King Abdul Aziz Falconry Festival was announced as the world's largest falcon racing tournament with participation of a record 1,723 falcons that have competed for 10 days (January 25-February 3), the Guinness Book of Records reported on Sunday.

GBR official representative, Shida Subasi Jamissi, delivered the official certificate confirming festival registration in GBR to Saudi Falcons Club executive director, Hossam bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Hazimi.

The world record announcement was a new Saudi achievement in the world's largest falconry festival with a total cash pot of prizes valued at SR17.63 million ($4.6 million), amid wide participation of falconers from Saudi Arabia, GCC and the world.

"It is an honour to attend SFC competitions, in which 1,723 falcons have participated, a new category that was recorded according to the international standards," said Jamesi.

"The recognized standards state that there should be no threat to life and all participating falcons must be in good shape. After getting the accurate number from the Statistics Department, I can confirm that SFC was officially registered in GBR as the world's largest falcons' tournament here in Riyadh on February 3, 2019," she added. - TradeArabia News Service