Comps and Events

News from the international scene

Tommy Friedrich launching at the start of the Red Bull X-Alps 2023 in Kitzbühel, Austria. Photo: Christian Lorenz / Red Bull Content Pool

Red Bull X-Alps Applications Now Open

Applications have opened for the 2025 edition of the “world’s toughest adventure race” due to start 15 June 2025.
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Simon Oberrauner

Simon Oberrauner wins X-Pyr 2024

Simon Oberrauner won the X-Pyr 2024 having led for much of the race. Christian Schugg and Shane Tighe completed the podium
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Paragliding World Cup heads to El Yelmo

The Paragliding World Cup starts on Sat 22 June for a week of action in the skies of Andalusia, Spain. This is the second PWC round of 2023.
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FAI Asian-Ocianic Paragliding Championships Podium

Asian-Oceanic Championships: “A proper fight!”

Chigwon Won won the competition overall after winning six out of the seven tasks. "I never expected to win!"
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Launching at the start of the X-Pyr in 2022. Photo: Marcus King

X-Pyr 2024: The Adventure Race Returns

The X-Pyr 2024, one of the world's premier hike-and-fly adventure races, kicks off on Sunday 23 June drawing pilots from around the globe
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Paragliding competition in Annecy ... The 'freeze' will affect all FFVL sanctioned XC competitions in France. Photo: Marcus King

France freeze paragliding competitions

France’s free flight federation have “frozen” all paragliding competitions for the next three weeks, following the death of Timo Leonetti
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Timo Leonetti. Photo: Chris Tong Viet

Timo Leonetti

It is with great sadness we report that Timo Leonetti has died, 14 June 2024, following a serious accident while competing in the French Nationals in the northern Alps.
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Rafael Rosa Prat wins SRS – BGD edition, Spain 2024

Rafael Rosa Prat won the BGD edition of the SRS 2024 in his home country of Spain, and Lene Spaarwater of Chile was top woman
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El Yelmo 2024 a success

El Yelmo international flight and film festival was deemed a success with 22,000 visitors over the weekend despite challenging weather
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Asian-Oceanic Championships are go

The 2nd FAI Asian-Oceanic Paragliding Championships start in Mungyeong, South Korea this week with 114 comfirmed pilots.
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