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Longines show jumping championship begins at Giza Pyramids with Saudi, Qatar riders
The Longines World Show Jumping Championship began for the first time in Egypt in front of the Giza Pyramids. The event, featuring about 100 horses and the world’s top 50 riders, will end on Saturday; Egypt is represented by Nayel Nassar and Sameh El Dahan.
Egypt is hosting the Longines World Show Jumping Championship for the first time in front of the Giza Pyramids. The competition, which began on Thursday evening, will conclude on Saturday.
Leading riders from around the world are showcasing their skills in front of the historic pyramids. The event brings Egypt’s ancient civilizational heritage together with international equestrian competition at the same venue.
50 top riders and about 100 horses
Egypt’s Ministry of Youth and Sports announced that about 100 horses and the world’s top 50 riders are taking part in the competition. Athletes who have won Olympic medals are also among the participants.
Britain’s Ben Maher, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, is one of the standout names in the competition. Paris Olympics champion Christian Kukuk and Sydney Olympics champion Marcus Ehning are also competing for Germany.
Riders from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Egypt’s team includes Nayel Nassar and Sameh El Dahan. Nassar represented Egypt at the 2012 London and 2020 Tokyo Olympics and won the grand prize at the Longines Global Champions Tour event held in New York in 2019.
Sameh El Dahan, who began riding at the Police Sports Club in Cairo, won the grand prize at the Paris leg in 2018.
Olympic medalists Sophie Hinners, Thibault Spits and Denis Lynch are also taking part, alongside Saudi Arabia’s Abd al-Rahman al-Rajhi, Qatar’s Ali bin Khalid Al Thani and Bassem Mohammed.
Abdel Said leads the rankings
Alexandria-born Abdel Said currently competes for Belgium and tops the tour’s current rankings. Said won the super grand prize of the Longines Global Champions Tour in 2025 and the grand prize at the Doha leg in 2024 and 2025.
Max Kühner, who is fifth in the overall rankings, is also competing in Giza.
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