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Updates from around the paragliding and free-flying world

Zoom XA paraglider

Zoom XA: beginner EN-A

Zoom have released a new EN-A paraglider called the XA. It is their second wing and is robustly made to cope with the rigours of training
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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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French Alpinists plan to climb-and-fly K2

Four French mountaineers and pilots plan to climb and flying from the summit of K2 this year, the world's second highest mountain at 8,611m
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Kortel Design Introduce Karma 3

Kortel Design have announced their new school harness, the Karma 3, designed with comfort, ergonomics and precision in mind.
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XPeaks: Climb-and-fly all 4,000ers

Chrigel Maurer and Peter Von Känel kicked off their mission to climb all 4,000m+ peaks in the Alps, with the Aletschhorn (4194m) on 11 June
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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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Nova launch Bantam X

Nova have released an 11m2 Bantam, the Bantam X. It has very short lines, made to launch anywhere and is great for "throw-and-go" take-offs
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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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