09 Jun 2012
Registration is now open for the Paragliding Accuracy Test Event of the World Games! Dates are 7th to 11th August, and the venue is Cali, Colombia. There are 36 places open to paragliding accuracy pilots, and interested competitors are requested to register as soon as possible. The World Games...
11 Jun 2012
To the members of the European Hang gliding and Paragliding Union (EHPU) and Paraglider Manufacturers Association (PMA). Safety in general and particularly in competition has always been and still is at the heart of CIVL work. In the name of safety, as far as year 1999, proposals were made to CIVL...
25 Jun 2012
Congratulation to you! - Overall Gold to Yoshiki Oka from Japan. Silver to Ardi Kurniawan from Indonesia. Bronze to Ke Yang Lin from Chinese Taipei. - Women Gold to Mizuho Tohbu from Japan. Silver to Plaifha Thongdonpum from Thailand. Bronze to Milawati Sirin from Indonesia. - Team Gold to...
04 Jul 2012
Last February, CIVL has set up a Competition Structure Working Group (CSWG) to think about what tomorrow paragliding Category 1 competition scene could look like. The CSWG studied proposals made to the CIVL Plenary last February. The CSWG worked out many details of the proposed changes, but has not...
04 Jul 2012
Two Asian Championships have been run in June. The 3rd Paragliding XC in Linzhou (China) had Japan win in the 3 categories: Overall, Female and Nation. The 1st Paragliding Accuracy in Wai-ao (Chinese Taipei) had Japan win in Overall and Female, and Indonesia in Nation. Registration is open for the...
16 Jul 2012
Paragliding aerobatics is a relatively young discipline, recognised by CIVL from 2005. CIVL and the FAI are keen to help this sport develop further as it is particularly media and spectator-friendly. There is a growing number of paragliding aerobatic pilots (more than 180 from 26 nations in the...
