Comps and Events

XRace 2010 is to be held in Tolmin, Slovenia, from 12 - 18 July. The competition will use the AAT (Assignated Area Tasks) system, more commonly seen in gliding competitions, as well as 'speed run' tasks.

The Cuban national paragliding championship will take place from 18 to 25 July 2010 at the El Mamey hill range in the city of Pilón.

With less than a week to go before the Nissan Outdoor Games 2010 begins in Chamonix, the jury have been named and through a competition sponsored by Julbo Eyewear, a trio of French audiovisual arts students have been awarded the role of leading the French team.

Following four fast racing tasks in often rough and turbulent conditions at this year's Nordic Open in Norway, Ronny Helgesen (NO) flew his R10.2 to victory in both the Open and the Norwegian Championship, ahead of Swede Lars Anders Jonsson, who became his national champion.

Tony Stephens has flown his Aeros Combat to overall victory in the hang gliding British Open Series 2010.

The eleventh edition of Spain's popular Festival of the Air, El Yelmo, has officially opened in a hot and sunny Sierra de Segura, Andalucia. It runs until Sunday.

Winner of the 2009 Red Bull X-Alps, Chrigel Maurer, has also won the first Biotech Bordairline competition of the year, finishing ahead of Austrians Robert Heim and Martin Steinbichler.

The second Asian Paragliding World Cup round finished in Linzhou, China, on 9 June. Russian Andrey Eliseev and France's Orlane Sturbois were the male and female winners.

23-year-old 2007 junior French champion Alexandre Jofresa has won the first round of the British Paragliding Open that was held in Kobarid, Slovenia, from 5 - 12 June. In second place and first Brit was Jamie Messenger.

British pilot Mark Graham flew his Axis Vega 3 to victory in the Ozone Chabre Open 2010, winning the sailplane flight courtesy of longtime sponsor Quo Vadis.