News Summary:
On February 5, 2026, the CIVL Bureau approved and published the Local Regulations for the 7th FAI Pan-American Paragliding Championships in Castelo, Brazil, outlining a maximum of 130 pilots and national teams limited to 5 members with no more than 4 of the same gender; the first allocation round is set for February 10, 2026. Previously, the Test Event for the 14th FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championships and 10th Thailand Paragliding Accuracy ASEAN Friendships Open - AFA Nation League 2026 concluded successfully in Pha Tak Suea, Nongkhai, Thailand, having run from January 31 to February 4, 2026. On January 26, 2026, FAI thanked supporters for their online votes for Japanese pilot Yuki Hashimoto in The World Games Athlete of the Year contest, acknowledging his failure to advance to the second round. Earlier, on January 17, 2026, FAI released FS 2025 R1.4, an update addressing a bug that sometimes prevented the proper propagation of discipline (Hang Gliding or Paragliding) within the FSDB file. This followed the January 15, 2026 publication of version 1 of the Agenda for the CIVL Plenary meeting, scheduled to take place in Porto, Portugal, from March 5 to 8, 2026, with the aim to allow more discussion time for proposals before reports are added.
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