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Sunday May 6, 2007
Putera Umno skydivers to try similar feat in Mecca
PEKAN: Fresh from their successful jump in the North Pole, Putera Umno skydivers will attempt a similar feat in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The wing’s chief, Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, said they had received an invitation from the Governor of Mecca, Prince Faisal, who is also a keen freefall parachutist.
He said the entire team felt honoured and was prepared to create another historical feat.
“The North Pole expedition saw us creating six new records and had attracted the attention of many countries, including Islamic nations.
“We were proud to achieve feats dominated only by Westerners previously,” he said after attending an excellence awards presentation ceremony in SM Seri Pekan yesterday.
Abdul Azeez said the team, comprising 12 former Mat Rempit, was awaiting the right time and condition to make the jump outside the Holy Land.
He said sceptics should open their eyes now that their members had achieved the feat and received acknowledgement by others in the form of a special invitation.
“Out of the initial 17 participating countries during the project, only Malaysia dared and successfully completed the jump,” he stressed.
Abdul Azeez said Putera Umno and his team members would travel all over the country in the coming months to share their experiences and motivate the people, especially youths.
He said there was no political motive behind the road show but merely to demonstrate that “if there’s a will, there’s a way.”
“This group of former illegal racers will relate how they decided to change their lifestyle from being a nuisance to society to becoming national heroes,” he added.
Abdul Azeez said there were also plans for the team members to participate in a freefall competition in Indonesia and train them into professional sky jumpers.