World No.1 Fredrickson Participates in Commercial Bank International Equestrian Championship

Doha, February 16 (QNA) - Al Shaqab, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), announced that the world number one, Swedish Peder Fredrickson, will participate in the spectacular Commercial Bank CHI AL SHAQAB Presented by Longines 2022, which includes show jumping, dressage and dressage for people with special needs (para-dressage). The championship witnesses the participation of the brightest riders who will participate in one of the strongest equestrian championships in the world, which will be hosted and organized by Al Shaqab at Longines Arena in Al Shaqab from Feb. 24 to 26. As usual every year, the championship will receive the riders, who are at the forefront of the world rankings, including those whose name is in the list of the top ten riders according to the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) and the Longines Show Jumping Classification. Equestrian fans will witness more excitement during the competitions of this edition of the tournament, especially with the confirmation of the participation of six of the top ten ranked players in the world. The list includes the world's number one and gold medalist at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Swedens Peder Fredrickson, and the world's second-ranked, Swiss Martin Fuchs, in addition to the participation of Swedish Henrik von Eckermann, who shares the third place on the ranking list and is also a fellow rider for Fredrikson in the Olympic team that won the gold medal. The tournament will also witness the participation of British Scott Brash, ranked sixth, and Brazilian Zanotelli Modolo, ranked seventh, in addition to the participation of Belgian Jerome Guery, who shares the tenth place in the world rankings. This year, the dressage competitions will witness the Qatari participation of the Wejdan Al Maliki for the first time at this advanced level of competition, Wejdan aspires to qualify for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and seeks to participate in the World Cup for the International Equestrian Federation for dressage competitions. The tournament will be a real opportunity and an important station in the journey of this young rider to gain experience to move forward in her sports career. (QNA)