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Diana Al Shaer

Diana Al Shaer

Russian-born Palestinian dressage rider

Diana Al Shaer (born 14 February 1987) is a Russian-born Palestinian dressage rider and Cultural diplomat.[1] She represented Palestine at the 2022 World Equestrian Games in Herning where she competed in the individual dressage competition with Unazalee de Massa.[2] By doing so, she became the second Palestinian to compete at the World Equestrian Games after Christian Zimmermann, and the first Arab woman at the Dressage World Championships.[citation needed]

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Al Shaer is half Palestinian and half Russian. Al Shaer's father moved to the Russian Federation from Palestine in 1975 and established the Alfares Equestrian Club in Zavidovo, Russia. She lives in The Netherlands where she trains with Danish Olympian Anne van Olst to qualify and prepare for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Al Shaer is cultural diplomat by profession and is currently chair of the Dressage Committee for the FEI Regional Group VII, which covers the Middle East and Northern Africa.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Diana Al Shaer". fei.org. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    Naqvi, Amir (7 March 2023). "Palestinian rider Diana vows to make dressage popular in the Arab world". Gulf Today. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. [3]
    Rahman, Anjuman (2 April 2023). "Horses, elegance and tatreez: The Palestinian woman competing in dressage on a world stage". Middle East Monitor. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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