The 2011 Paragliding World Championships has been cancelled after two tasks

The Paragliding World Championships 2011 have been temporarily stopped

The organisers of the Paragliding World Championships 2011 in Piedrahita have released a further statement

The morning meeting is just over, and as expected most teams were for continuing the event.

Mads Syndergaard reports from Piedrahita, where two pilots died during task 2 on Wednesday 6 July

Two die in separate incidents. Next of kin have been informed

Charles Cazaux (FR) wins first task but 32 pilots score zero for busting airspace

Keen readers will have worked out that I didn’t make goal today, writes Mads Syndergaard

Sweden’s Matts Eliasson has provisionally won the first task of the 2011 Paragliding World Championships

Mads Syndergaard reports from the test task at the the Worlds

Mads Syndergaard keeps cool at the four-hour check in – first task is today

The 2011 Paragliding World Championships kicks off today, Sunday 3 July, in Spain’s legendary Piedrahita.

Mads Syndergaard and Bob Drury are in Spain reporting live on the Paragliding Wor;d Championships 2011

The Paragliding World Championships start in Piedrahita in two days time. Mads Syndergaard is making his way to Spain, and deliberating the concept of ‘more safety’ in paragliding competitions.

The last day meant fantastic flights for some, and all day on foot for others. The winner, Antoine Giraud, completed the entire tour and flew into goal with five minutes to spare.

After yesterday’s disappointing and frustrating day, I’d hoped today would be extra good. The morning was sunny and cloudless, except for the pileus hat on Mont Blanc

“My day has gone from bad to worse. Wish I’d done what I’d wanted to. Now set myself back hours and hours of walking ☹ not fun any more”

Day three is over, so we are halfway through the Airtour, timewise if not distance-wise. The car is doubling up as a fairly ineffective drying room after last night’s downpour soaked everything, and is starting to smell like a cheese factory

We woke to a grey sky with the odd shower coming through but still the hope it would be flyable from the top of Colombier…

Charlie King flies and walks 36km on her first day of the 289km adventure race.