In brief
At the Al‑Janadriyah Camel Racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi camel teams secured nine trophies and 58 race wins in the sixth edition of the Saudi Olympic Camel Cup, tying with Qatar in trophy count. The final day featured 12 eight‑kilometer races with 355 camels, and prize money exceeded SAR10 million.
On November 5, 2026, the historic Al‑Janadriyah Camel Racecourse in Riyadh witnessed the culmination of the sixth Saudi Olympic Camel Cup, where Saudi camel teams achieved a dominant performance by winning nine trophies and 58 race victories, the highest numbers in the championship.
In a ceremony led by Saudi Minister of Sport and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal and SOPC Board Member Prince Abdullah bin Fahd bin Abdullah, owners of the winning camels in the hail and zamoul categories were crowne del; these categories are highlighted as the most prestigious within the competition.
The event brought together 3,620 camels representing Saudi Arabia, other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Sudan, and the United States, with prize money that exceeded SAR10 million in total.
Saudi camel teams secured nine trophies, a number that tied them with Qatar; the United Arab Emirates earned five trophies and Oman earned one. In terms of race wins, Saudi camel teams led with 58 victories, followed by the UAE with 38, Qatar with 27, and Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait each with two wins.
The final day of the competition featured 12 eight‑kilometer races that involved 355 camels. These races represented the last opportunity for teams to accumulate trophies and race wins that would determine the overall standings.
While the competition concluded with clear dominance by Saudi camel teams, it is not yet known how the prize money is allocated across the different categories, and whether the distribution criteria might vary from one race to another. Additionally, the precise number of races that took place before the final day remains unspecified, leaving some uncertainty regarding the total number of races in the championship.
