Qatar skydivers clinch gold

Tanay: The Qatari skydiving team, affiliated to the Qatar Air Sports Committee in the Joint Special Forces, won the gold medal in the Four-way Rotation Canopy Formation competition at the 24th FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale - World Air Sports Federation) World Championship of Formation Skydiving in Tanay, Russia, yesterday.

The Qatar team which included Abdullah Hani, Saeed Al Kuwari, Hassan Al Malki, Ali Al Marri and Saleh Al Kuwari, won the first place after leading the points table with 151 points after eight rounds. The Russian team won the silver medal with 147 points, while the bronze medal was won by the Belarusian team which accumulated 135 points.