Jockeys, most of whom are children, compete on their mounts during the 18th International Camel Racing festival at the Sarabium desert in Ismailia, Egypt, March 12, 2019. Several Gulf countries have banned child jockeys from the traditional Bedouin sport after rights groups said the youngsters were often injured and some had been abducted or sold by their families. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)





Camel breeders try to control the way of jockeys during the opening of 18th International Camel Racing festival at the Sarabium desert in Ismailia, Egypt, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)





Jockeys, most of whom are children, wait at the starting line during the 18th International Camel Racing festival at the Sarabium desert in Ismailia, Egypt, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)





Abd El Rahman, an 8-year-old jockey, looks on during the opening of 18th International Camel Racing festival at the Sarabium desert in Ismailia, Egypt, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)





Abdallah, a 7-year-old jockey, looks on during the opening of 18th International Camel Racing festival at the Sarabium desert in Ismailia, Egypt, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)





Sayed Mohamed (L), 11-year-old jockey, waits with his friend Mahmoud Mahmed, a 13-year-old jockey, for the opening of the 18th International Camel Racing festival at the Sarabium desert in Ismailia, Egypt, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)





A Bedouin breeder runs beside a robot jockey riding a camel during the 18th International Camel Racing festival at the Sarabium desert in Ismailia, Egypt, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)





Jockeys, most of whom are children, wait at the starting line at the 18th International Camel Racing festival at the Sarabium desert in Ismailia, Egypt, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)





Bedouin breeders fix a robot jockey mounted on a camel before the 18th International Camel Racing festival at the Sarabium desert in Ismailia, Egypt, March 12, 2019. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)