Our champions dominated the Dubai Aquabike Race, the opening round of the UAE Int’l Aquabike Championship 2025, organized over two days by the Dubai International Marine Club at Sunrise Beach, Jumeirah.

The major event was a resounding success, marking the start of the watersports activities for 2025. It featured the participation of 70 male and female competitors, including UAE sports ambassadors, racers from Kuwait and Qatar, and top European stars from Britain, France, the Netherlands, Russia, and Hungary. All participants competed for titles across 11 different categories in MOTO 1 and MOTO 2.

Last season's champion, Omar Abdullah Rashid (#76), was crowned champion of the Ski Division GP1 category with 45 points, two points ahead of Ali Al Ali, the rider of jet ski #7 (second place), and three points ahead of third-place winner Sultan Eisa Al Hammadi (#11). Meanwhile, Khalifa Khalid Belsalah (#33) secured second place in the Runabout GP1 category with 42 points, trailing the Hungarian Kasza Gyorgy, who led with a perfect score of 50 points.

The 2024 season champion, Amer Abdulrazzar Mohamed Hawair (#1), succeeded in claiming the lead in the Runabout GP2 category with 47 points, just two points ahead of second-place winner Salman Al Awadhi on jet ski #7. Saoud Mahmoud Al Awadhi (#33) achieved a full score of 50 points in the Ski Division GP2, while Rashid Salem (#55) claimed third place.

The 2024 season champion, Jamal Al Janahi, riding jet ski #43, outperformed his competitors in the Runabout GP3 category, achieving first place with a perfect score of 50 points. He was followed by Saif Rashid Al Shuweihi (#44) in second place with 44 points. In the Veterans GP2 category, the 2024 champion, Huraiz bin Huraiz (#3), took the lead with 47 points, finishing ahead of Rashed Al Tayer (#55).

Rising star Ali Al Ali demonstrated his superiority in the Ski Division GP4 competition, a new category added this year. He achieved full marks, finishing ahead of Saif Rashid Al Shuweihi in second place with 44 points, and Suhail Rashid Al Tayer on jet ski #5 (third place). Meanwhile, Kuwaiti champions dominated the podium in the Runabout GP4 (Spark) category, with Fares Ramadan (#9) taking first place.

Future Champions

The race witnessed the emergence of new stars in the Junior categories. Mohammed bin Huraiz won the title in the Ski Junior GP 3.1 category with 47 points, while Hamdan Abdullah Al Hattawi secured second place, trailing by two points on bike No. 7. In the Ski Junior GP 3.2 category, Abdullah Al Awadhi (#33) achieved a perfect score, and Ahmed Salem, on bike No. 55, claimed second place in the Ski Junior GP 3.3 category with 42 points.

Following the conclusion of the competition, Mohammed Abdullah Harib, Board Member and CEO of the Dubai International Marine Club, accompanied by Mohammed Al Marri, Director of the Sports Affairs Department, and Khaled Mohsen, Race Supervisor, crowned the top three winners in each of the eleven categories and presented them with the Cups of Excellence.