Students of Noukhba School learn about heritage sports during outing 

DUBAI, 8th February 2017:  The final round of the Falconry Championship Tilwah ‘Fakhr Al Ajyal’ organized by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center (HHC) begins on Friday 10th February at the dedicated Fazza Championship for Falconry site in Ruwayyah off Emirates Road (Exit 55) in Dubai has been determined after the conclusion of qualifying rounds. 

The falcon of MRM team led by falconer Mohammed Sultan Markhan came first in the Pure Jeer Jernas qualifying round for the Sheikhs category, clocking 18.259 seconds followed by F3 falconer Suhail Al Kindi’s entry in a time of 18.394 seconds and Khalifa Ahmed Mijren Al Kindi’s falcon in a time of 18.395 seconds.

In the Pure Jeer qualifying round for the Sheikhs category, F3 falconer Khalifa Ahmed Mijren Al Kindi's falcon clocked the fastest qualifying time of 17.574 seconds, followed by Rashid Al Kindi's (F3) entry which recorded a time of 17.708 seconds. Another entry of F3 falconer Khalifa Ahmed Mijren Al Kindi clocked 17.761 seconds.

General Public qualifiers
In the Pure Jeer qualifying round of the General Public category, 'Nashwan' owned by Khalid Al Hajiri and led by Salim Al Hajri clocked the best time of 18.798 seconds followed by 'G6' led by Mohammed Khalifa Al Mansouri in a time of 19.239 seconds.

In the Pure Jeer Jernas qualifiers of the General Public category, 'Alsmuk' owner Hamdan Saeed Jaber clocked the fastest qualifying time of 19.302 seconds by Rashid Al Mansouri's entry in a time of 19.929 seconds and Ahmad Sheikh Mijrin's entry (20.015).

Students 
The Falconry Championship Tilwah ‘Fakhr Al Ajyal’ hosted on Tuesday, 27 students from Al Noukhba School in Dubai. They were invited to see the tournament to instill traditional heritage in the hearts of younger generations and to strengthen national identity from an early age.

Ms. Suad Ibrahim Darwish, Director of Championships at HHC, welcoming the students and teachers from Al Noukhba School, said such initiatives that reinforce the goals of the center

She said: 'Children are the future and we welcome similar pre-school and university initiatives to the Fazza Championships, to enrich the students about heritage sports and share their spirit of enthusiasm and ambition. They are the champions of the future in these traditional events and they may get opportunities to compete as individuals from a young age as well, to show their talents as we usually have a category for Juniors in the Fazza championships.'

The head teacher of the class expressed gratitude to HHC for their efforts to preserve traditional sports like falconry.

Ms. Amal Hussein said: 'We wanted to show in practice what students study in their school curriculum about heritage activities. The aim of the visit was to ensure students understand the rich legacy of this sport of falconry which goes back to ancient times. Earlier they have only heard about it. Now they have seen for real what falconry is all about and how this heritage sport relates to their national identity.”

A falconer participating in the General Public category Hamad Bu Hulaiba lauded HHC's efforts to elevate the tournament.

'I participated with five birds and have great ambitions for the first or second place in the General Public category. Thanks to my father who gave me the first falcon at the age of nine. I still practice falconry as my hobby as well as breeding birds to take part in local tournaments and competitions.”

Saif Ghanem of MRM team spoke about the importance of training falcons in preparation for Fazza falconry tournaments.

“Tournaments such as these encourage Emiratis to practice falconry and achieve a high level of professionalism, both within the country and abroad. It is a motivation for us to continue and maintain this tradition and competition in the spirit of sportsmanship. '

'The MRM Team participated in the Sheikhs category today with 15 falcons, and we have many posts in other categories, thanks to the diversity that we find in Fazza Championships which motivates us to acquire more falcons of all types.'

Finals
Ms. Suad Ibrahim Darwish confirmed that the finals of the tournament will see strong competition between teams and individuals, with only fractions of seconds separating the winners since they are in peak form in the season finale of Fazza championships for Falconry.

The finals of the The Falconry Championship Tilwah ‘Fakhr Al Ajyal’ will being on Friday 10th February with the Tilwah event commencing at 8am, while the junior competitions will be held on Saturday 11th February. The finals of RC Airplanes events will be held on Sunday 12th February and the contest for the Al Noukhba (Elite) title on Monday 13th February.

Competition is being held in the Jeer Shaheen Farkh, Jeer Shaheen Jernas, Jeer Tabaa Farkh, Jeer Tabaa Jernas, Pure Jeer Farkh, Pure Jeer Jernas, Garmoosha Farkh, Garmoosha Jernas, Hurr Wahish Shaheen, Hurr Wahish Farkh and Jernas in addition to RC Airplanes category with the top 10 qualifying for the final round. The highlight of the competition will be the crowning of champions in the third of the Fazza Falconry Championship series with Super Finals (‘Al Nukhba’) in the elite Sheikhs category of ‘Farkh’ and ‘Jernas’ events. There will also be an event for juniors in Tabaa Wahish and Tabaa Jeer followed by the finals of Farkh and Jernas events.

The qualifiers for the finals are as follows:

Pure Jeer Farkh (Sheikhs category)

1. Khalifa Ahmed Mohammed Mijren Al Kindi (F3K) 17.574 seconds
2. Rashid Saeed Sultan Al Kindi (F3R) 17.708 
3. Khalifa Ahmed Mohammed Mijren Al Kindi (F3K) 17.761 
4. Mohammed Sultan Matar Markhan (MRM) 17.828 
5. Mohammed Sultan Matar Markhan (MRM) 18.028 
6. Khalifa Ahmed Mohammed Mijren Al Kindi (F3K) 18.096 
7. Khalifa Ahmed Mohammed Mijren Al Kindi (F3K) 18.118 
8. Mohammed Sultan Matar Markhan (MRM) 18.137 
9. Khalifa Ahmed Mohammed Mijren Al Kindi (F3K) 18.188 

Pure Jeer Jernas (Sheikhs category)

1. Mohammed Sultan Matar Markhan (MRM) 18.259 
2. Saeed Suhail Sultan Canadian (F3R) 18.394 
3. Khalifa Ahmed Mohammed Mijren Al Kindi (F3K) 18.395 
4. Khalifa Ahmed Mohammed Mijren Al Kindi (F3K) 18.455 
5. Mohammed Sultan Matar Markhan (MRM) 18.477 
6. Saeed Suhail Sultan Canadian (F3R) 18.627 
7. Rashid Saeed Sultan Al Kindi (F3R) 18.644 
8. Khalifa Ahmed Mohammed Mijren Al Kindi (F3K) 18.657 
9. Rashid Saeed Sultan Al Kindi (F3R) 18.671 
10. Mohammed Sultan Matar Markhan (MRM) 18.878

Pure Jeer Jernas (General Public category)

1. Jaber Saeed Alsmuk 19.302 seconds
2. Nasser Rashid Al Mansouri 19.929
3. Marwan Ahmed Sheik Mijrin 20.015
4. Ali Suhail Saeed 20.069
5. Saif Jamal Saif 20.136
6. Jaber Saeed Jaber 20.141
7. Jaber Saeed Jaber 20.353
8. Sultan Saif Al Mansouri 20.442
9. Saeed Ahmed Saeed Al Muhairi 20.455
10. Saif Jamal Khalid Hareez 20.537

The official sponsors of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Center are Al Tayer Motors, Land Rover, Dubai Airports, AW Rostamani (Arabian Automobiles), Global Village and Al Oula Radio.