The UAE flag fluttered high on the podium, the day before yesterday, with the conclusion of the Basilicata Grand Prix for powerboats (X-CAT), the third round of the 2024 World Championship, which took place in Italy on the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, with the participation of 10 international boats.
Our heroes lived moments of joy and happiness with the success of the two boats, the Fujairah 96, led by the Italian duo of brothers Rosario and Giuseppe De Cola, and the Victory 7, led by the duo Salem Al-Adidi and Issa Al Ali, to achieve first and second places, respectively, in the second main race of the Basilicata Prize, which included 12 laps, which the champion completed in a timely manner. 20:23:89 minutes ahead of the second by 3 seconds.
The Fujairah boat obtained 35 new points, raising its score in the season champion race to 155 points, in second place behind the leader, the Swedish boat Soikat 2, which finished the race in third place, adding 26 new points to its score, bringing it to 192 points, while Victory strengthened its position with 30 new points, raising His score is 137 points.
Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of the Dubai International Marine Sports Club, Mohammed Al Falahi, praised the results achieved by the UAE sports ambassadors, and the Victory 7 boat obtaining a total of 60 points from the first and second races, strengthening its position in the race for the top of the overall standings in the journey to regain the title that has been absent since 2017. .
In turn, the General Manager of the Fujairah International Marine Sports Club, Ahmed Al Balushi, expressed his great happiness with the tangible results achieved by the Fujairah 96 team in the second and third rounds, stressing that the existing partnership with the brothers Rosario and Giuseppe De Cola, yielded impressive results, and even made him steal the spotlight by topping the race. Second, and winning first place.
Race results:
1- Fujairah 96
2- Victory 7
3- Sweikat 2
4- Console Brokers 22
5- Blue Banka 20
6- Marine won 3
7- Q8 Oil 17
Overall standings after Round 3:
1- Sweikat 2–192 points
2- Fujairah 96-155 points
3- Victory 7-137 points
4- Console Brokers 22–111 points
5- Tesilmare 88–87 points
6- Q8 Oil 17-82 points
7- Blue Banka 20-50 points
8- The British team 8-48 points
9- Marine won 3-41 points
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