Airsports

For Immediate Release Update: Click to view FAI WDRC 2018 Drone Racing Coverage Report View full press release 29 October 2018, Kuala Lumpur – A team of two Malaysian youth will join the ranks of 115 of the world’s best drone-racing pilots from 32 nations converging at the tech-city of Shenzhen in southern China from 1-4 November 2018 for four days of high-calibre racing this weekend. Malaysia will be represented for the first time on this global arena by 23-year old male (Amir Haziq Saiful Rijal aka Amir) and 19-year old female (Saw Zhi Ying aka JinnyGurl) and their helper, Muhammad Fahrudin Bin Yusoff. Amir Haziq has participated in many competitive races in this country. In 2016, he won the third place at Multigp Malaysia held in Johor. Then in 2017, he took 2nd place at Multigp KL, attained 1st place at Taiping Race, was a Top qualifier at Southern Drone Race, got 1st place at the UMP Race, 6th place at Asia Drone Championship and 1st place at Drone GP – Micro Drone Race. JinnyGurl, on the other hand participated in the 2016 CF Droners Meet-Up Friendly Racing (Under-18) and Zone E-7 Amateurs (Under 18 Micro squad) where she won consolation prize with an overall ranking of 6. (left to right) Coach Joe OTK, Captain Muhammad Arif Ibrahim, Helper Muhammad Fahrudin bin Yusoff, Team Member JinnyGurl aka Saw Zhi Ying, Team Manager Amir Haziq, FAI Regional Vice President Tengku Abdillah. Photo credit: Captain Arif View full press release Both youngsters hold their FAI Sporting License and will mark history as the first official drone racing pilots to represent Malaysia at an international tournament, whilst in the female drone pilot category, JinnyGurl will be competing against female pilots from 13 other nations. In fact, it would seem the young ones are leading the way as the official online simulation of the drone racing track used for the championships in Shenzhen was developed by 15-year old Elouan Jorrand from France. Team Malaysia is sanctioned by Malaysia Aviation Sports Federation (MSAF), supported by the National Sports Council or Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) and co-sponsored by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). Team Malaysia’s participation was initiated and coordinated by Aerolomba Sdn Bhd with strategic marketing partner Go International Group Dotcom Sdn Bhd and technology ecosystem partner, DOJO KL Sdn Bhd. All pioneer partners involved in this project are doing so in the spirit of propelling Malaysian youth towards advancement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and the national innovation agenda in pursuit of our vision 2020 as a fully developed country, and to push for aerosports to be recognised as a national sport as it’s already globally recognised by the International Olympic Council (IOC). View full press release