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Triple Seven Knight2

Triple Seven release Knight 2, low EN-B

The Knight 2 is Triple Seven's new low-EN-B paraglider. It was released at the beginning of November 2021 with a promise of inspiring "total confidence"
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Launching at Loma Bola, Argentina. Photo: Julian Cisterna

FAI Paragliding World Championships 2021: Need to know

As the FAI Paragliding World Championships 2021 kicks off in Loma Bola, Argentina, here's what you need to know
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AirDesign UFO-Bi

AirDesign release new tandem single-skinner

AirDesign have released a tandem single-skin paraglider – the UFO-Bi is certified EN B and for 130-190kg
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Nicola Donini. Photo: Nova Paragliders

Nicola Donini joins Team Nova

Nova have signed up Italy's Nicola Donini as their latest sponsored pilot. Donini is an Italian acro and XC paragliding champion
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Winners of the La Rioja Paragliding World cup. Photo: Ruth Jessop

François Cormier wins Argentina World Cup 2021

François Cormier and Violeta Jimenez won the Argentina leg of the Paragliding World Cup
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Mac Para Aravis

Mac Para release lightweight EN-A Aravis

Mac Para say their new hike-and-fly paraglider, the Aravis, is one of the highest performing lightweight EN-A paragliders available on the market
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Loma-Bola-Argentina-2500

Argentina PWC and Paragliding World Championships

Argentina is hosting two top-level competitions this October, with the PWC in La Rioja followed by the 17th FAI Paragliding World Championships in Loma Bola
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Accuracy World Championships 2021

Seungil Ahn: Accuracy World Champion 2021

South Korea swept the board at the Accuracy World Championships 2021 which took place Prilep, North Macedonia, from 6-16 October
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Eliya Zemmour in front of Mont Blanc

Hike-and-fly guide to the Mont Blanc massif

Chamonix-based paraglider pilot Eliya Zemmour has published a free online guide to some of his favourite hike-and-fly tours in the Mont Blanc area.
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WPRS

FAI to unfreeze World Pilot Ranking System

The CIVL Bureau have announced that they will unfreeze the World Pilot Ranking System (WPRS) on 1 November 2021
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