Camel Racing Series C1 Championship final - in pictures
Race winner and season champion Joanna Patejuk from Poland celebrates after the final Female Camel Racing Series C1 Championship race of the season at Al Marmoom Camel Racing Track in Dubai. All photos: EPA
Eight women took part in the race, with seven of them having trained with the Arabian Desert Camel Riding Centre, which was founded by trainer Linda Krockenberger.
Riders compete in the final C1 championship event at Al Marmoom Camel Racing Track.
The event took place on March 27 and entry was free of charge.
Female riders line up before competing on the track.
Several of the riders trained at the Arabian Desert Camel Riding Centre, which opened in 2021.
The centre trains more than a dozen riders from several European and Arab countries.
Obaid Al Falasi, centre, the owner of the centre, with riders after the final of the Female Camel Racing Series C1 Championship.
Left to right, third placed Judy Richards of New Zealand, winner Patejuk and second placed Katie Higgins of Ireland after the event in Dubai.
