CIMA News

Asian Beach Games 2012 - Task 4 Accuracy Landing

Sunday, 17 June 2012 15:24

2012-Asian-Beach-Games-Apisit OPASAIMLIKIT Day one proved to be long for competitors with Competition Director Zhang Wei deciding to take advantage of the improving weather conditions to run a round of accuracy landing. Sea fog had reduced visibility to less than one kilometre for most of the day but now the fog had lifted and cloud base was high enough for the task to get underway.

Competitors had to fly to approximately 150m above ground level and then switch off their engine while overhead the target; a 5m landing mat with a 16cm pressure pad at its centre. The pad was able to measure distance in 1cm increments in order to be able to differentiate between the very best pilots.

Asian Beach Games 2012 - Task 3 Paraball

Sunday, 17 June 2012 14:21

2012-asian-beach-games-paraball The third task on day one was the Paraball – an excellent task for both competitors and spectators with a lot of action and clear results. Pilots have two minutes in which to pick up three 55cm ‘gym’ balls, carry them between their feet and drop them in a 2.5m wide basket.

Asian Beach Games 2012 - Tasks 1 and 2

Sunday, 17 June 2012 10:33

2012-AsianBGames-Paramotor around pylon in fog The 3^rd Asian Beach Games Powered Paragliding (Paramotoring) event has begun. Staged towards the west end of the whole competition venue, athletes are well supported with team tents, fuelling station, first aid and a whole range of officials and volunteers offices.

The flying area is approximately 500x300 metres of sandy beach next to the Yellow Sea. This area is large enough to assure the safety of pilots entering and exiting the task zone but at the same time offers spectators a close-up view of pilots preparing their machines before taking off to compete.

Asian Beach Games 2012 - Report on Opening Ceremony

Saturday, 16 June 2012 23:07

2012-Asian-Beach-Games-Opening-Ceremony The 3rd Asian Beach Games are now officially open – and what an opening it was! The 2000 athletes were transported by bus along with the many hundreds of officials and volunteers to a stadium that had been specially built for the occasion. Some ten thousand spectators were treated to an hour-long display of sound, light, dancing and fireworks, involving hundreds of dancers, singers and actors in what was a very impressive display of skill and talent.

List of competitors in the 3rd Asian Beach Games published

Thursday, 14 June 2012 17:00

paramotor wag The start of the 3rd Asian Beach Games is only a few days away and competitors and officials alike are making their way to Haiyang (CHN) for a week of intense competition.

For the first time, Paramotoring is part of the Games which are organised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). Since the FAI is recognised as the International Sport Federation for air sports, the FAI is acting as technical adviser to the Games and providing the rules of the competition along with the International Jury.