Page 24 - MAI DUBAI PR REPORT - February 2024

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.
H.H. 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
competition, and praised all the participants participating in the novel competition for
having made history.
The stirring contest saw the British trio of Issa Calvon, Paul Jones and Freddie Hay
making a sweep of the top three spots. 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.
Issa Calvon won the title following the daredevil manoeuvres of the eight contestants
that amazed the thousands of fans who had gathered alongside visitors to the Dubai
International Yacht Show, besides millions 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

https://en.aletihad.ae/news/sport/4467107/hamdan-bin-mohammed-attends-trailblazing-dubai-
jet-suit-cham