Archive · 16 Aug 2026
UAE-based Indian skydivers unfurl tricolour in record-breaking Libya jump
Some brave people who live in the UAE but come from India did something amazing in the sky.
They jumped out of an airplane from 13,000 feet high, which is very, very high.
As they fell, they opened a big Indian flag to show everyone.
They were not alone — 65 skydivers from almost 38 countries jumped together.
Together they carried about 35 different national flags.
The jumpers had to be very careful because their big flags could get stuck in their parachutes.
They also had to stay far enough apart and land inside a special camera zone.
Doing all that meant they could win a Guinness World Records title.
The jump happened on 7 August, and the record confirmation came just before India's Independence Day.
One of the jumpers said it was a very proud feeling to represent India among people from so many countries.
Three UAE-based Indian skydivers — Jamsheer Thanalot, Abhishek Rawat and Isha Raj — took part in a record-breaking jump over Benghazi, Libya.
The trio jumped from 13,000 feet, unfurling the Indian flag mid-air.
The mass attempt involved 65 skydivers from nearly 38 nationalities carrying about 35 different national flags.
Participants had to prevent oversized flags from catching in their parachutes, maintain safe distance from other divers, and land in a camera-covered zone for the Guinness World Records title.
The dive happened on 7 August, with Guinness World Records confirmation coming days later, just before India's Independence Day.
- Who
- Three India-origin UAE residents — Jamsheer Thanalot, Abhishek Rawat and Isha Raj — among 65 skydivers from nearly 38 nationalities.
- What
- A record-breaking mass skydive from 13,000 feet in which the trio unfurled the Indian flag mid-air in an attempt to secure a Guinness World Records title.
- When
- 7 August, with Guinness World Records confirmation arriving days later, just before India's Independence Day.
- Where
- Benghazi, Libya.
- Why
- To represent India in a world-record mass skydive and qualify for the Guinness World Records title.
- Indian participants
- Jamsheer Thanalot, Abhishek Rawat, Isha Raj
- Jump height
- 13,000 feet
- Total skydivers
- 65
- Nationalities involved
- Nearly 38
- National flags carried
- About 35
- Date of jump
- 7 August
- Record body
- Guinness World Records
- Jamsheer's experience
- Over 320 jumps; in UAE since 2011, relocated from Kannur