MUSCAT: His Highness Sayyid Theyazin Bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, will patronise the conclusion of the Omani Camel Racing Federation’s annual race for 2022, under its modern name Saif al-Ittihad, next Wednesday in Al-Haggana Sultaniya Square in Al-Fulaij in the Wilayat of Barka. The race would kickstart on Sunday, March 13 and last for four days until March 16.

The Saif al-Ittihad race is a symbolic race expected by navigators, camel breeders, and those interested. The race includes more than 57 multi-categories of pilgrimages, encounters, folds, squints, and farewells, for which valuable prizes are allocated between cars and cash prizes.

The Sword of the Union races 2022 will be organised by the Oman Camel Racing Federation and under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth. The closing ceremony will be held on the evening of Wednesday, the sixteenth of this March, on the same track, to include a set of review paragraphs on camels and accompanying artistic paintings.

Sheikh Saeed bin Saud Al Ghufaili, President of the Omani Camel Racing Association, said, “The sword of the Federation 2022 is honoured with the direct support and interest of His Highness the Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, who pays special attention to this sport. The sport receives appropriate care in the Sultanate of Oman as one of the most important civilisational and cultural legacies.”

He added, “It has developed official and popular interest until it became an important economic resource for many camel breeders. The minister has stressed on the completion of the necessary preparations for the establishment of the sword of the union 2022 and the readiness to receive the participants from local and regional camel owners.”