businesslounge domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home1/equaladmin/public_html/demo_sites/grpc/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131The Saudi Ancora team was crowned the National Day Polo Challenge Cup, which was organized by the Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club at the Sultan Bin Zayed Stadium in the Ghantoot Club, under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Falah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Club, as part of the country’s 51st UAE National Day celebrations. In the final, the Ghantoot team came in the runner-up, and the Al Habtoor team came third.
The closing ceremony was impressive, enjoyed by the audience, with the participation of folklore bands, Abu Dhabi Police musicians, small pony horses and camels. The audience also enjoyed the closing day matches of the event.
The final round of the championship witnessed the application of the American polo system, which provides the opportunity for the participation of the largest number of teams due to the flexibility of the system, which witnessed the application of a regulation of disengagement between the three teams participating in the three-round system from one round.
The matches resulted in Ghantoot tied with Ancora, the leaders, with a goal for each team, after an exciting and equal match, and Ankora scored Khaled Al-Omran, and Ghantoot Nasser Al-Shamsi, and Ancora tied with Al Habtoor with two goals for each team, and Lancora Kelly and Khaled Al-Omran scored, and Habtoor Nicholas and Diaz.
In the third match, the Ghantoot team succeeded in defeating Al Habtoor 4-3, and Nasser Al Shamsi and Ali Al Marri scored for the Ghantoot team (two goals each), and for Al Habtoor Diaz Al Berdi and Raja Abu Al Jaban. The matches were refereed by Oscar Colombus.
At the end of the tournament, Saeed bin Hofan Al Mansoori, Vice Chairman of the Club, and Khalid Saeed Al Marzouqi, Executive Director of the Club, crowned the three teams. Match referees, Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Emirates Heritage Club and Abu Dhabi Police were also honored.
The honors included the sons of Fahd Al Qubaisi, the polo player, as the best Emirati outfit on the occasion of the National Day, and the sons of Dr. Walid Al Muhairbi came in second place.
]]>The Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club kicked off their 49th UAE National Day celebrations early on Wednesday with an exhibition match featuring some of the cream of UAE and overseas polo playing talent.
The nail-biting encounter between Ghantoot A and Ghantoot B teams was the highlight of Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club’s UAE National Day Polo event organized in co-operation with Abu Dhabi Sports Council.
The exhibition game was held under the generous patronage of Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club.
Ali Al Bawardy, Chairman of Emirates Polo Association, was the guest of honour at the event. Zayed Khalifa Zayed Al Aboudi Al Zaabi, Executive Director of the Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club, honoured Bawardy with a memento inscribed with the picture of Sheikh Falah playing the ‘sport of kings’.
The match had all the elements to keep the sport’s enthusiasts watching the action broadcast live on YouTube, entertained throughout the four chukkers of play. Ghantoot B team had a perfect start as Abdullah Bin Desmal put them ahead with two goals by the end of the first chukka.
Players from both teams failed to get their names on the score-sheet during the second chukka, enabling Ghantoot B to hold on to their lead. Nasser Al Shamsi added one goal in the third chukka to stretch their advantage. However, their joy was short-lived as Ghantoot A rallied to effect a comeback with two goals coming from Ali Al Marri. The final chukka witnessed a tense battle, with Ghantoot A’s Ramiro Cordero making all the difference through a standout performance.
Cordero’s dominant display turned the tide in his team’s favour and it was entirely because of his three goals that Ghantoot A were able to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat as they wrapped the game 5-4.
The event took place behind closed doors in line with the UAE’s Covid-19 precautionary and preventive measures, and the club management followed the highest standards of health and safety norms to ensure everyone taking part is safe. Taking no risk, the management also ensured the players and staff present on the occasion were tested to rule out any risk factor.
Zaabi said: “Through our UAE National Day Polo event, the club was delighted to join the country in celebrating the spirit of solidarity and unity.
“As the UAE’s official annual event, National Day brings together its multitude of nationalities in a united celebration of inclusivity and tolerance.
“On the 2nd of December each year, the leadership and the people of the UAE celebrate the UAE National Day, which manifests the national will of the founding leaders, and the determination of the loyal sons of the homeland, to promote the concept of the union.”
Following the success of UAE National Day Polo, the Ghantoot Polo and Racing Club management will now turn their attention to hosting the first major tournament of the club’s calendar—Emirates International Polo Championship.
The 21st edition of the prestigious Emirates International Polo Championship will be held at the Ghantoot Polo and Racing Club from Dec.8-21.
With a rich history, the Emirates International Polo Championship is one of the most-anticipated polo tournaments in the UAE, attracting top players from around the globe and delivering the highest quality of polo. Zaabi also welcomed leading online brokers Capex.com, who have joined Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club as their new official trading partners for the club’s new season.
“I genuinely thank Capex.com for joining us in the new season of the club. I also thank all of our esteemed partners and sponsors for their continuous support to the Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club,” said Zaabi.
Madalina Rotaru, chief executive officer of Key Way Markets Ltd, the operating company of CAPEX.com, said: “Our sponsorship policy vis-a-vis Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club — not only the biggest polo club in the UAE, but the biggest in the region — is in line with Capex.com’s corporate support to the sport of polo and our larger social commitment of giving back to the community. What better partners, therefore, to support the sport and the community in the region and more so, the UAE, than Ghantoot.
“We’ve been keenly following Ghantoot’s activities for a while, their support to the sport and their business model, match ours. Their focus and commitment to their principles and goals — particularly to the community at large — which have brought them success, are in perfect symmetry with the principles and goals we treasure and uphold,” she added.
Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club’s UAE National Day Polo was also supported by Yas International Properties LLC, Paris Reverie and Capex.com. Paris Reverie, a French-style brand that was created by experts who have years of experience in the perfumes industry, joined the club as a new sponsor of the club activities.
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UAE’s 48TH NATIONAL DAY IN STYLE
As the whole of the UAE proudly joined hands to celebrate its 48th National Day, Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club joined in the countrywide festivities by hosting a fun day of entertainment, with the highlight being an exhibition polo match.
The match was played in the true spirit of sportsmanship between Ghantoot A and Ghantoot B and kept the large crowd of polo enthusiasts and visitors to the state-of-the-polo club in Abu Dhabi totally entertained.
The game, which was played over four chukkers, fittingly ended in a 3-3 draw, with Ghantoot A’s Argentine pro Manuel Toccalino and Ghantoot B’s Abdullah Bin Desmal each scoring twice.
“Sport relies on the spirit of sportsmanship,” said Bin Desmal. “Exhibition matches like these are all about fair play. Given the fact that it was the country’s National Day it was important to portray good sportsmanship which is the responsibility of every athlete.
“I think we all enjoyed the game. It’s still early in the season and most of the players are still getting into the groove. We’ve got a long way to go and look forward to some exciting times during the rest of the season.
“Congratulations to the UAE, it’s people, its Leaders. Each one of us is proud to be Emirati and we believe that the best is yet to come in this great country.”
Alongside the polo game, Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club conducted several entertaining shows for the public with prizes and gifts to be won by one and all.
HE Zayed Alaboudi Al Zaabi, the club’s Managing Director, congratulated the UAE on the occasion of its 48th Anniversary, saying: “It is our duty here at the Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club to join with the UAE community on such a historic day and to celebrate the future, which looks brighter and brighter.
“I would like to congratulate the staff at our club for their efforts to ensure that the 48th National Day would be very special.
Al Zaabi has also thanked HH Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan for all the support he has given the Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club for the past three decades.
“Equestrian sports are an important tradition of the Emirati people and we at Ghantoot will continue to work hard to maintain a very high standard of organization skills as we head into 2020, which is a very significant year for the country with the Dubai Expo.
The historic Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club was founded in1994 by His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and its uplifting tradition continues under the passionate patronage of the former UAE President’s son, HH Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Ghantoot is the UAE’s only Royal Polo Club and is widely regarded as one of the finest polo playing facilities in the country and Middle East region.
Every year, during National Day celebrations, the state-of-the-art polo venue puts on a special show to help showcase the country’s rapid and ambitious evolution into the cultural and sporting capital of the Middle East, where equestrian sports play a key role.
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