04 Nov 2022

Paragliding Accuracy Worlds test event has began in Sopot, Bulgaria

The test event for the 12th FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championships has launched in Sopot Bulgaria today. The event will be held on Nov 4-6, 2022. It is organised by Sport Club Shambala with the support of Bulgarian NAC. Today is the registration day, that also includes a training round and a PGA Judging seminar run by PGA Committee Co-Chair Kamil Konečný (CZE) and Chief Judge Zlatko Spirkosky (MKD). Kamil Konečný is also an FAI Steward at the event working hard to make it happen according to the FAI standards. The whole team will have a lot of work during the next two days.

The organiser of the competition, Valery Tzvetanov, expects about 40 competitors from 9 countries to challenge their piloting skills on "Stara Planina" mountain range.

Event website: https://civlcomps.org/event/pre-world-championship-2023

The main event of PGA Worlds is scheduled to be held on October 20-28, 2023.