His Royal Highness Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan chaired, on Sunday, the Grand Prix of His Majesty King Mohammed VI’s Official Show Jumping Competition 3* of the Royal Guard, organized from April 26 to 28 at the Hassan II Arena in the Méchouar in Rabat, under the High Patronage of His Majesty the King.
Upon his arrival at the Hassan II arena of the Royal Guard, HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan was welcomed by Major General, Commander of the Royal Guard, Abdelaziz Chatar.
After reviewing a section of the Royal Guard paying honors, HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan was greeted by the Minister of National Education, Preschool, and Sport, Chakib Benmoussa, the Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, and Water and Forests, Mohamed Sadiki, the President of the Moroccan National Olympic Committee (CNOM), Fayçal Laraïchi, and the Wali of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region, Mohamed Yacoubi, as well as senior officers of the Royal Guard and other personalities.
Subsequently, amid cheers from the
numerous audience gathered at the Hassan II arena of the Royal Guard, HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan proceeded to the guest tribune from where His Royal Highness presided over the final of HM King Mohammed VI Grand Prix of the Royal Guard’s official 3* show jumping competition, a test reserved for first-category horses, which was won by the rider Ali Al Ahrach with the horse “Douglas”, after a jump-off, completing the course without faults in 44.01 seconds.
At the end of this competition, organized under the auspices of the Royal Moroccan Equestrian Sports Federation (FRMSE), HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan presented the trophy of HM King Mohammed VI Grand Prix to the winning rider, Ali Al Ahrach.
HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan also presented the other prizes (cups) to the finalists ranked in the following positions.
At the end of this prestigious sporting event, HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan posed for a commemorative photo with the winners, who then took a victory lap on horseback.
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