FAI World Air Games paragliding aerobatics champions announced

French pilots Tim Alongi and Eliot Nochez claimed the gold and silver spots in the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 paragliding aerobatics competition. 

Horacio Llorens of Spain finishied in the bronze medal position. 

Paragliding aerobatics, known as acro paragliding, is a discipline in which highly skilled pilots perform heart-stopping stunts in the air. 

RedBull pilot Alongi said: “I stayed true to myself and put in a steady performance,” he said. “I’m really happy with the result." 

First place in the synchronised competition – in which two pilots spiral down in unison, mirroring each other’s tricks – went to the Twisted Boys: solo bronze medallist Llorens and his partner Théo de Blic from France. 

Alongi and Nochez, flying for VRL Team, were second, and the CAT Acro Team made up of Swiss pilots David Geiser and Jérémy Péclard came third.