International Camel Racing Federation promotes sport at world summit

The International Camel Racing Federation is seeking to promote the sport globally through participating in the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit that takes place in Brimingham from Apr. 7-11, 2024. (Supplied)
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Updated 07 April 2024
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International Camel Racing Federation promotes sport at world summit

  • SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit will be held in Birmingham, UK, from April 7 to April 11
  • ICRF President Prince Fahd bin Jalawi said: “We want to promote camel sport throughout the world because it represents a major part of our local culture and our nation’s identity”

RIYADH: The International Camel Racing Federation is seeking to promote the sport globally through participating in the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit taking place in Birmingham from April 7 to April 11.

The summit is scheduled to host a huge gathering of leaders, officials and Olympic athletes with the participation of more than 1,500 leaders and key decision-makers in 120 international federations, in addition to the International Olympic Committee.

ICRF President Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed said: “We are delighted to participate in this major international forum. We want to promote camel sport throughout the world because it represents a major part of our local culture and our nation’s identity, so we seek to spread it around the world.”

It also represents a platform that enables global business leaders and sports federations to communicate with international figures and exchange views over several days.

Prince Fahd said that ICRF aimed through this participation to shed light on a sport that Arab countries have known since ancient times.

During this prestigious event, official sports, networking meetings and conferences will be organized, in addition to an exhibition that allows sports federations to showcase their services and facilities.


Rhodes leads after second round of PIF Saudi Ladies International

Updated 13 February 2026
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Rhodes leads after second round of PIF Saudi Ladies International

  • 2025 LET Rookie of the Year leads in PIF Global Series 2026 opener
  • WiMENA panels gather trailblazing women to spark dialogue

RIYADH: England’s Mimi Rhodes backed up a stellar opening in round two of the PIF Saudi Ladies International at Riyadh Golf Club, moving into an outright lead and fending off advances from South Africa’s Casandra Alexander and Chizzy Iwai of Japan. 

The 24-year-old, who was the Ladies European Tour’s 2025 Rookie of the Year, posted a score of 69 to move to an overall total of 11-under-par to lead by one.

Another former LET Rookie of the Year, Spain’s Carlota Ciganda, who now has 12 professional wins, sits one shot further back in tied fourth alongside Japan’s Rio Takeda. Eight players are tied for sixth and England’s Charley Hull lies four back from her compatriot alongside past champion Patty Tavatanakit.

Reflecting on her mindset, and how she has approached the week so far, Rhodes said: “Honestly, I was so excited. Having two months off competitive golf, it’s so long, but I just got back into the swing of things.

“Holing putts is my main goal out there and having the greens rolling really nicely is definitely an advantage for that. I’m just taking it chilled out there and being patient.

“I wasn’t putting too much pressure on myself, but obviously it’s a big event, one of the PIF Global Series, so I wanted to do well, and start with a cut made. I’ve done more than that. I think I can be proud of myself and now (I will) just see what happens. I’m happy.”

The second day of the event highlighted Golf Saudi’s investment in the future of women’s sport with the WiMENA (Women in Middle East and North Africa) panels, which included pioneering Saudi athletes such as Kariman Abuljadayel, the trailblazing sprinter who set a Guinness World Record for the 10 km open water row. Joining her were Razan Al-Ajmi, Saudi Arabia's first female skydiver, members of the Saudi national rugby team and other prominent Olympians and sports figures.

Ameera Marghalani, a pioneering female Saudi rugby national team member, said: “I want to see the support for sports grow exponentially across the country.

“My vision is to see more young girls and women joining the sporting community, not just in major cities but across every corner of Saudi Arabia.”