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News from the international scene

Spanish hang gliding star Blay Olmos

Blay Olmos triumphs at Forbes Flatlands 2009

Six tasks were flown at the Forbes Flatlands Challenge 2009 in New South Wales, Australia
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Red Bull X-Alps 09 athletes announced

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Red Bull X-Alps athlete Honza Rejmanek

Red Bull X-Alps 2009 route announced

New route for 2009 Red Bull X-Alps race. One of the most difficult endurance events in the world, athletes run, walk or paraglide 800km across the Alps
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Dean Stratton US paragliding champ for second time

For the second year running Dean Stratton is the US paragliding champion, having flown his UP Edge to victory in Owen's Valley in September
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Markus Prantl: paraglider pilot in the 2008 Dolomitenmann Race

Paragliding in Dolomitenmann 2008

Markus Prantl wins the paragliding section of the 2008 Red Bull Dolomitenmann Man on an Airwave Speedmachine
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CIVL WXC Hang gliding and Paraglidig online XC Contest

CIVL World XC Contest

CIVL, hang gliding and paragliding's branch of the FAI who handle competitions, opened their World XC Contest on 1 October 2008
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Red Bull X-Alps: Blood, Sweat and Fear

What was it like to compete in the Red Bull X-Alps more than a decade ago? We round up some archive interviews with athletes
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All out at the Skynomad Open

Skynomad Paragliding Open 2008 report

The Skynomad Open, which followed the Paragliding World Cup in Sopot, Bulgaria, was a great success according to organisers.
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Bogong Cup Hang Gliding Championship 2009

The dates for 2009's Bogong Cup Hang Gliding Championship (Mt Beauty, Victoria, Australia) are 14 - 22 January 2009
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Forbes Flatlands Hand Gliding Championship 2009

The Forbes Flatlands Hang Gliding Championship for 2009 takes place from Saturday 3 January - Sunday 11 January 2009
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