a prestigious festival. HH Shaikh Nasser has pointed out that HM the King's keenness to constantly attend this event confirms HM's support to the championship which is attracting prominent equestrians from across the world. The Captain of the Royal Endurance Team underlined that his HM the King's presence at the event was a source of motivation to all in the sport to give their utmost and compete to achieve the best results. HH Shaikh Nasser added that the team has achieved all the goals they set at the start. He noted that the Royal Endurance Team was keen to participate in this race with many of their horsemen due to its importance and to gain more experience by competing with international champions. He also hailed the efforts of the horsemen of the Royal Endurance Team as well as the technical and administrative staff during the event. HH Shaikh Nasser has highlighted that his participation in the Royal Windsor Endurance Ride Championship was to support the horsemen taking part in the race as well as to back up the Royal Endurance Team members, underlining that he wasn't eyeing to record results. HH Shaikh Nasser said that he raced during the event on "Golden" who was recovering from an injury. "I had decided to participate in the event with Golden to understand more the progress of his recovery from an injury he incurred. I withdrew from the third stage of the event after I realised that Golden hasn't fully recovered," HH Shaikh Nasser said. He extended heartfelt congratulations to the winner of the race Saif Al Mazroui, from the UAE, who covered the 120 km-long course in 04:41:27 seconds at 25 km/hr speed. He also congratulated the Royal Endurance Team member Mahmood Abdulsamad, the UAE's Shaikh Rashid bin Dalmok Al Maktoom and Ghanim Al Muri for coming second, third and fourth respectively. He also complimented the Royal endurance Team horseman Ali bu Safar for finishing fifth in the race. Among the spectators also was HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad, the First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, the President of Bahrain Athletic Association who watched the four stages of the race and congratulated the winners at the conclusion of the event.