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Third round of Losail MX Championship kicks off today

Published: 19 Dec 2014 - 12:44 am | Last Updated: 18 Jan 2022 - 06:48 pm

Doha:  The third round of the Losail MX Championship will take place at the Losail MX track here today.
In the MX1 category, Kuwaiti rider Mohamed Jaffar is leading the championship with 100 points, after winning all the rounds of the season.
“I am really looking forward to Round 3 and I hope to get the good results like the previous rounds, so that I maintain the championship lead and increase the points gap with Meshary Abou Shaibah.
“For this round, the level of competition will be higher as more riders from outside are joining the event but this is good for the championship,” said Jaffar.
Meshary Abou Shaibah with 88 points and Abdullah Al Shatti with 72 points, both from Kuwait, are second and third respectively in the MX1 category.
In the MX2 category, Barak Al Jasmi is leading his category with 92 points and Abdullah Al Raqum is second with 74 points.
The action will start at 9.55am with the free practice followed by the qualifying practice at 10.45am. The first race is scheduled at 1.00pm and the second race at 3.00pm.The Peninsula