Mahathir comes 5th in chariot race

Mahathir comes 5th in chariot race

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
on Sunday came fifth when he took part in a chariot racing
competition.

Mahathir, 75, who is patron of the Malaysian Equine Council,
is a regular horse rider.

He launched the Harness Driving Center at the Selangor Turf
Club, just south of Kuala Lumpur, and then joined in the marathon
section of the harness driving competition.

Harness driving involves steering a horse strapped to a cart
by a rider seated in a cart and is said to be one of the fastest
growing equestrian sports in the world.

Mahathir urged families to take up horse riding or harness
driving as a recreational activity.

"I hope this sport will get on and people will realise there
is a healthy sporting aspect in horse racing," he said in a
speech.