World Games 2013 athlete's profile: Marcelo Ricci (BRA)

Name	Marcelo RICCI
Sport	Canopy Piloting
Gender	M
Ranking	34
Nationality	BRA
Year of birth	1975
Start year in the sport	1989
Experience	6800 JUMPS
Best achievement in competition	33rd

What equipment do you use?

CONTAINER VECTOR MICRON, PD RESERVE 113, CYPRES COMP, COMP.VELOCITY 79

What do you hope to achieve at The World Games?

I hope to achieve a lot of experience from this event, which I am expecting to be greater and more exciting an event than any I have participated in.

How do you describe yourself ?

I live and breath skydiving. I have a skydiving school and drop zone. I do it for my living and, after 24 years, the passion continues to grow each time stronger inside me

What does air sport mean to you?

It's the reason for my life. I think about it every day and I do everything for this sport.

What plans do you have for after The World Games?

Yes, I will participate in the world championship in Russia in August and in dubai at the end of the year.

Any final comments?

I will try to represent my country with all my dedication.

• The World Games 2013 dedicated pages on the FAI website