Haidan Wins Medium Tour As Hathab Begins

Doha, October 19 (QNA) - Hussain Saeed Haidan bagged the Medium Tour title as the third edition of the Longines Hathab Equestrian Tour kicked off at the Al Shaqab Indoor Arena on Friday. Haidan astride a 14-year-old bay Belucci Van T Vleminkhof finished as the fastest combination to open their season in style. Jaber Rashid al-Amri was runner-up with Canavaro De Muze (ET), while Mohamed Hazim Abara came third with Ambre De Beaufour. Meanwhile, The Top won the Medium Tour team title, ahead of Al Shaqab. Lusail settled for third place. In the Small Tour 100/115cm class, Hamad Nasser al-Qadi emerged triumphant with eight-year-old stallion Hugo Z in a time of 19.28 secs. Abdulaziz Ghanim al-Nuaimi (Jalieny Diamant) was second, while Khalifa Abdulla al-Khaldi took third sport The annual equestrian series is organised and hosted jointly by Qatar Equestrian Federation (QEF) and Al Shaqab, member of Qatar Foundation. The series is spread across seven months, from October to April. (QNA)