Salukis: Bedouin’s best friend

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Canine lovers across the UAE and Gulf are gearing up for the 11th edition of the Saluki Championship organized by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center (HHC). Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00K9 lovers across the UAE and Gulf are gearing up for the 11th edition of the Saluki Championship

00:11organized by the Hamdan bin Mohamed Heritage Center.

00:14Known to be the fastest breed for long distances, the Guinness Book of World Records in 1996

00:20has listed the fastest Saluki having reached a speed of 68.8 km per hour.

00:27Male and female Salukis will race over distances of 1,000 meters and 2,500 meters during the

00:34championship, which has become a much-anticipated event in the calendar of both UAE residents

00:40and tourists alike.

01:10The Arab Saluki and the Korean Saluki have given better results than the Saluki, in terms

01:17of speed, endurance, and muscle structure.

01:20They have given better results than the Arab Saluki in terms of the field, hunting, and

01:26heat.

01:27Most of the Salukis participating in the local championships are imported from Turkey.

01:37When we buy the Saluki, we buy it at the age of the head, about a year and a half.

01:44If a person knows that the Saluki is good, he can buy it at the age of 8 or 9 months,

01:52and know that it is good for the championship.

01:56The preparations for the championship are no longer limited to organizational and technical

02:04standards, but also include indicators of happiness and success.

02:10The participants are given ample time to prepare for the race, choosing their breed for the

02:16event, and ensuring quality of performance in front of spectators.

02:20The Hamdan Center filmed the race in this traditional event.

02:23It shows how the first-timers used to hunt wild rabbits and wild goats to earn their

02:28daily bread.

02:29The event is organized by Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the President of the

02:35State, and the support of Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohamed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the President

02:40of the Executive Council of Beirut.

02:42As you can see, the Hamdan Center is dedicated to the revival of the tradition.

02:46We are in this field in Marmoum.

02:48We will organize this championship, God willing, and we hope that it will benefit all

02:52the participants, whether they are from inside the state or outside the state, who

02:56participate here from the Gulf states.

02:58It is a strong competition, a strong challenge, and the statistics are recorded there every

03:01year.

03:02I wish good luck to everyone, and the championship from the first to the tenth place in all

03:07the final stages on the 25th.

03:09I wish good luck to all the participants.

03:11Welcome.

03:12May God's peace, mercy, and blessings be upon you.

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