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02 Mar 2021 - 9:34
General aerial views of the iconic Longines Arena at Al Shaqab, photographed by Azzam Al Manna. The Longines Arena at Al Shaqab will host the opening round of the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) from March 4 to 6.
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Doha: Just four days after Germany’s Christian Ahlmann stormed to CHI Al Shaqab Doha Grand Prix title win with Dominator 2000 Z, equestrian fans can savour another world-class show jumping event this week.
The opening round of the massively popular Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) will take place at Longines Arena at Al Shaqab from March 4 to 6.
Ahlmann, who won the top prize of €135,300 on Saturday, will join a rich list of riders that include Pieter Devos (Belgium), Marcus Ehning (Germany), Maikel van der Vleuten (Netherlands), Penelope Leprevost (France), Peder Fredricson (Sweden), Edwina Tops-Alexander (Australia), Gregory Wathelet (Belgium) and Eric Lamaze (Canada).
28 Feb 2021 - 9:30
Germany’s Christian Ahlmann, the CHI Al Shaqab Grand Prix winner who captured major honours on the final day of the Commercial Bank CHI Al Shaqab Presented by Longines, receiving his trophy from Event Director and Organising Committee Member Omar Al Mannai. Ahlmann guided Dominator 2000 Z to a memorable victory at the Longines Arena at Al Shaqab yesterday.
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Germany’s Christian Ahlmann is considered a calm rider with soft hands.
That very combination was witnessed in ample proportion yesterday when the 47-year-old guided Dominator 2000 Z to CHI Al Shaqab Grand Prix win.
Producing a clean routine, Dominator 2000 Z clocked a time of 36.17 seconds in the jump-off of the 1.60m competition.
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