Over the weekend the Abu Dhabi round of the Emirates International Aquabike Championship was hosted by the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club.
The entry list of seventy-five competitors was split into twelve different categories ranging from Juniors to Group 1 Pro. With a 9am start the racing quickly got under way off the Corniche Breakwater in the presence of Saada Ahmed Thani Al-Ramithi and proved to be a day full of top-class action.
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In the Standing Class Group 1 Frenchman Rafael Maureen took first place. He was followed by Omar Abdullah Rashid, with Salman Al-Awadi in the third place.
Abdullah Al Hammadi won the Sitting Class Group 3, followed by Khaled Al-Zarouni. Third place went to Khalifa Marzuki.
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In Standing Class Group 2 Abdullah Al-Hamadi continued his strong performances by taking victory in the class and achieving his second podium visit of the day. Ahmed Issa Al-Hamadi took second place while Vladimir Ivanov from Britain came in third
Salman Al-Awadi won the Sitting Class Group 2 followed by Amer Hawir, while the third place went to the Kuwaiti pilot Youssef Al-Jarisi.
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In the Junior Class 3.1 Youssef Ramadan from Kuwait took first place, second went to Ahmed Salem Taher, and third place went to the Swedish pilot Ker Ivanov.
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Beginner Class 3.2 went to Ali al Ali. The Qatari pilot Sultan Al-Sharshini finished in second place, while Saif Al-Shahi was third. The first place in the Beginners Class 3.3 went to Saud Al-Awadi, Rashid Salem came home in second place, while Fares Ramadan from Kuwait was third.
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In the Sitting Class Group 4 Ahmed Al-Khadari from Kuwait took first place, with second going to Ahmed El Tayer, and third was Saud Al-Khouri.
Casa Estavan from Hungary secured victory in the Group 1 Pro Sitting Class, with Rashid Aldawas from Kuwait taking second, along with his fellow countryman Youssef Abdul Razzaq in the third place.