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3/4/24, 8:32 AM Hamdan Bin Mohammed attends trailblazing Dubai Jet Suit Championship | Sport – Gulf News
The contestants represented various countries, including the UAE’s 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.

The eight participants were divided into two groups for the preliminary rounds. Each

contestant had to manoeuvre through 12 traffic points placed along a 700-metre long

race course. The best two from each group made it to the semi-finals. The champion
was declared following a breathtaking final matchup.

The winners were crowned by Saeed Hareb, Secretary General of Dubai Sports

Council; and Nasser Jamal, representative of Imtiaz Real Estate Development
Company, one of the sponsors of the tournament, in the presence of Nasser Aman Al

Rahma, Assistant Secretary General of DSC.

Hareb congratulated the winners, 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.

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