At the 47th CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in Doha, the Style competition has now concluded across all male, female, junior and senior categories.

Strong winds shaped today’s programme at the 47th CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in Doha, allowing only Formation Skydiving rounds to proceed while Accuracy Landing remained on hold. Despite the limited flying, the venue remained lively with a steady flow of spectators and a busy children’s area throughout the day.

The Shamal wind returned yesterday amd today in Doha, bringing strong, gusty conditions that emptied the dropzone at the 47th CISM World Military Parachuting Championship.

A couple of Formation Skydiving loads managed to take off early in the morning on Wednesday, but rising winds forced organisers to stop all activity shortly afterwards. With safety as the priority, all competitors were released for the day.

Day 4 of the 47th CISM World Military Parachuting Championship was exceptionally busy, with teams pushing hard to complete as many jumps as possible ahead of the forecasted arrival of the Shamal.

The Shamal – a strong northerly wind that funnels through the Persian Gulf from north to south and affects the entire region – had been expected for the following day. 

Before the weather deterioration, two categories were completed and produced the first medallists of the event.