DUBAI// More than 250 young Emiratis took part in the Fazza Championship for Falconry.
The competition, which took place on Fridayand Saturdayin Ruwayyah, saw competitors as young as five take part in the juniors category.
The event was organised by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre.
Nine-year-old Rashid Ahmed Al Saghir won first place in the “Gyr Tabeh Wahash” category on day one, finishing in 15.515 seconds.
Mohammed Saif bin Markhan won first place in the Gyr Tabeh category (300 metres) on day two, after his falcon finished the race in 13.846 seconds.
nhanif@thenational.ae
Updated: January 05, 2015, 12:00 AM