Doha: Badr al-Darwish, President of the Qatar Equestrian Federation (QEF), was chosen as a member of the Solidarity Committee of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) during the General Assembly meeting held recently in Abu Dhabi. QEF officials participated in the FEI General Assembly meeting and the delegation also included Sheikh Ahmed bin Nouh al-Thani, Secretary-General of the Federation. Al-Darwish thanked the members of the General Assembly of FEI for electing him and for their confidence in the role played by the Qatar Equestrian Federation in the region and at the level in order to develop and advance equestrianism, noting that in recent years Qatar has continued to support international equestrianism by hosting many of the major championships.