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3/4/24, 8:35 AM Hamdan bin Mohammed attends trailblazing Dubai Jet Suit Championship – UAE BARQ

Hamdan bin Mohammed attends trailblazing

Dubai Jet Suit Championship

4 days ago News, Sports

H.H. 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.

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.

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