Pre-World Cup canceled, EM pending

April 1, 2020

The FAI has canceled the test event for the 2021 World Cup in France due to the ongoing corona crisis. The European Championship 2020 remains on hold. The World Cup 2021 is scheduled to take place, the test World Cup 2020 has been canceled. // Source: Steve Ham A test event for the 2021 World Paragliding Championship should take place in France at the end of May this year. The CIVL (FAI paraglider section) has now canceled the competition in Chammoussey. The reason for this is the corona crisis. For one thing, it is not clear whether France would have ended its "lockdown" in May. In addition, travel restrictions that are still to be expected and the pilots' lack of training opportunities make such a pre-World Cup seem less practical at the moment. The CIVL now allowed the organizers to hold the World Cup 2021 without a normally required preliminary test competition. There will also be a Covid 19 hanging game at the European Championship, which is due to take place in Serbia in mid-July 2020. The competition is still in the program, but the FAI has postponed the allocation of participant places to nations and pilots until June 1st and 12th.

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