{
  "id": 15173515,
  "title": "Dubai company making half the world's kiteboards and wakeboards wins Dubai-it award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/dubai-company-making-half-the-worlds-kiteboards-and-wakeboards-wins",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T09:44:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/dubai-company-making-half-the-worlds-kiteboards-and-wakeboards-wins-dubai-it-award-1.500714086"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Dubai-based manufacturer, SWS Board Technology, has won the Dubai-it Award for Projects in the Field of Economy for producing half of the world's kiteboards, wakeboards and snowboards. Founded by entrepreneur Rainier Nouhra, the company now operates with an annual production capacity of over 450,000 boards and has sold more than six million boards globally. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum praised the company's achievements, highlighting its commitment to sustainability and innovation in the sports equipment industry.",
  "summary": "Dubai: A Dubai-based manufacturer that produces half the world's kiteboards and wakeboards has won the Dubai-it Award for Projects in the Field of Economy. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, congratulated the SWS Board Technology team in a post on X,…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Dubai company wins top economy award after making nearly half the world's kiteboards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/dubai-company-wins-top-economy-award-after-making-nearly-half-the",
        "published": "2026-10-17T11:57:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}