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A trio of Kuwaiti army officers have broken a Guinness skydiving world record in Qatar for leaping 13,000 feet while carrying aloft a 63square meter Kuwaiti flag.
Kuwaiti lieutenant colonels Fahad AlYaqoub, Salem AlMell and Nasser AlSabah have set a skydiving world record through this notable achievement, according to Guinness judge Ahmad Jabar.
Upon receiving his official Guinness World Record certificate, AlYaqoub expressed his elation over breaking a world record, saying what started as an ambitious idea morphed into a huge accomplishment. AlMell echoed his compatriot's sentiments, attributing the accolade to the trio's diligence.
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
"Envy comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had."
