Bulletin No. 2 has been published - follow the link for all the details, including the Final DZ's that will be used and the Overview of the Total Registrations.
As was expected the statitics make very interesting reading:
Total no. of Nations represented = 59
Total no. of persons attending = 1443
Freefall Style and Individual Accuracy:
Teams Male = 41 + 7 individuals Teams Female = 11 + 14 individuals;
Junior Male = 27 Junior Female = 13 Style = 140 competitors
Para-Ski : Male = 61 Female = 16
Formation Skydiving: 4-way open = 38 ; 4-way Female = 14 ; V.F.S. = 9 and 8-way = 16 Teams
Canopy Formations : 2-way sequential = 23 ; 4-way sequential = 5 and 4-way rotations = 9 Teams
Artistic Events : Freestyle = 12 and FreeFly = 22 Teams
Canopy Piloting = 132 competitors.
ALL the Judges Panels for Dubai after the changes on 22.10.2012
September Preliminary Registration is completed - as of today there are 56 Nations entered and 1469 individuals registered with delegations - we knew this was going to be big - but this is huge!
August: Spotted on a London Bus during the Olympic Games - what great publicity - thanks Niels-Christian Levin Hansen for sending this to me. Beginning to get excited as the time draws nearer.
Follow this link to see the excellent publicity campaigne being conducted in the UK and beyond.
The Organisation have now arranged for their bank to accept entry fees in Euros and Dirham as well as American Dollars - this will be confirmed to each Delegation that has made a provisional entry and also included in Bulletin No.2
June 2012
Bulletin No 1 and supporting documents now available (Click on each document title to view)
The Organiser's Web Site for the Mondial has been launched and can be reached from this link
The Complete Judge's Panels for all Disciplines - Follow the link
The Biggest Skydiving Event EVER!!!
6 World Championships
29 World Champions to be decided
7 parachuting/skydiving competitive disciplines
and 1 demonstration event
All this to take place at probably the most stunning drop zone in the world – DUBAI, - 28th November to 9th December 2012.
At the FAI/IPC 63rd Plenary Meeting in Argentina the Organiser's Agreement between the FAI/IPC and the Emirates Aviation Association was signed by the respective Presidents, John Grubström, FAI and Graeme Windsor, IPC and so the first part of the process, which started with the bid to host the championships at the 62nd Plenary in Barr, Montenegro 2011, was concluded. Now we can countdown the days …..
At the 3rd Dubai Gulf Cup and International Parachuting Championship in December 2011 there was $775,000 given in prize money – the most ever at a parachuting competition. The organisers have suggested that there will also be prize money on offer for this Mondial. We await the 1st Bulletin and further information.
6th Junior Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing World Championships will decide:
World Champion, Junior Male, Accuracy Landings
currently held by:
Nicolau ALEXANDRU – Romania
World Champion, Junior Female, Accuracy Landings
currently held by:
Galina ORLENCO – Russia
World Champion, Junior Male, Style
currently held by:
Elischa WEBER – Germany
World Champion, Junior Female, Style
currently held by:
Arina PROKOPYEVA – Russia
World Champion, Junior Male Overall
currently held by:
Anton BYSTROV – Belarus
World Champion, Junior Female, Overall
32nd Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing World Championships will decide:
World Champion, Male, Accuracy Landings
currently held by:
Guiseppe TRESOLDI – Italy
World Champion, Female, Accuracy Landings
currently held by:
Svetlana KLENINA – Russia
World Champion, Male, Style
currently held by:
Jiri GENCNUK – Czech Republic
World Champion, Female, Style
currently held by:
Svetlana KLENINA – Russia
World Champion, Male Overall
currently held by:
Thomas JEANNEROT – France
World Champion, Female, Overall
currently held by:
Svetlana KLENINA – Russia
World Champion Team, Male Accuracy
currently held by:
ITALY
World Champion Team, Female Accuracy
currently held by:
RUSSIA
World Champion Team, Male Overall
currently held by:
RUSSIA
World Champion Team, Female Accuracy
currently held by:
RUSSIA
20th Formation Skydiving World Championships will decide:
World Champions 4-Way Open
currently held by:
FRANCE
World Champions 4-Way Female
currently held by:
FRANCE
World Champions 8-Way Open
currently held by:
FRANCE
World Champions VFS
currently held by:
FRANCE
15th Canopy Formations World Championships will decide:
World Champions 2-Way Sequential
currently held by
USA 2
World Champions 4-Way Sequential
currently held by
USA
World Champions 4-Way Rotations
currently held by
RUSSIA
9th Artistic Events World Championships will decide:
World Champions in Freestyle Skydiving
currently held by
FRANCE 1
World Champions in Freeflying
currently held by
USA 1
4th Canopy Piloting World Championships will decide:
World Champion in Accuracy
currently held by
Jason MOLEDZKI, Canada
World Champion in Distance
currently held by
Christian WAGNER, Austria
World Champion in Speed
currently held by
Jason MOLEDZKI, Canada
World Champion in Overall
currently held by
Jason MOLDEZKI, Canada
The Para-Ski Championships will utilise the Indoor Ski Slope for the two Ski Race elements of the event – but due to the shortness of the slope, 2 runs will be used to count towards a score for 1 run. The accuracy landing will be done into the main arena and a normal accuracy landing pad will be used, although it is hoped to organise one round onto the beach with an angled landing target.
The story has only just begun.
Susan Dixon
Media Liaison Officer
22 June 2012