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Chopard Ambassador Jacky Ickx Visits Riyadh

Chopard Ambassador Jacky Ickx Visits Riyadh
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Chopard Ambassador Jacky Ickx Visits Riyadh

Chopard Ambassador Jacky Ickx Visits Riyadh

Chopard along with partner Attar United welcomed Chopard Ambassador Jacky Ickx at the newly opened Chopard boutique in the Kingdom Center in Riyadh.

Motorsport enthusiasts had the opportunity to meet and greet one of the greatest drivers in motor-racing history, Chopard Ambassador Jacky Ickx.

Jacky Ickx took part in more than 100 Grand prix and earned his first victory at the 1968 French Grand Prix, at the age of 23. He is above all famous for his performances in endurance races, especially in the Le Mans 24-Hour event, a competition that he won six times, which is a record unequalled to date.

In addition to his many wins on the circuit, Jacky Ickx also finished first in the Paris-Dakar car rally in 1983. In 2022, he returned back to Saudi Arabia for the 3rd consecutive edition of the Dakar Rally that took place across the Saudi Arabian desert from January 1 to 14.

Jacky Ickx’s passion for automobiles naturally led him to take an interest in the 1000 Miglia, a race in which he often took part in the company of his friend Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Chopard Co-President.

Thrilled by the experience, Jacky Ickx is one of the most loyal competitors in the 1000 Miglia, of which Chopard has been serving as world sponsor and official timekeeper since 1988.

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Balkans Snowstorm Leaves Tens of Thousands of Homes without Power, Causes Traffic Chaos

An aerial view of parked trolley buses during heavy snowfall in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP)
An aerial view of parked trolley buses during heavy snowfall in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP)
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Balkans Snowstorm Leaves Tens of Thousands of Homes without Power, Causes Traffic Chaos

An aerial view of parked trolley buses during heavy snowfall in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP)
An aerial view of parked trolley buses during heavy snowfall in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP)

Tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia were without electricity on Tuesday after more heavy snow and winds that also brought traffic chaos in neighboring Croatia and Serbia.

In Slovenia, the resumption of a search for an injured Hungarian hiker missing in the Alps north of the capital Ljubljana since Sunday was temporarily suspended because of strong winds.

Rescuers on Monday reached his female companion and transferred her to safety, but they were unable to locate the man and couldn't use a helicopter because of strong winds.

Throughout the Balkans authorities issued travel warnings as snow drifts closed some major routes, including sections of motorways in Croatia.

Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia banned the movement of heavy vehicles and imposed limited traffic levels on affected roads.

Parts of Bosnia faced a total halt of railway traffic because of the snow.

Bosnia's state power company described the situation as “extremely hard” in some areas of the country. The weight of heavy, moist snow brought down distribution lines which are hard to access due to snow drifts, the company said in a statement.

Regional N1 television reported dozens of vehicles were stuck in the snow for 10 hours in western Bosnia overnight before they could continue. Authorities in the nearby town of Drvar declared an emergency while struggling to clear snow.

The town's municipal council president Jasna Pecanac told the Drvar radio that the town has been cut off. “Many of our residents are stuck in the snow,” she said. “The situation is very hard as the snow continues to fall.”