Egypt seeks to break World Record for largest flag flown by paramotor

CAIRO – 30 April 2018: The Egypt Air Games 2018 kicked off on April 25 and will run for four days. It is taking place under the auspices of the Egyptian Parachuting and Air Sports Federation, the Ministry of Youth and Sport and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, with the aim to register a new record in the Guinness World Records.

This event is considered the first air sports festival in Egypt and around 60 skydivers and paramotor pilots from 16 countries including Egypt, the U.S., the UK, Germany, Canada, Brazil, France, Spain, Holland, Oman, Bahrain, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Cyprus and Croatia recently took part in a high-flying competition over Egypt’s Great Pyramids to break a world record for the largest flag flown by a paramotor.

The festival also meant to promote Egypt's tourism, which has suffered over the past few years due to political and security concerns.

The last largest flag flown while skydiving was about 2,607 square meters and was achieved by a German team called Cypres Demo. The event was held in Germany on June 26, 2017.