Dubai: Fazza Heritage Championships, organised and supervised by the Hamdan Bin Mohammad Heritage Center (HHC), promises unprecedented surprises at both organisational and participation levels this season.
Competitions will continue to be held in the first quarter of the new year with a series of exciting tournaments lined up, inspired by historical practices of UAE’s culture to prompt the youth to continue the mission of safeguarding this intangible heritage.
This month saw the launch of the Fazza Championship for Youlah, the stage show at Meydan Fort of Global Village and the third edition of the National Day Camel Marathon, the longest camel race in the region.
The stage is also set for the strongest falcons trained for hunting to take the field next month. The Fazza Championship for Falconry Telwah (the lure) will start on January 2, 2018 and continue until January 16.
This will be followed by the Fakhr Al Ajyal Championship (‘The Pride of the Generation’) that will be held from February 1, 2018 and will continue until February 16. Both these championships will be held at the dedicated site for falconry in Ruwayyah area off Emirates Road.
The sharpshooters will spring into action in March with traditional Saktoun rifles. The Saktoun Rifle Shooting training will be held from March 11, 2018 to March 13, in the Dubai Police Shooting Range in the Ruwayyah area. The aim of event is to prepare and train all age groups for the Fazza Open Championship for Shooting — Saktoun Rifle where the main tournament will take place from March 14 to 17, 2018.
Free divers will take to the pool in the penultimate event of the Fazza Championship season. The Fazza Championship for Freediving will be held from March 22-24 at the Hamdan Bin Mohammad Sports Complex in Ruwayyah.
