DOHA, July 14, 2009 \ salman ahmed \  The Qatari ace rider, Mohammad Taleb Al Saaq occupied the first place in the local championship organised by German Equestrian Federation with participation of 39 riders.

The championship was held in accordance with rules of International Equestrian Federation, Article (A 238, 2, 2).

In the first class at the height of 110cm, Mohammad Taleb Al Saaq captured the first place after finishing the course without faults in a time of 58.94 seconds.

Abdullah Adel Nassar managed second clocking 66.08 seconds ahead of Linder Georgian of Germany in the third place with 66.67 seconds.

Ali Saeed Al Mesned settled in the fourth place while Jassim Hamad Al Attiyah finished sixth.

It is worth mentioning that, Qatar Equestrian Federation organised a training camp for Qatari riders in Germany.

In a press release on Saturday, HH Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary General of Qatar Olympic Committee applauded the concept of organising such splendid tournaments; he also praised QPSA continuous cooperation with all sport federations in the country.