Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- Three Indians based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were part of a Guinness World Record-setting skydive over Benghazi, Libya, where 65 participants from around 38 nationalities descended from around 13,000 feet carrying their respective national flags.

Jamsheer Thanalot, Abhishek Rawat and Isha Raj were the Indian participants in the feat, which saw about 35 different flags flying through the sky.

The jump took place on Friday, August 7, but the achievement was confirmed only after Guinness World Records reviewed the evidence. The confirmation came shortly before India's Independence Day.

The event required precise coordination in the air. After exiting the aircraft, the skydivers had to deploy their parachutes...