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Joachim Oberhauser at goal on the last task at the FAI Paragliding World Championships 2019. Photo: FAI / Marcus King

Joachim Oberhauser wins 2019 Paragliding World Championships

Paragliding World Championship gold for Joachim and Meryl Delferriere – plus an incredible joint-first for Italy and France
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Paragliding Worlds 2019: All the day clips

The 16th FAI Paragliding World Championships has seen some amazing flying in Krushevo, with epic gaggles, fast racing and good conditions
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Paragliding World Championships 2019: Kick-off

The FAI Paragliding World Championships is here – two weeks of high-level comp flying in Krushevo, Macedonia. We check out who's who
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European Paragliding Championships: 17-24 July

The 2018 European Paragliding Championships kick-off today, with the first task of the two week competition
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FAI cat 1 approved flight instruments

Approved instruments for cat 1 competitions

CIVL have published a list of approved flight instruments for FAI Category 1 competitions
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British pilot Guy Anderson, left, on the podium at the FAI Paragliding World Championships in 2017. Photo: Marcus King

‘No proposal’ for UK to withdraw from the FAI

The UK’s Royal Aero Club has said "there is definitely no proposal" to withdraw from the FAI, following a post on the British Hang and Paragliding Facebook page.
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Section-7-CIVL

‘Section 7’ revised and updated – out now

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FAI 2015 Annual Report released

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The Raft Catchers: Hooking up with the acro guys

The most important job in acro paragliding is that of The Pilot Catcher. Ant Green spent the afternoon on the raft during the World Air Games
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FAI Young Artist competition 2016

2016 FAI Young Artists Competition

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