Ramallah - The National Beverage Company Coca-Cola/Cappy (NBC) sponsored Ramadan Equestrian Tournament organized by the Palestine Equestrian Club during the holy month of Ramadan.
The Tournament included four equestrian championships, with the participation of more than 100 male and female Horse-riders of different age groups. On Friday, the final event of Championship of Jumping Tournament took place, and the results of the championship were as follows: Class (100): first place Nabih Shehadeh, second place Abdul Raouf Qawasmi. Class (90): First place Iyad Hijazi, second place Ayham Hamid, third place Saifuddin Badria. Class (80): first place Ahmed Nasseruddin. Class (60): first place Wael Abdullah Musleh second place Ahmed Shehadeh third place Farid Ashraf Qawasmi. Children Class (5 years): Abdul Rahman Shehadeh, Saja Shehadeh, Faraj Hijazi.
Mr. al-Hindi added, "We hope to see the Palestinian male and female Horse-riders are participating in international sporting events, such as the Palestinian Horse-rider Laila Al Maliki. NBC has signed a sponsorship agreement to help her participate in the Equestrian Training Camp in the Republic of Slovakia, in preparation for its participation in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
In his turn, Khaled Al-Ifranji, President of the Palestine Equestrian Club, thanked the National Beverage Company for the sponsorship of the Equestrian Tournament, explaining that the Tournament is being organized annually. Financial prizes are presented to the winners of the adult class between the ages of 13 and 35 years, in addition to the distribution of cups and medals, while the prizes in kind are distributed to the participants in the class of young people between the ages of 5 and 12 years, and he noted that 45 students participated In the final Tournament.
