Competition

Paragliding and hang gliding competitions

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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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Gourdon in the south of France. Photo: Marcus King

Paragliding World Cup 2024: Gourdon next stop

Pilots are gearing up for the next stop on the World Cup calendar, which begins 24 August in the French village of Gourdon.
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Race founder Paul Guschlbauer in Austria

Still time to join the Wanderbird Westendorf

Wanderbird hike-and-fly event is to be held in the Tryolean village of Westerndorf for the first time on 10 August
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Abel at launch

Abel Varga

Ed Ewing chats to Abel Varga about his recent record flight flying border to border across the flatlands of Hungary
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Julien Garcia in the goal field at the end of the FAI European Paragliding Championships this year. His overwhelming feeling with the individual and team success? “Relief!” Photo: Marcus King

Thinking differently: ‘Forget flow: stay focused and confident.’

‘Forget flow: stay focused and confident.’ The final part in our series exploring the coaching philosophy and approach of Julien Garcia, the French team paragliding coach.
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Flying in front of the launch at Mungyeong

The magic of‭ ‬Mungyeong

We head to Mungyeong in South Korea, and the FAI Asian-Oceanic Paragliding Championships to discover what racing in Asia is like
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Honorin Hamard

Masterclass: The art of competition flying with Honorin Hamard

Honorin Hamard uses his experience and keen competitive mind to give a series of learning points that we can all use to improve our flying
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SRS competition racing

Larouco set to welcome SRS for first time

The Sports Class Racing Series, Skywalk Edition, will head to Montalegre, Portugal for the third event of the series 7-13 July
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Paragliding World Cup heads to El Yelmo

The Paragliding World Cup starts on Sat 22 June for a week of action in the skies of Andalusia, Spain. This is the second PWC round of 2023.
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FAI Asian-Ocianic Paragliding Championships Podium

Asian-Oceanic Championships: “A proper fight!”

Chigwon Won won the competition overall after winning six out of the seven tasks. "I never expected to win!"
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