UAE team for European Open

Gulf News article
Staff Report
Published: August 05, 2007, 23:05

Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday named the members of the UAE team who will take part in the European Open Endurance Championship.

UAE riders with outstanding international achievements were selected for the championship, to be held in Lisbon, Portugal early next month.

The team is headed by four of Shaikh Mohammad's sons - Shaikh Rashid, Shaikh Hamdan, Shaikh Ahmad and Shaikh Mayed.

It also includes Shaikh Abdullah Al Qasimi, Sultan Bin Sulayem, Mohammad Al Sabusi and Mubarak Bin Shafiah.

The event will see a strong participation by elite endurance riders from 40 countries including Qatar, Bahrain, France, Britain, Sweden and Norway.

UAE team

Shaikh Rashid Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Shaikh Ahmad Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Shaikh Mayed Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Shaikh Abdullah Al Qasimi, Sultan Bin Sulayem, Mohammad Al Sabusi and Mubarak Bin Shafiah.