CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Saluki racing is one of the most popular heritage sports in the region, where the best Bedouin hunting dogs put on a show of speed and stamina. Salukis came from across the UAE and GCC and the championship was divided into two categories: Amateur and Professional categories, sub-divided into male and female salukis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Saluki Racing at the Falconry Festival Traditionally, they were used for hunting gazelles, hares, foxes and jackals, and today that tradition is mimicked in dog racing. They have been recorded to run as fast as 68 km/h, making them one of the world’s fastest dogs on longer distances.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hunting and Racing The speed and stamina of Saluki dogs makes them excellent hunting dogs and exciting animals for racing.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Saluki, royal dog of Egypt, is perhaps the oldest known breed of domesticated dog, identified by some historians as “a distinct breed and type as long ago as 329 BC when Alexander the Great invaded India.” The Saluki was officially recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1927.