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Action at the 2000 HG World Speed Championships

Watch: Revisit the world speed hang gliding championships

Discover the excitement of speed hang gliding as we revisit the FAI World Championship held on Mount Olympus in Greece.
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Petr Benes Wins Hang Gliding Worlds 2025

Czech pilot crowned Hang Gliding World Champion after winning the 24th FAI Hang Gliding World Championships in Spain
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Kinga Masztalerz 272km triangle flight, 1 May 2025

Kinga claims triangle record

Kinga Masztalerz flew 272.57km on 1 May a flight she has officially applied to have accepted as the new female FAI triangle record.
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Timo Leonetti was a star of the international cross-country paragliding scene Photo: Stéphane Boulenger

Timo Leonetti’s records posthumously ratified

French pilot Timo Leonetti has been posthumously awarded four Junior world records by the FAI for distance flights in Brazil
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‘It was A day to remember forever’

On 9 July Galen Kirkpatrick broke the US / North American FAI Triangle record, she tells the story of that day
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FAI World Junior Paragliding Championships 2024. Photo: FAI

Marcelo Sanchez wins first FAI World Junior Championships

The first ever FAI World Junior championships have ended in Tolmin, Slovenia with a win for Spain’s Marcelo Sanchez
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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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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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European Paragliding Championships 2024: Live Stream

The FAI European Paragliding Championships 2024 are on! Follow the official competition livestream from 22 May to 1 June here
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CIVL Plan new Sports Class Worlds

CIVL have revealed plans to create the first FAI Paragliding Sports Class World Championships – with the first competition in 2025
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