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Hisham Aljundi
Doha
THE opening day of Katara International Hunting and Falcon Exhibition, S'hail 2017, attracted thousands of falconry enthusiasts and visitors on Wednesday.
More than 90 local and several international companies specialised in falconry and hunting-related tools and equipment are taking part in the first-of-its-kind exhibition in Qatar.
HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani, President of Qatar Olympic Committee, was the distinguished guest on the first day of the five-day exhibition.
Over 3,000 people, including several eminent persons, and more than 1,000 online viewers visited S'hail 2017 on the first day.
Several International firearms and weaponry manufacturing companies are showcasing their latest hunting muskets and accessories in the exhibition.
The exhibition also opens up more vistas for Qatari hunting amateurs. Joul al Nuaimi, a local amateur hunter, said there was a scarcity of weapon accessories in the market and the exhibition comes in the favour of hunters like him as it brings in companies supplying such things from all over the world.
There are 54 participants in the first edition of the expo from Qatar. Fifteen companies from Kuwait, five from Spain,four from Pakistan,three from Germany, and one each from the US, Britain, France, South Africa, Azerbaijan and Lebanon are also taking part.
The exhibition brings in more than 400 falcons from three local farms and nine other breeding farms in Spain, Germany, France and Russia.
