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And it's a 10-year-old jockey who is first across the finish line this time around. Gearing up for a race deep rooted in tribal...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eTwo of the biggest Bedouin tribes from South Sinai have been battling it out in an annual camel race. \u003cbr/\u003eAnd it's a 10-year-old jockey who is first across the finish line this time around. \u003cbr/\u003eGearing up for a race deep rooted in tribal traditions. \u003cbr/\u003eTwenty-six young jockeys are here to battle it out on camel back - drawn from South Sinai tribes the Mzeina and the Tarabin. \u003cbr/\u003eCommunity elders say the event has been held in the Wadi Zalaga area for 200 years.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd the organisers say it's donations that make it happen. \u003cbr/\u003e''We have been organising this race for 30 years. And of course we have Sheikh Mubarak Abu Himid and Hicham Gabr and Eid Abu Soliman (donors). Every year they are with us, they keep supporting us and we are really grateful to them,\" says Sheikh Saleh Mohamed Eid, a race organiser. \u003cbr/\u003e\"They paid 11,000 Egyptian pounds (1,500 US dollars) plus we collected from Mzeina and Tarabin 20,000 Egyptian Pounds (2,800 US dollars) plus donations and we are grateful to everybody for their donations and support. And long live this Bedouin tradition - the camel race!''\u003cbr/\u003eAround three-hundred spectators have gathered for this year's race. \u003cbr/\u003eThe boys mount their steeds and the animals are assigned a number.\u003cbr/\u003eThey line up - and they're off!\u003cbr/\u003eIt's a 30 kilometre course and the camels are followed every step of the way by a fleet of vehicles.\u003cbr/\u003eThe owners urge their animals on.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Bedouin may drive 4x4 jeeps these days, but camels are the traditional wealth symbol and still infer social status. \u003cbr/\u003eA race-winning camel can fetch up to 180,000 Egyptian pounds (25-thousand US dollars) in Egypt and even more in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd it's 10-year-old Abdulla from the Mzeina tribe who is first across the finish line. \u003cbr/\u003eThe camel's owner Salem Moussa poses for photographs.\u003cbr/\u003e\"This festival takes place every year between the Tarabin tribe and the Mzeina tribe. It is an honourable competition between the two tribes, and thank God, the Mzeina tribe won first place,\" he says.\u003cbr/\u003eThe crowd gathers for the prize giving ceremony.\u003cbr/\u003eAbdulla celebrates the victory by holding his trophy aloft.\u003cbr/\u003eHe also receives his share of the 38,000 Egyptian pound (5,300 US dollar) winnings.\u003cbr/\u003eEgypt's tourist numbers have dropped radically since the revolution of 2011.\u003cbr/\u003eBut today's race has attracted some visitors, an important source of income for the South Sinai Bedouin. \u003cbr/\u003eKatie and Anya from Poland explain why they've come to watch.\u003cbr/\u003e''Because it's a huge experience. Amazing!'' says Anya.\u003cbr/\u003eKatie adds: ''Definitely an exciting thing. And you know not just an ordinary holiday, we wanted to do something exciting, something different than just lying by the pool.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe event brings back memories for Mzeina tribesman Moanis.\u003cbr/\u003e''About 15 years ago my dad's camel won this race. The name of the camel was Sheilan. That was also in Wadi Zalaga. Zalaga is like a dream for us. We prepare for it all year and we spread the word,'' he says.\u003cbr/\u003e''In South Sinai we are seven tribes but this race is between two tribes: Mzeina and Tarabin. We carry this race on from generation to generation. It's like a football derby, like Real Madrid and Barcelona. We have to keep coming because it makes us happy, it's like a dream for us,'' adds Moanis.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eWadi Zalaga, South Sinai, Egypt - 10 January 2015\u003cbr/\u003e1. Mid of man and three camels\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide of men with camels\u003cbr/\u003e3. Close-up of camels\u003cbr/\u003e4. Various of camel jockeys sitting by fire ahead of race (winner, Abdulla, 10 years, on right) \u003cbr/\u003e5. Mid of Sheikh Saleh Mohamed Eid, Race organiser, registering competitors\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Sheikh Saleh Mohamed Eid, Race organiser: \u003cbr/\u003e''We have been organising this race for 30 years. And of course we have Sheikh Mubarak Abu Himid and Hicham Gabr and Eid Abu Soliman. Every year they are with us, they keep supporting us and we are really grateful to them. They paid 11,000 Egyptian pounds (1500 USD) plus we collected from Mzeina and Tarabin 20,000 Egyptian pounds (2800 USD) plus donations and we are grateful to everybody for their donations and support. And long live this Bedouin tradition - the camel race!''\u003cbr/\u003e7. Mid of jockeys and camels \u003cbr/\u003e8. Mid of jockey sitting on camel ahead of race \u003cbr/\u003e9. Mid of race stewards spraying numbers on camels' necks\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide of race starting\u003cbr/\u003e11. Tracking shot of camels racing \u003cbr/\u003e12. Tracking shot of vehicles driving alongside race \u003cbr/\u003e13. Close-up of Bedouin driver at wheel \u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide of camel ahead of pack with cars driving behind \u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide of fleet of vehicles and camels racing in centre\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide of camel running \u003cbr/\u003e17. Wide of winning jockey Abdulla crossing finishing line surrounded by vehicles \u003cbr/\u003e18. Mid of spectators taking photograph with winning camel owner Salem Moussa \u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Salem Moussa, Winning camel owner:\u003cbr/\u003e\"This festival takes place every year between the Tarabin tribe and the Mzeina tribe. It is an honourable competition between the two tribes, and thank God, the Mzeina tribe won first place.\"\u003cbr/\u003e20. Wide of spectators waiting for award ceremony \u003cbr/\u003e21. Mid of winning jockey Abdulla being lifted while he holds trophy \u003cbr/\u003e22. Pan across spectators \u003cbr/\u003e23. Wide of people at finish line\u003cbr/\u003e24. Mid of tourists from Poland, Katie (left) and Anya watching proceedings \u003cbr/\u003e25. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tourists from Poland, Katie (left) and Anya:\u003cbr/\u003eAnya: ''Because it's a huge experience. Amazing!''\u003cbr/\u003eKatie: ''Definitely an exciting thing. And you know not just an ordinary holiday, we wanted to do something exciting, something different than just lay by the pool.''\u003cbr/\u003e26. Tracking shot of camel being led away after race \u003cbr/\u003e27. Wide of Moanis, spectator and member of Mzeina tribe, and friends, on top of vehicle \u003cbr/\u003e28. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Moanis, spectator and member of Mzeina tribe:\u003cbr/\u003e''About 15 years ago my dad's camel won this race. The name of the camel was Sheilan. That was also in Wadi Zalaga. Zalaga is like a dream for us. We prepare for it all year and we spread the word. 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