Oman's rise in the sailing world
1,475 views · Published 19 October 2015 · 2:00 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2015 · News & Politics
This week Oman is hosting the RS:X World Windsurfing Championships for the first time. It hosted the Laser World Championships two years ago and the capital Muscat is also one of eight stops on the prestigious round-the-world Extreme Sailing Series. As well as providing the venue, Oman’s sailors are proving to be world class too. Joanna Gasiorowska reports.
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