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3/4/24, 8:32 AM Hamdan bin Mohammed attends trailblazing Dubai Jet Suit Championship | Emirates News Agency
of viewers on international television networks following

the awesome spectacle of competitors zooming through

the air using specially designed suits propelled by jet

engines aligned on the hands and backs of the

contestants.

The contestants represented various countries,

including the UAE’s young gun Ahmed Al Shehhi, who

had undergone several weeks of specialised training in

Great Britain to meet stringent eligibility criteria set for

those participating in the competition.

Hareb congratulated the winner, noting that the

innovative championship had further enhanced Dubai’s

position on the global sporting scene while creating

history. He also congratulated Al Shehhi, who etched his

name in the record books as the first Emirati and Arab

sportsperson to achieve the unique feat of participating

in the contest that demands physical strength, supreme

aerial agility, and tremendous adeptness with cutting-

edge technology.

Hareb also congratulated all the other participants who

had staked claim to be pioneers of a sport requiring

courage and skill of a high order alongside the real-time

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