Pre-World Cup paragliding tourney

• Pre-World Cup paragliding championship, which was organised at Bir Billing, concluded recently.
• As many as 93 participants from 18 countries participated in the championship.
• There were 13 participants from the Indian Army, including 8 women.

RESULTS

• Overall, America’s Austin Cox stood first, America’s Owen Shoe Menker stood second and France’s Cotton Lamy bagged the third
• In the junior category, Ashwani Thakur of India stood first while Sushant Thakur stood second and Noah Kanner of Switzerland bagged the third position.
• In the sports category, Owen Schumacher bagged the first position, Subir Sidhu stood second and Christopher Moody third.
• In the senior category, Switzerland’s Michael Sewri won the first place, Noah Kinnar stood second and Veera Shivari bagged the third position.
• In the team category, Northwest Paragliding team stood first, The First Frog team won the second place while Akash Adventure team bagged the third place.
• In the Indian category, Ashwani Thakur stood first, Yash Paul stood second and Ranjit Singh third.
• In the women’s category, America’s Jenny Onal bagged the first place, Switzerland’s Veer Shevari stood second and Isabelle Messenger third.