Female Camel Racing Series C1 Championship final - in pictures

Eight competitors took part in the race in Dubai

Race winner and season champion Joanna Patejuk from Poland celebrates after the final Female Camel Racing Series C1 Championship race of the season at Al Marmoom Camel Racing Track in Dubai. All photos: EPA

Eight women took part in the race, with seven of them having trained with the Arabian Desert Camel Riding Centre, which was founded by trainer Linda Krockenberger.

Participants compete during the final Female Camel Racing Series C1 Championship at Al Marmoom Camel Racing Track in Gulf emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirate on 27 March 2022. Eight female participants took part in the race. Seven of them got a training course at the school of Arabian Desert Camel Riding Centre (ADCRC), in addition to the trainer and founder of the centre, Linda Krockenberger. EPA / ALI HAIDER

The event took place on March 27 and entry was free of charge.

Female riders line up before competing on the track.

Several of the riders trained at the Arabian Desert Camel Riding Centre, which opened in 2021.

The centre trains more than a dozen riders from several European and Arab countries.

Obaid Al Falasi, centre, the owner of the centre, with riders after the final of the Female Camel Racing Series C1 Championship.

Left to right, third placed Judy Richards of New Zealand, winner Patejuk and second placed Katie Higgins of Ireland after the event in Dubai.

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