Competition

Paragliding and hang gliding competitions

XC Africa Open 2010

Sponsored by Gradient, the XC Africa Open paragliding competition will take place at De Aar, South Africa, from 27 November to 4 December 2010.
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Wim Verhoeven wins Belgian Paragliding Open 2010

Wim Berhoeven has won the Belgian Paragliding Open which took place in Laragne Monteglin, France, from 20- 26 June.
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XContest XRace 2010 in Slovenia

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.
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Tony Stephens wins hang gliding British Open Series 2010

Tony Stephens has flown his Aeros Combat to overall victory in the hang gliding British Open Series 2010.
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UP’s ‘secret weapon’ Open Class competition paraglider, the XD70

German paraglider manufacturer UP have revealed their new 'secret weapon' in the Open Class category: the XD70 is, they say, a "machine that oozes performance".
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Andrey Eliseev and Orlane Sturbois win PWC China

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.
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Alexandre Jofresa wins British Paragliding Open, Slovenia

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.
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Lakes Charity Classic 2010

Organisers have described last weekend's Lakes Charity Classic as "possibly the biggest and most successful free flying/comp event of its type ever held in this country".
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1-2-3 win for Ozone’s Mantra R10 as Luca Donini becomes European Paragliding Champion 2010

Italian Luca Donini is the new European Paragliding Champion for 2010, and Italy the top nation.
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XC360: WIN a Sup’Air Harness in the XCMag.com Short Film Competition

Cross Country magazine are running a short-film competition via their Facebook pages, top prize being a Sup'Air Evo XC 2 paragliding harness. Closing date for entries is 31 August 2010.
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