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Hamdan bin Mohammed attends trailblazing

Dubai Jet Suit Championship

28 Feb, 2024

- Eight daring participants including Emirati Ahmed Al Shehhi enthrall fans
watching live and TV audiences worldwide as they make history with first of-its-
kind air race in the world
- Stirring competition sees British trio of Issa Calvon, Paul Jones and Freddie Hay
making a sweep of the top three spots
- Event organised by Dubai Sports Council and air racing pioneers Gravity
Industries in cooperation with Skydive Dubai Club and XDubai

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of
Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, attended key stages of the
race during the Dubai Jet Suit Championship, the first event of its kind anywhere in the
world, which was held at Dubai Harbour today.

Organised by the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) and Gravity Industries, the pioneer in
promoting the sport of air racing, the event was held in cooperation with the Skydive
Dubai Club and XDubai.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan met with champion Emirati air racer Ahmed Al Shehhi
and Richard Browning, Founder and CEO of Gravity Industries, before the start of the

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