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Alex Ploner. Photo: Flavio Tebaldi

Alex Ploner wins European Hang Gliding Championships 2026

Italy's Alex Ploner won gold at the FAI European Hang Gliding Championships in Italy at the weekend – again!
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Pál Takáts and Mette Krum SRS Slovenia winners

“Pál Takáts made it a masterclass in how to race”

Pál Takáts and Mette Krum take the top spots at the Naviter Edition of the Sports-class Racing Series in Slovenia
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Launching during the paragliding breakfast at Ekstremsportveko 2023. Photo: Dina Rindsem

Ekstremsportveko 2026: Norway’s week of midsummer magic returns

Ekstremsportveko returns to Voss in Norway this month – bringing paragliders and speedflyers to the Norwegian fjord landscape
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Kössen super paragliding testival launch 2026

Kössen Super Paragliding Testival delivers

Hundreds of pilots enjoyed four days of flyable weather in Kössen, Austria at the Super Paragliding Testival 2026
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Launching in a previous X-Pyr

X-Pyr 2026: ‘It’s my happy place’

Tarquin Cooper talks to former winners Chrigel Maurer and Simon Oberrauner about the upcoming X-Pyr hike-and-fly race across the Pyrenees
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Flying over olive groves in the PWC Superfinal

15th World Cup Superfinal

Jack Sheard talks to Andy Tallia and Constance Mettetal – the new Paragliding World Cup Superfinal Champions
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X-Pyr 2026 route

X-Pyr 2026: New route revealed

The new route for this year's X-Pyr has been announced - and it's a 528km race touching on seven turnpoints
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Koessen Paragliding Textival

Kössen Paragliding Testival 2026 kicks off

The legendary Austrian venue of Kössen is preparing to host its famous paragliding testival, which runs 4 to 7 June
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Hang Gliding Europeans 2026: 31 May to 13 June

Around 90 pilots from 23 nations are expected to compete over two weeks of racing in the foothills of the Italian Alps.
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Andreas Malecki and Vanja Eggesvik win SRS

‘Highest pilot level ever’ at SRS Skywalk Edition in Italy

Andreas Malecki and Vanja Eggesvik take the top spots at the Skywalk Edition of the SRS in Bassano, Italy
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