Ahmed Al-Sharbatly

Ahmed Sharbatly
Ahmed Sharbatly at the 2024 Paralympics.
Personal information
Full nameAhmed Adnan Hasan Sharbatly
NationalitySaudi Arabian
Born (1980-12-04) 4 December 1980
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Sport
Country Saudi Arabia
SportPara-equestrian
Achievements and titles
Tokyo 2020
Paris 2024

Ahmed Al-Sharbatly (Arabic: أحمد الشربتلي; born 4 December 1980, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is a Saudi Arabian Paralympic equestrian.[1] He competed at the 2020 Paralympic Games and the 2024 Paralympic Games, being the first and only Saudi Arabian para-equestrian rider to date.[2] He also competed at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina and the World Championships in Herning 2022 and Aachen 2026. He competes in the Grade V division, which is classified as the least impaired classification category.[3]

He has been selected to represent the Saudi Arabian team at the 2026 Asian Games in Tokyo, which will be his first Championship in the abled-body category. He was also selected to represent his country at the 2022 Asian Games, but his horse did not passed the veterinary inspection.[4]

Family

His cousin is Abdullah Al-Sharbatly, who bronze at the 2012 Olympic Games.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ahmed Sharbatly". FEI.org.
  2. ↑ Howell, Rob (20 September 2020). "Ahmed Sharbatly rides into Tokyo 2020 for Saudi Arabia". Paralympics.org.
  3. ↑ "Saudi Arabia's Ahmed Sharbatly going for gold in World Championship Para-Dressage final". Arab News. 21 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Historic Gold for India at the 2023 Asian Games". Eurodressage. 27 September 2023.


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