Hazza bin Zayed receives UAE show jumping team and congratulates it on qualifying for Paris Olympics

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H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, received the UAE Show Jumping Team at Al Sheraa Palace in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of Sheikha Fatima bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairperson of the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy and President of the Abu Dhabi Ladies Club.

His Highness congratulated the national team on this historic achievement in qualifying for the next Olympic Games, Paris 2024, after it managed to obtain second place in its group in the qualifying competitions, which were held at Al Shaqab in the Qatari capital, Doha, wishing it to achieve the best results in the Olympic competitions and raise the UAE flag high in this global sports forum.

His Highness said that this precious qualification is the fruit of the teamwork made by the Equestrian Federation, clubs, administrative staff, coaches and riders, and we must exert more efforts and not put a ceiling on ambition or sufficiency to qualify, stressing that the wise leadership spares no effort to support equestrian sports, like all sports, so that the UAE remains the position it deserves in this field.

After that, His Highness distributed medals and cups to the qualified champions, namely the qualified team and the technical staff of the team, as well as the riders of Al-Sheraa Stables and the Equestrian Federation.
The Al Fursan team presented a commemorative shield to His Highness in appreciation and gratitude for his support and encouragement to raise equestrian sport to the highest levels to meet the aspirations of the sons and daughters of the country.