WCSI 2024 in Macao has started
Today will host the opening ceremony for the 5th FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving. This will be the 3rd European and the 1st Asian Championships and it will take place in Macao, China. There will be over 220 athletes, representing 26 countries, competing for 18 medal sets. Please click the following link to enjoy yesterday's opening ceremony and to watch the live stream.
First over Greenland
Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. It’s March 2024 when a herd of muskox grazes untroubled on the frozen fields on the edge of the great ice cap. Their breath visible in the crisp air. Then, suddenly, a humming noise evolves in the sky. The muskox make instinctively a defensive circle. The humming noise comes closer. It’s a shiny red helicopter from Air Greenland.
Thai National Teams fine tuning skills before UPCOMING World meet in Macao.
Thai national teams completed last week of training before the big challenge of participating in the Indoor Skydiving World Cup in Macao, China. They approach this final phase of preparation with enthusiasm and determination. The team is coached by our athlete Paolo Grisoni. He coached them in the air as well in tunnel. Paolo is a legend and inspiration in our sport with more than 23.500 jumps. A true ambassador of skydiving. The world cup will begin on the 16-th of April at GoAirborne in Macao.
FOO 16/32 - serious FS big ways in Brazil
During this last weekend the annual FOO 16/32 unfolded with great success. FOO 16/32 is an invitational event that follows on from FOO 16, the sequential FS camps. Athletes from 4 countries gathered in Brazil for a warm up day with two 16 way groups, joining them on the final two days with 32 way jumps, always with more than one point in each jump.
The South African National Skydiving Championships
The South African National Skydiving Championships in CP, AE, CA & WS was recently held at Skydive Pretoria in Wonderboom, South Africa. Local canopy pilots competed at this event to qualify for the 10th FAI World Championships to be held at this very location 18 – 24 September this year. Skydive Pretoria is widely known amongst canopy pilots for its smooth and thin air, providing the perfect setup for some new world records to be broken there later this year.