{"id":135252,"date":"2023-08-03T15:50:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T12:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/?p=135252"},"modified":"2023-08-03T15:50:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T12:50:09","slug":"camel-festival-kicks-off-in-saudi-arabia-with-international-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timeskuwait.com\/news\/camel-festival-kicks-off-in-saudi-arabia-with-international-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"Camel Festival kicks off in Saudi Arabia with international participation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Teams from around the world have arrived in Saudi Arabia to participate in the Crown Prince Camel Festival which commenced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Countries including the US, France, Switzerland, Oman, Bahrain, the UAE, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, the Sudan and Egypt, along with Saudi Arabia, will participate in the fifth edition of the sport at the historic Taif Camel Field, running through September 7, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).<\/p>\n<p>Over 60,000 camels will be on display at this year\u2019s festival, jostling to be crowned the quickest and most agile beings in one of the biggest camel sporting events in the world, reports AlArabiya News.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-day camel festival aims to promote the Kingdom\u2019s camel racing culture and display the larger Arab heritage to the world, to enhance the country\u2019s tourism.<\/p>\n<p>Since its launch in 2018, the sporting festival has grown exponentially, and sparked the idea of establishing the Camel Racing World Federation (CRWF), led by Saudi Arabia, given the high enthusiasm surrounding the sport in the country.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main goals of CRWF is to encourage the youth to keep camel racing a \u201clasting heritage and pleasant sport,\u201d the federation said on its official website.<\/p>\n<p>Given the rise in the sports\u2019 global popularity, there is a growing consensus among Middle Eastern countries to launch a joint bid to have camel racing declared an Olympic sport, according to regional media reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teams from around the world have arrived in Saudi Arabia to participate in the Crown Prince Camel Festival which commenced on Tuesday. 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