Saudi Female Camel Riders Make Historic Wins at Crown Prince Camel Festival

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Taif, September 8, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Saudi female camel riders achieved historic victories at the seventh edition of the Crown Prince Camel Festival, setting record times and winning championship cups for the first time in the event’s history, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Camel rider Reema Al-Shuwaie won the title of the first main round with her camel Absher in 3:14.585 minutes, while Hadeel Al-Sharif secured the second round title with her camel Mubshir in 3:17.950 minutes.

Marwan Al-Johani, head of Competition and Registry at the Saudi Camel Race Federation, said the results highlight the progress of female participation in camel racing: “This is another aspect of the development witnessed in camel sports, and it is what we aspired to achieve by raising the performance levels of female camel jockeys in their races.”

He added that the strong support of Prince Fahad bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Camel Federation, has helped raise standards and intensify competition among female riders, with the new records serving as evidence of their growing role in the sport.