Bir (Dharamsala): Preparations are in full swing for the Paragliding World Cup starting at Bir Billing located about 40 km from Dharamsala from tomorrow morning. The Paragliding World Cup competitions would kick off after inauguration by the union minister for Civil Aviation, Ashok Gajapathi Raju. The minister arrived at Dharamsala today afternoon.
All the 130 pilots who will participate in the World Cup arrived at Bir Billing today. They practised taking off from Billing and landing at Bir.
The top pilots who would be competing in the World Cup in the next seven days include Julien Wirtz of France, Jurij Vidic of Slovenia, Torsten Siegel of Germany, Andreas Malechi of Germany and Maxine Pinot of France. Eight Indian pilots, including two world ranked pilots Ajay Kumar and Gurpreet Dhindsa, are also participating. The participant pilots also include 12 women pilots, including world No 1 Klaudia Bulgakow of Poland.
Besides a strong contingent of 13 pilots from France, nine pilots from UK, seven from Russia, five from South Korea and four each from Germany, Japan and Norway are also participating. Bir Billing Paragliding Association has erected a tent village for the pilots participating in the World Cup. Minister for Urban Development and president of the Bir Billing Paragliding Association Sudhir Sharma organised a yajna at Billing to seek divine blessing for successful conduct of the World Cup.
24/10/15 Lalit Mohan/Tribune
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All the 130 pilots who will participate in the World Cup arrived at Bir Billing today. They practised taking off from Billing and landing at Bir.
The top pilots who would be competing in the World Cup in the next seven days include Julien Wirtz of France, Jurij Vidic of Slovenia, Torsten Siegel of Germany, Andreas Malechi of Germany and Maxine Pinot of France. Eight Indian pilots, including two world ranked pilots Ajay Kumar and Gurpreet Dhindsa, are also participating. The participant pilots also include 12 women pilots, including world No 1 Klaudia Bulgakow of Poland.
Besides a strong contingent of 13 pilots from France, nine pilots from UK, seven from Russia, five from South Korea and four each from Germany, Japan and Norway are also participating. Bir Billing Paragliding Association has erected a tent village for the pilots participating in the World Cup. Minister for Urban Development and president of the Bir Billing Paragliding Association Sudhir Sharma organised a yajna at Billing to seek divine blessing for successful conduct of the World Cup.
24/10/15 Lalit Mohan/Tribune
