Tent Pegging World Championship, Horseback Archery World Cup Kick off in AlUla

AlUla Tent Pegging World Championship in Traditional Sport Dress and the Horseback Archery World Cup has kicked off at the AlFursan Equestrian Village. SPA
AlUla Tent Pegging World Championship in Traditional Sport Dress and the Horseback Archery World Cup has kicked off at the AlFursan Equestrian Village. SPA
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Tent Pegging World Championship, Horseback Archery World Cup Kick off in AlUla

AlUla Tent Pegging World Championship in Traditional Sport Dress and the Horseback Archery World Cup has kicked off at the AlFursan Equestrian Village. SPA
AlUla Tent Pegging World Championship in Traditional Sport Dress and the Horseback Archery World Cup has kicked off at the AlFursan Equestrian Village. SPA

AlUla Tent Pegging World Championship in Traditional Sport Dress and the Horseback Archery World Cup has kicked off at the AlFursan Equestrian Village.
The prestigious events are organized by the Royal Commission for AlUla, under the supervision of the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation and the participation of the International Tent Pegging Federation, the World Horseback Archery Federation, and the World Martial Arts Union.
Both Horseback Archery and Tent Pegging are ancient equestrian arts cultivated by diverse cultures across the globe, and this will be the first time AlUla will host competitions based on the equestrian martial exercise.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Jordan, Russia, Germany, South Africa and Iraq are participating in the Tent Pegging World Championship, while 11 countries: Saudi Arabia, the US, Türkiye, Iran, Syria, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Canada, Indonesia, Mongolia and Thailand will take part in AlUla Horseback Archery World Cup.



Red Bull Principal Christian Horner Says Honorary Award from King Charles Is ‘Very Humbling’

 Christian Horner, Team Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Red Bull Racing and wife Geri Horner after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday Dec. 18, 2024. (AP)
Christian Horner, Team Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Red Bull Racing and wife Geri Horner after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday Dec. 18, 2024. (AP)
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Red Bull Principal Christian Horner Says Honorary Award from King Charles Is ‘Very Humbling’

 Christian Horner, Team Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Red Bull Racing and wife Geri Horner after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday Dec. 18, 2024. (AP)
Christian Horner, Team Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Red Bull Racing and wife Geri Horner after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday Dec. 18, 2024. (AP)

Christian Horner said it was “very humbling” to receive an honorary award from King Charles III on Wednesday, which came after a Formula 1 season that saw the Red Bull team principal cleared of accusations of inappropriate conduct by an employee.

Horner was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the king's traditional New Year's List for his services to motorsport. He received the award at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

It capped a year in which Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won a fourth straight Formula 1 title, but where the results on the track were sometimes overshadowed by the accusations against Horner by a team employee.

The 51-year-old Horner was cleared by an independent counsel of the initial complaint of inappropriate conduct in March, and Red Bull dismissed an appeal in August.

“Obviously a very proud moment to be awarded this CBE,” Horner told journalists outside the palace after the ceremony, standing alongside his wife, singer Geri Halliwell. “It's very humbling.”

Horner said he and the king had time for a quick chat about F1 as well.

“He was interested in how the season went, obviously followed some of the races,” Horner said. “So it was good to catch up.”