DOHA, December 09, 2009/ salman Ahmed

Under auspices of HE the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major General Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah, the Inaugural Armed Forces Shield Show Jumping Championship will be staged on Wednesday at the outdoor arena of Qatar Equestrian Federation (QEF).

The Championship will feature the participation of 120 riders as the total of money prizes reached 250, 000 QAR.

The organizers of the championship invited Presidents of Sport Federation, President of Sports Clubs, Officials of Qatar Olympic Committee, HE Minister of state for International Affairs, Commander of Amiri Guards, Commander of Internal Security Forces and Head of State Security Department to attend the championship.

Mr. Rashid Bin Ali Al Mansouri, QEF President Chaired the organizing committee of the championship that included Mr. Mohammad Bin Ali Al Attiyah, the General Coordinator, Brigadier Ibrahim Bin Saad Al Rumaihi, representative of Armed Forces, Mr.Taleb Metaab Al Saaq, Head, Director of the championship, Mr. Nawaf Al Ali, Head of Appeals Committee, Dr. Majid Al Malki, Head of Referees Committee, Mr. Saleh Ali Salmeen, Head of Technical Committee, Mr. Saleh Al Ghanim, Head of Public Relations Committee, Mr. Abdullah Al Amri, Head of Services Committee, Mr. Rashid Kahoura, Head of Facilities Committee.

QEF President wished the championship to succeed and expressed his appreciation to HE Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Secretary General of Qatar Olympic Committee for his support to QEF.

Al Mansouri praised the initiative of Armed Forces to hold the championship and lauded the cooperation between QEF and Armed Forces.

QEF President thanked HE the Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major General Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah for such new championship and for his support to Qatari equestrian.