Members of Kuwait’s national jet skiing team were assaulted by a rival Emirati competitor at a race this weekend, it was reported.
According to Kuwait’s KUNA news agency, five Kuwaiti racers were attacked by a group of Emiratis armed with knives during a break in the fourth round race of the UAE Jet Ski Championship on Saturday.
One of the men involved in the incident was reportedly an Emirati jet skier who was suspended during the third round of the tournament which took place in Abu Dhabi a few weeks ago.
The Kuwaiti jet skiers were admitted to Rashid Hospital in Dubai where they were treated for small to medium wounds, before being discharged.
The incident has become sufficiently high-profile to draw the attention of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, who personally enquired into the health of the injured Kuwaitis, before instructing the UAE’s security authorities to arrest the perpetrators.
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