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Leinikki joins FAI Head Office as IT Manager | |
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The FAI Head Office has pleasure in announcing that Mr. Visa-Matti Leinikki has been appointed as the new FAI IT Manager. He will start in his new position on 1 May 2012. Visa-Matti Leinikki, 45, fro.... Read more... |
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Wroclaw to host 2017 World Games | |
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The 2017 World Games will be hosted by Wroclaw, Poland, the IWGA (International World Games Assocation) announced today in Lausanne, Switzerland. Wroclaw was selected over Budapest, Hungary, in the.... Read more... |
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Robert Hughes appointed FAI Senior Sports Manager | |
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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Robert (Rob) Hughes as the new FAI Senior Sports Manager. He will join the FAI Office in Lausanne on 1 March 2012. Following Jean-Marc Badan’s prom.... Read more... |
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Horacio Llorens (ESP) Paragliding Aerobatics star | |
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Winner of the solo Paragliding Aerobatics World Cup tour in 2008 and 2010, and either first or second in the FAI PG Aerobatics Ranking since 2008, Horacio Llorens is one of the stars of this young dis.... Read more... |
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Judy Leden multiple champion and record holder | |
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If you added up the number of miles this world champion aviatrix has covered during her thirty-year career in hang gliding and paragliding, the total would stretch several times around the equator. Wi.... Read more... |
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Charles Cazaux 2011 World Paragliding XC Champion | |
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Charles Cazaux (FRA), FAI World Paragliding (cross country) Champion 2011, and FAI World Record holder (speed over FAI triangle, 25km and 50km). Born in France in 1978, Charles started to fly at 15 y.... Read more... |
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Current Events
| until 04 February 2012 | 2012 New zealand Hang Gliding Open | Waikite Valley (New Zealand) |
| until 04 February 2012 | 2012 Paragliding World Cup Super Final, Valle de Bravo Mexico / Super Final de La Copa del Mundo de Parapente, Valle de Bravo Mexico | Valle de Bravo (Mexico) |
Upcoming Events
| 03 February 2012 | 2012 Paramotor Fly Games Series | La Puebla de los Infantes (Spain) |
| 11 February 2012 | 2012 Slow Flier - Category F6 - Airsports promotion classes | Prague (Czech Rep.) |
| 11 February 2012 | 2012 Kiwi Cup of New Zealand - Category F1 - Free Flight | Lost Hills, California (USA) |
| 11 February 2012 | 2012 Slovenian Open | Nova Gorica (Slovenia) |
| 14 February 2012 | 2012 Pan American Cup - Category F1 - Free Flight | Lost Hills, California (USA) |
Latest FAI World Record Claims
| 22 January 2012 | Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 965 km/h | Timothy McClelland (USA) |
| 09 January 2012 | Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Out-and-return distance : 374 km | Carlos Pellise Punet (ESP) |
| 09 January 2012 | Hang Gliding and Paragliding : Out-and-return distance : 374 km | Patrick Chopard Lallier (FRA) |
| 05 January 2012 | Powered Aeroplanes : Speed over a recognised course : 890 km/h | Mitchell Lowery (USA) |
| 02 January 2012 | Microlights : Distance in a straight line with limited fuel : 135.5 km | Chris Atkinson (AUS) |
