On 25.1. – 6.2. In 2009, the World Paragliding Championship was held in Valle de Bravo, Mexico.
After 10 valid laps with an average length of 100 kilometers, the Czech team consisting of Tomáš Brauner, David Ohlídal, Radek Večeřa, Martin Orlík and Renáta Kuhnová won first place in the competition of nations and thus defended the title of world champions from Manila, Australia 2007. In the absolute order, the title of champion Andy Aebi took the world champion to Switzerland and Elisa Houdry to France in the women's competition. We congratulate our successful representatives and wish them further success!
Results:
National teams:
1. Czech Republic
2. Italy
3. Slovenia
Individuals:
1. Andy Aebi – Switzerland
2. Stefan Wyss – Switzerland
3. Aljaz Valič – Slovenia
4. Tomáš Brauner – Czech Republic
14. David Ohlídal – Czech Republic
19. Radek Večeřa – CR
58. Martin Orlík – Czech Republic
92. Renáta Kuhnová – Czech Republic
Women:
1. Elisa Houdry – France
2. Keiko Hiraki - Japan
3. Anja Kroll – Switzerland
6. Renáta Kuhnová – Czech Republic