His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports and President of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, today crowned Australian jockey Edwina Alexander with first place in the Grand Prix race of the "Saudi Jump" championship, which started last Thursday, and was organized by the Saudi Equestrian Federation at the headquarters of "Saudi Jump" On the grounds of the horse racing club in Janadriyah.

The Australian jockey succeeded in kidnapping the world-ranked main round, which grants eligibility to participate in the 2022 World Cup showjumping finals in Germany directly, according to special rules, with a time of 76.15 seconds, on the final day of the (4-star) category, while the Egyptian jockey won the second place, Mawaddah Zayada. 69.03 seconds, and the jockey Khaled Al-Mabti came third with a time of 69.95 seconds.

In a statement after the coronation ceremony, His Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal thanked the wise leadership, praising in this regard the support and interest of His Highness the Crown Prince in various sports, including what we are witnessing today, which is the “Saudi Jump” championship for the category (4 stars) and qualified for the World Cup finals. ".

His Highness said: "A distinguished participation represented by a number of Saudi jockeys, including 15 male and female riders under 21 years old, this bodes well for equestrian sports."

His Highness stressed that hosting such tournaments and the participation of Saudi riders with international jockeys and their contact with them raises their level, and today we have achieved third place and we aspire in the future that our riders will be crowned first and second places, God Almighty.”

The result of the middle "third" round for the category (4 stars - 1.45 meters high) was part of the world ranking run, which qualifies for a qualifying round for the 2022 World Cup in Germany, with the jockey Faisal Al-Ajmi winning the first place with a time of 35.62 seconds, and the Jordanian jockey Nasuh Kayali, who came second and third, With two different horses, the “second half” with a time of 41.48 seconds, and the “third half” with a time of 39.46 seconds and four errors.

The runs of the third and final day of the championship opened with the small run for the category (one star - 1.20 meters high). The jockey Abdul Rahman Al-Biladi won the first place with a time of 52.12 seconds, and the jockey Princess Watfa bint Abdul Aziz Al Saud came in second with a time of 54.36 seconds, and the jockey Ghada Al-Subaiy came in Third, with a time of 56.64 seconds.

In the big run for the category (One Star - 1.30 meters high), the jockey Abdullah Al-Ghamdi achieved first place in it with a time of 52.15 seconds, then the jockey Bandar bin Mahfouz second with a time of 60.63 seconds, and the Jordanian jockey Nasuh Kayali came third with a time of 60.88 seconds.

121 male and female knights representing Saudi Arabia, Japan, Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Jordan, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, Norway and Russia participated in the tournament.

Next Thursday, the "Saudi Jump" championship will start in its second and final week, with 12 rounds of the 5-star category qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Germany, with financial prizes totaling 3.6 million riyals.