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UAE Hike and Fly Championships 2021. Credit: Michael Sigel / Adi Geisegger / Instagram

UAE Hike-and-Fly: ‘Insane’ 300m hotel launch

The inaugural UAE Hike-And Fly Championships has been forced to change its planned first task less than 24-hours ahead of the start
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Drift Hawk

Drift launch high EN-B Hawk

Drift Paragliders have released their second wing, the high EN-B Hawk. They say they have been very pleased with its performance in competitions so far
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FAI Paragliding World Champion 2021 Russell Ogden. Photo: Jocky Sanderson

Paragliding World Championships 2021: Russell Ogden takes gold!

Russell Ogden won gold at the FAI Paragliding World Championships in Tucuman, Argentina after a final, nail biting task at the two-week long competition
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Paragliding World Championships 2021

Paragliding World Championships 2021: No-goal Thursday

Thursday's task was another difficult one with weak conditions and nobody in goal. Current leader Russell Ogden (GB) flew furthest, 37.3km of the 51km task
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Phi Sola

Phi Sola: low-EN-A mountain wing

Phi have expanded their paragliding range with the addition of the "super light and super easy" EN-A Sola, an easy mountain wing
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Flight instruments

FAI accepted instruments 2021 list update

CIVL have updated the list of flight instruments that are approved for Category 1 competitions
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Paragliding World Championships Loma Bola

Paragliding World Championships 2021: shake-up day

Russ Ogden (GB) and Yael Margelisch (CH) won Monday’s 55km task. The UK now lead the Nations rankings, with France having dropped from first place to 12th
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Martin Carpio and Isidoro Ruperto Fernandez

Tandem paratrike distance record: 305km

Martin Carpio has filed a claim for a tandem paratrike distance record of 305km, flown in Spain on 25 October 2021 with Vittorazi's Cosmos 300 engine
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Paragliding World Championships 2021

Paragliding World Championships 2021: Validated!

With three tasks completed, the World Championships is now validated. Sunday's task saw 111 in goal after a slow-going 69km. The USA's Chris Cote won, and Seiko Fukuoka was first woman
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Paragliding World Championships Argentina 2021

Paragliding World Championships 2021: T3, 90 in goal

Good conditions in Loma Bola on Saturday 6 November allowed a 70km task which saw 90 pilots in goal. Russ Ogden (GB) and Yael Margelisch (CH) won the day
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