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Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

FAI World Junior Paragliding Championships 2024. Photo: FAI

Marcelo Sanchez wins first FAI World Junior Championships

The first ever FAI World Junior championships have ended in Tolmin, Slovenia with a win for Spain’s Marcelo Sanchez
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SRS Krushevo 2024. Photo: Hadi Khebre

‘It was a tough week’ – Durrant wins SRS Krushevo

Australian Christiaan ‘Serge’ Durrant won the overall SRS in Krushevo, North Macedonia, after five good tasks
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Interlaken – a Swiss paragliding mecca. Photo: Marcus King

SHV Celebrates 50 years

The Swiss Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend with a three day festival in Interlaken
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Paragliding incident Bell Hill UK

Watch: ‘This is an Emergency’ – how to deal with an incident

A video filmed and published by the safety officer of Wessex HGPG shows what club pilots should do in the UK after an incident
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Volodymyr Perevalov

Volodymyr Perevalov: Urgent appeal for NearBirds designer

Friends of NearBirds designer Volodymyr Perevalov are appealing to the community to raise funds following an accident in North Macedonia
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Rowan Ratnik

Prize draw 2024: Rowan Ratnik won the wing

Rowan Ratnik from Australia won the paraglider in the Cross Country Subscribers' Prize Draw – we asked him what he'll be flying next season
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Climbing out in Krushevo, North Macedonia. Photo: SRS

SRS Krushevo: The battle heats up

Will the apprentice overtake the master? That's the story about to play out at the SRS Krushevo in North Macedonia this coming week
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Kinga Masztalerz launches at the start of the Red Bull X-Alps 2023. Photo: Christian Lorenz / Red Bull Content Pool

Red Bull X-Alps: Application deadline looms

Pilots thinking of putting in an entry into 'the world's toughest adventure race' have until the end of August to apply
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In Verbier at the Swiss Paragliding Open 2024. Photo: Martin Scheel

Youth triumphs at the Swiss Open

Two young French pilots triumphed at last week’s Swiss Open in Verbier, successfully challenging some well known names in the sport
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FAI World Junior Paragliding Championships kicks off

The first FAI World Junior Paragliding Championships are taking place in Tolmin, Slovenia until 31 August
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