Muscat, ONA) - The International Tent Pegging Federation (ITPF) approved 27 October of every year to be an international day for tent pegging to highlight and promote this ancient sport and spread the spirit of continuity to its practitioners and associates.

On the occasion of this International Day, the Federation launched the first online competition on its official pages on social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). The first section is dedicated to sending a recent video or photo of the sport of tent pegging that comply with international standards for the safety of horses and contestants, and the second part of the competition is documentary and includes sport before the federation was announced on October 27, 2013.

The International Tent Pegging Federation was announced in 2013 and is headquartered in the Sultanate and headed by Muhammad bin Isa Al-Fayrouz. The Federation has been moving steadily since its inception, so it has modernized and developed all activities and competitions and introduced many tournaments as part of its efforts to develop and promote this sport in various continents of the world. The ITPF has organized 3 World Cup tournaments in addition to many qualitative tournaments organized in various countries of the world and signed several memoranda of understanding with international federations with the aim of joint cooperation to serve the tent pegging sport.

(ONA)