The Pink Caravan Ride concluded its ten-day journey across the country, in aid of breast cancer awareness, after it reached the capital on Wednesday evening. Over the course of the annual campaign, which is now in its fifth year, more than 5,000 people were examined.
On the last day of the ride, the caravan covered a sizeable distance, starting at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque before finished up at The Galleria, on Al Maryah Island.
Other landmarks that the group passed en route to their final destination included Zayed Sports City and Yas Waterworld.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, joined the riders on the eighth day of their nationwide tour as they passed through Dubai on Monday.
Sheikh Mohammed walked at the start of the procession alongside his daughters, Sheikha Salama and Sheikha Shamma, both of whom were on horseback.
Mobile clinics set up along the Pink Caravan’s route enjoyed a sizeable turnout. Before arriving in Dubai, a clinic in Umm Al Quwain examined 321 women and 149 men. Up to 3,492 people have been screened so far, of which 917 were men.
Among the international jockeys participating were Tadhg O’Shea, Richard Mullen, Pat Dobbs, Royston Ffrench, Sam Hitchcott, Adri de Vries, Paul Hanagan, Dane O’Neill, Harry Bentley and Oisin Murphy.
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