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Ferdi Vogel wins Bordairrace Kampenwand

Nova Team Pilot Ferdinand Vogel (DE) won the Kampenwand Bordairrace 2018, over the weekend of 21/22 April 2018.
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British pilot Guy Anderson, left, on the podium at the FAI Paragliding World Championships in 2017. Photo: Marcus King

‘No proposal’ for UK to withdraw from the FAI

The UK’s Royal Aero Club has said "there is definitely no proposal" to withdraw from the FAI, following a post on the British Hang and Paragliding Facebook page.
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Q&A With Michael Sigel: Superfinal Superhero

'Pilots are getting more aggressive. It’s not only aggressive flying, it’s also turning in the wrong direction or coming straight into the thermal. Crazy.'
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Cash prizes in Piedrahita XC competition

XC Ibérico Piedrahíta is a free-to-enter cross-country competition for EN-A, B and C paragliders, with prize money
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Michael Sigel wins the PWCA Superfinal 2017

Michael Sigel (SUI, Boomerang 11) won the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal 2017 in Roldanillo, Colombia
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Competition paragliders. Photo: Nicole Holmes

Paragliding World Cup Superfinal: 10-20 Jan 2018

The Paragliding World Cup Superfinal kicks off on Wednesday 10 January for 10 days of high level competition flying in Roldanillo, Colombia...
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Ollie Chitty wins world-record task at Forbes

Ollie Chitty flew and won the longest free-flight competition task ever declared on 2 January 2018.
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Thailand takes gold in the FAI World Paramotor League Cup 2017

Thailand win FAI World Paramotor League Cup 2017

Thailand have taken gold in the 2017 FAI World Paramotor League Cup, narrowly beating France by three points.
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Dates announced for the Ozone Chabre Open 2018

The Ozone Chabre Open is taking place from 30 June to 6 July in 2018. Designed as a stress-free paragliding cross-country competition, the emphasis is on safe, achievable tasks.
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Video report: Nepal Paragliding Open 2017

Cross Country Magazine’s Marcus King and Ant Green head to Nepal to fly the mountains around Sirkot and soak up the amazing atmosphere of this country
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