This year sees the launch of the new Asian Tour. Each event has the same status as a Pre World Cup, as the winner will automatically qualify for the Super Final. Apart from giving pilots the opportunity to discover fantastic untried locations, the idea is to train new organisers and bring the Paragliding World Cup concept to Asia.
Today is Day 5 of the 10th FAI Worlds Paragliding Accuracy Championship in Vršac, Serbia. The day started in the middle of Round 4.
The weather condition has been tricky during the past several days. On September 10th which was the competition Day 1, a practice round for all competitors had been done before Round 1. Then it was back wind direction for Day 2, and over-limit wind strength for Day 3 in the afternoon.
The Opening Ceremony of the 10th FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championship was held in the evening of September 8th on the square of Vršac. Thanks to the big efforts by the NAC of Serbia and local organizer, and strong support from the local authority, this event now has officially started.
FAI has granted a Gold Air Medal to Canadian-US inventor Domina Jalbert, whose work on canopies and multi-cell wing type aerial devices was a key to modern paragliding, kiting and sky diving. The award ceremony will take place on December 05, 2019. Domina Jalbert was nominated to this highest FAI award by the proposal of CIVL and IPC.
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