The Mamluk Games in Umm Al Quwain - in pictures
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Maymunah Rodrigues, who travelled from London to take part. All Photos: Antonie Robertson/The National -
Baris Demirtas of Turkey demonstrates the form required to set up the bow and arrow for a long-distance shot -
Baris Demirtas demonstrates the Kabak, in which a target is hung high to simulate shooting up the walls of a castle -
The Mamluks ruled out of Cairo, parts of North Africa and the western side of the Arabian peninsula -
Archers set off through the desert to score and collect the arrows in the long-distance segment of the competition -
Mahmoud Qalyoubi, founder and head coach at Mamluk Academy UAE, releases a bow in the long-distance shooting event -
Carbon fibre arrows, designed so riders can feel the rotation of the arrow and achieve more accurate setting and shooting -
Competitors prepare for the first event of the day, the long-distance shooting competition -
Muhammad Ahmed launches an arrow at a 45-degree angle in the long-distance round of the competition -
Maymunah Rodrigues. The archery practiced is an ancient form of the sport within the heritage of the combat form
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