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The Eleventh Cup & The 50th Anniversary





            It may give us the pleasure to send
            our regards to all participants and
            followers of the Show Jumping Cup of
            His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed
            Al Nahyan, President of the State
            Coopetition in its eleventh edition,
            which is held under the patronage of His
            Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed
            Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and
            Minister of Presidential  Affairs, the
            infinity supporter for the championship
            and provides it with all elements of
            success, and we welcome the local and
            international  showjumping  family  who
            are presenting in the great event, which
            coincides this year with the celebrations
            of the State of the Union Day with the
            50th Anniversary the ”Golden Jubilee”
            of the establishment of UAE.
            The  Emirates Equestrian celebrates
            two  previous  occasions  at  the  Abu
            Dhabi  Equestrian  Club in  the  vibrant
            and  live  heart  of  Abu  Dhabi.
            It is a dear championship to the hearts
            of the people of the Emirates, and it
            occupies a high position, and carries
            a  message  of loyalty  and renewal of                     Mag. Gen. Dr.
            loyalty to the wise leadership, which
            has its insightful vision, and its unlimited    Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi
            support, which has brought the UAE to         President of UAE Equestrian & Racing Federation
            the highest ranks in all areas of quality
            of life and its sustainability.
            It is the largest and most important one
            for UAE, international, and Olympians
            from different countries of the world, who         everyone to be at the top of show
            are keen to participate in it to obtain the        jumping, and it presents to the world
            honor of being crowned, and to register            Emirati  champions who compete  with
            their names in its lofty golden list, as           confidence  and  high  skills.
            well as the accompanying competition               Welcome everyone in Abu Dhabi, which
            in the Nation Cup.                                 embraces  the  world  on  all occasions
            The UAE Equestrian and Racing                      with love  and  uniqueness,  the  capital
            Federation is proud to organize this               of  the  Emirates  of  goodness,  giving
            prized championship every year, with               and  security, and  thank you  for  your
            the sponsorship of Longines, the Abu               presence and your contribution to the
            Dhabi Sports Council, and the support              positive interaction for the success of
            of the partners where we work with                 the tournament.



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